Beekeeping

The Girl Scouts of GulfCoast Florida have been on a mission to make the world a better place through action and service, focusing primarily on environmental issues. They have been involved in numerous environmental projects, one specifically being bee conservation.Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida have been actively involved in bee conservation efforts focusing on educating the community about the importance of bees and encouraging the planting of pollinator-friendly gardens.

Experts say the number of bee colonies in the path of the Category 4 hurricane account for about 1 in 7 of the nation’s total. They represent a crucial pollination force.

This week the Fort Myers Film Festival will screen three environmental documentary selections from award-winning filmmaker and conservation and science communicator Sonny DePasquale. We’ll explore these documentaries with the filmmaker.

Florida is abuzz about beekeeping. The number of Floridians who’ve started beekeeping has increased by over 500 percent in the last 14 years. The demand...

Fundraising effort are underway for the humble honey bee, as the University of Florida’s Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory reaches toward just…

A state-of-the-art, international bee-research lab could be coming to Gainesville if Florida beekeepers raise enough money. Last month, Governor Rick...

So many people are raising bees in Florida, the state is bucking a national trend when it comes to the number of managed bee hives. While colony collapse…

Bee research should be Florida’s next big investment. At least, that’s what a state watchdog says.Florida TaxWatch, which usually makes suggestions on…

Beekeepers and citrus growers have come up with a plan to deal with concerns over bees and pesticide exposure in groves.State officials brought beekeepers…

In the past decade, Florida’s citrus industry has taken a biological beating.Years ago it was citrus canker ravaging groves. The latest natural blight is…