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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.
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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.
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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...
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Fundraising effort are underway for the humble honey bee, as the University of Florida’s Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory reaches toward just…
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A state-of-the-art, international bee-research lab could be coming to Gainesville if Florida beekeepers raise enough money. Last month, Governor Rick...
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Among the new state laws that took effect in July is a measure that’s dissolved local government prohibitions on beekeeping and put apiary regulation…