Library of Beekeeping and Helpful Information
Florida Beekeeping Information Beginning and Intermediate
General Manuals & Presentation Queens and Swarming
Diseases & Pests Periodicals & Forums Florida Regulations
Other Beekeeping Venues
- Nassau County Beekeepers on Facebook – join us on Facebook
- Jacksonville Beekeepers Association – covering Duval County
- Clay County Beekeepers Association – library of additional information on beekeeping
- St. Johns County Beekeepers Association – covering local beekeeping south of Jacksonville
- Florida State Beekeepers Association – Statewide Association
Florida Beekeeping Information
- University of Florida Bee Lab – The PRIMIER got to site for Florida beekeepers
- Florida Beekeeping Clubs – find a beekeepers organization for your county
- UF IFAS: Fieild Guide to Beekeeping – by Dr. Jamie Ellis
- FSDA Pesticide Protection – Protect your Bees from pesticides
- Best Bee Removal Practices – for Florida (PDF)
- Florida Native Plant Society> – a source of suggested garden plants for Florida
- Florida Wildflower Foundation – Attracting Bees to your garden
- Florida Honey Bee Plants – by Mary Christine Bammer, William H Kern, and Jamie D. Ellis (PDF)
- Plants for Bees – Florida Department of Agriculture (PDF)
- Wildflowers vs Native Plants – the difference between wildflowers and native plants
- Bee Informed – Winter Beekeeping in Florida
- Africanized Honeybee Fact Sheet – Florida Departmetn of Agriculture (PDF)
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Beginning and Intermediate Beekeeping
- A Beginners Guide to Beekeeping – by Lauren Arcuri
- Beginning Beekeeping an illistrated guide – by Maggie
- Getting Your First Colony Established – by Meghan Milbrath (PDF)
- Beginning Beekeeping Short Course – Virginia Cooperative Classes presented in (PDF)
- Beginning Beekeeping – Honey Bee Biology and Educational Resources
- Beginning Beekeeping Series – Iowa State University A 13-part series (Video)
- Choosing the Best Apiary Site – by Dr. Jamie Ellis (PDF)
- Doing Colony Splits – Jessica Sullivan, UF IFAS Extension (PDF)
- Wise Beekeeper – a primer for the hobbyest beekeeper in Florida
- 17 costly beekeeping mistakes and how to avoid them – by Rusty Burlew
- How to recognize a Queenless Hive. – by Rusty Burlew
- A Practical Manual of Beekeeping – an excellent British manual by David Cramp (PDF)
- Beekeeping Basics – PennState College of Agricultural Sciences Coperative Extension (PDF)
- Advice for New-Bees – by Master Beekeeper Janet Wilson
- How to smoke bees: 10 tips for best results – by Rusty Burlew
- Beginning Beekeeping for Kentuckians – University of Kentucky Cooperative Extention (PDF)
- 15 Fasinating Facts about Honeybees – Honeybee facts for children and adults
- Honey Bee Education for Kids K-5 – Florida Department of Agriculture (PDF)
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General Manuals & Presentation
- The Practical Beekeeper – Beekeeping Naturally by Michael Bush
- The Scientific Beekeeper – scientific articles and studies by Randy Oliver
- Different Types of Honeybees – honeybee types and general characteristics
- First Year Beekeeping – by Randy Oliver, Scientific Beekeeping
- Urban Beekeeping – Benefits & Challenges – by Carolina Honeybees
- Urban Beekeeping: The Ins, The Outs, The Benefits – by Beepods
- Ohio State University Beekeeping Webinar Archive – Archived beekeeping programs
- Assembling Wooden Frames – YouTube ~9 min. (Video)
- Honey Bee Colony Removal From Structures – Clemson Cooperative Extension
- Honeybee Fact Sheets – from Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research
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Diseases & Pests
- Controlling Varroa Mites in Honey Bee Colonies – Jessica Sullivan, UF IFAS Extension (PDF)
- USDA Honey Bee Diagnosis– Submitting samples for Diagnosis
- Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium – Information for antibiotic bee disease treatment
- A Year in the Life of an Apiary – Series from the University of Georgia (Video)
- Diagnosis of Honeybee Diseases – US Department of Agriculture (PDF)
- Wax Moth Integrated Provention – by Wm. Michael Hood of Clemson University
- Insect and Mite Pests in Food – US Department of Agriculture PDF)
- Honey Bee Diseases and Pests: A Practical Guide – Ag and Food Engineering Tech Report (PDF)
- Identify American Foulbrood in 90 Seconds – by BG Bees LLC (Video)
- Holst Milk Test for American Foulbrood – by Randy Oliver, Scientific Beekeeping
- European Foulbrood Identification – by Rob Snyder
- Making a Plan for Varroa – Meghan Milbrath, Sandhill Bees (PDF)
- Tools for Varroa Management and Sampling – Honey Bee Health Coalition (PDF)
- Varroa-Treat Packages and Swarms – NY Bee Wellness Workshops
- Varroa Management – by Randy Oliver, Scientific Beekeeping
- Varroa Sampling and Thresholds – by Randy Oliver, Scientific Beekeeping
- Mite Calculator – For beekeepers using vaporized oxalic acid
- Varroa biology, detection, management, etc. – University of Florida
- Bee Mite Identification Tool – USDA & University of Michigan
- Honey Bee Viruses, the Deadly Varroa Mite Associates – Honeybee Health
- Oxalic Acid for Varroa Management– Tips from Scientific Beekeeping
- Oxalic Acid Vaporization Q & A – from Dadant (PDF)
- The Small Hive Beetle: A Potential Pest in Honey Bee Colonies – Oregon State University
- Small Hive Beetle ID Card – Oregon State University
- How to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides– Washington State University (PDF)
- Protecting Honey Bees Against Yellow Jackets – Oregon State University (PDF)
- Vertebrate Pests of Beekeeping – University of Nebraska (PDF)
- Bear Fencing – by Randy Oliver, Scientific Beekeeping (PDF)
- Tracheal mite biology, detection, etc. – University of Florida
- An Easy Dissection Technique For Finding the Tracheal Mite
– USDA Bee Research Center (PDF)
Dissection Video – for the above article - Preventing Robbing – U.C. Davis, Dr. E. Mussen (PDF)
- Why Did My Honey Bees Die? – from the Bee Informed Partnership
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Queens and Swarming
- Swarm Control for Managed Beehives – by Sara DeBerry, John Crowley, and James D. Ellis (PDF)
- The Snelgrove Method of Swarm Control– making splits & rearing queens
- The Many Uses of the Snelgrove Board – by Wally Shaw
- The Demaree Method of Swarm Control– also Rearing Queens. Barnsley Beekeepers, U.K.
- Making Splits & Swarm Prevention – by Michael Bush, The Practical Beekeeper
- Swarming – Control – from Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research
- Simple Queen Rearing for the Hobbyist – by Michael Bush, The Practical Beekeeper
- Simple Queen Rearing – Three methods for raising queens (PDF)
- Graft-Free Queen Rearing – by Morris Ostrofsky (PDF)
- Queen Rearing via the “Cloake Board” Method – Includes plans for building a Cloake board.
- Using a Queen Introduction Board – using a double-screen board
- Bait Hives for Honey Bees – Cornell U. Extension Bulletin (PDF)
- Bait Hives – from Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research (PDF)
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Periodicals & Forums
- Bee Culture Magazine – The Magazine of American Beekeeping
- American Bee Journal – American Bee Journal Magazine
- American Bee Journal Arhcive Editions – Achived digital issues (Free after 1 year)
- The Austrailian Beekeeper – articles of interest internationally
- Backyard Beekeeping Blog – by BeeBilt with lots of interesing articles
- Honey Bee Suite Blog – a better way to bee
- Bee Farm Blog – from Carolina Honeybees
- Free Newsletters & Publications List – Haywood Co. Beekeeper’s Assoc., N.C.
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Florida Beekeeping Regulations
- Florida Statuts Chapter 586 – Florida Laws Governing Honey Certification and Beekeeping
- Florida Apiary Regulations – Florida Department of Agriculture (PDF)
- Florida Department of Agriculture Honeybee Registration – Registration Forms
- Florida Honeybee Registration – Florida Department of Agriculture (Online Form) (PDF)
- Cottage Food Operations – Florida Department of Agriculture (PDF)
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Books & Miscellaneous
- Beekeeping for Dummies – 4th Edition (PDF)
- Extension Bee Health Website –Honey Bee Health and Other Information on Beekeeping
- Tips for Keeping Bees in Populated Areas – Mid-Atlantic Apicultural Research and Consortium
- Videos on Types of Frames – Assembly of Frames & Hive Building, Queen Marking, etc. (Videos)
- American Beekeeping Federation – Information for Commercial Operators and Trade Shows
- BeeSource.com – Plans for building equipment and lots of other information
- The Biology of the Honeybee – - European site
- CalPoly “We Do Bees” – Student site
- In the Beekeeper’s Workshop – Plans with videos by Michigan Beekeeper’s Assoc.
- Making Low-Cost Wax Sheets – a YouTube video
- Manual Single-Frame Extraction – a simple method of extracting honey (Video)
- Tips for Honey Harvesting – things to do and things to avoid
- Feeding Bees – by Michael Bush, The Practical Beekeeper
- Considerations in Selecting Sugars for Feeding to Honey Bees – by Roy J. Baker, 1977
- Types of Pollen – by Wikipedia
- Pollen Color Chart – a listing of common pollen and their colors
- National Honey Board – Information on the natural product made by bees
- Strathcona Beekeeper’s Library – Lots of information on all aspects of beekeeping!
- Historical Beekeeping Literature – Cornell University
- Beekeeping in the United States – U.S.D.A. Ag. Handbook, 1980 (PDF)
- ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture – the 1910 & 1920 editions
- Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey Bee – 1922. 21st edition
- American Honey Plants – Frank Pellett. 1920 edition
- Practical Queen Rearing – Frank Pellet. 1918 edition
- Flowers and Bees: All About Honey – links on various bee and honey subjects
- Swarming: Its Control and Prevention – Snelgrove board information, 1935
- At the Hive Entrance – H. Storc. What bees are doing by watching them come and go
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