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Keeping Bees in Florida

, , andMary Bammer
Contacts: Amy Vu

Release Date: 3/31/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-aa264-2016

Agriculture

Abstract

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management

About this Publication

This document is ENY-134, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2000, written by Malcom T. Sanford, and titled Florida's Climate and Its Beekeeping. Revised March 2003, December 2008, September 2016,  October 2019, December 2022, and December 2025. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Bustamante, T. A., Ellis, J., & Bammer, M. (2016). Keeping Bees in Florida. EDIS, 2016(9), 4. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-aa264-2016

Authors

James Ellis
James Ellis

former Gahan endowed professor, apiculture, Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

Thomas Bustamante
Thomas Bustamante
Mary Bammer
Mary Bammer
staff
University of Florida

instructional designer I, M.S., UF/IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab

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Contacts

Amy Vu
Amy Vu
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Specialist
University of Florida

state specialized program Extension agent II, apiculture, Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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