Best Management Practices for Siting Honey Bee Colonies: Good Neighbor Guidelines

Keeping honey bees requires responsible management so that the bees do not become a nuisance. Additionally, the presence of Africanized honey bees in Florida places more pressure on beekeepers to maintain their colonies properly. This revised 3-page fact sheet is a reference for honey bee managemen...

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Main Authors: James D. Ellis, Jerry Hayes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2014-12-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/132029
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Summary:Keeping honey bees requires responsible management so that the bees do not become a nuisance. Additionally, the presence of Africanized honey bees in Florida places more pressure on beekeepers to maintain their colonies properly. This revised 3-page fact sheet is a reference for honey bee management in Florida, with emphasis on siting apiaries in sensitive locations, in order to promote harmonious cooperation between beekeepers, neighbors, and landowners. Written by Jamie Ellis and Jerry Hayes, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2014. (Photo by Thien Gretchen (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), via Flickr) ENY115/AA137: Best Management Practices for Siting Honey Bee Colonies: Good Neighbor Guidelines (ufl.edu)
ISSN:2576-0009