USFBG Videos

Beekeeper Calendar

Jan 22^nd

Feb 19^th

Mar 5, 26^th

Apr 16^th

May 21^st

Jun 18^th

Jul 16^th

Aug 20^th

Sep 17^th

Oct 22^nd

Nov 19^th

Dec 17^th

Pollination, Bee Friendly Garden, Bee stings, Beekeeper mentoring program,What is a beehive USF

Beekeeping equipment and tools, Protection, Honeybee biology, Smoker practice USF

Building beehives (hammers, wood glue, hive kits) USF

Swarms, splits and package bees (bring hive for bees) USF

Beehive inspection, Diseases, Pests, Parasites USF

Florida Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Best Management Practices (BMP) USF

Queens and requeening USF

Products of the hive, Honey extraction USF

Projects and Bee College Prep USF

Fall management USF

Winter management USF

Spring management USF

From birdhouse to Kenyan top bar hive

Brought birdhouse to USF week before class, set on top of TBH

Preparing new home, smoke to calm, little better protection with unknown genetics and stressful move

A bit too much smoke, carefully prying apart the birdhouse

Cracking sound usually alerts bees, but these girls are fine!

Transferring comb, two types of hive tools

Bees are starting to fly to the new home, Queen is probably in new hive

Good signs girls accepting new home, shaking last of bees into TBH

Making a new hive by split

Package Bees