Florida Beekeeping Management for July

Florida Beekeeping Management for July featuring North, Central and South Florida 

Harvest your honey and check your bees for mite problems.

North Florida Beekeeping Management for July

​1. Remove and process honey - main flow stops
2. Varroa populations begin to grow – monitor colonies closely and treat if necessary. Treatment options include: Apiguard, ApilifeVAR, Mite Away II.

Blooming Plants

1. ​Spanish Needle
2. Mexican Clover
3. Buttermint
4. Palm
5. Gopher Apple
6. Joint Weed
7. Redbay
8. Sandhill Prairie Clover
9. Partridge Pea
10. Mangrove
11. Primrose Willow
12. Cotton
13. Spiderwort/Dayflower 

Central Florida Beekeeping Management for July

​1. Remove and process honey - main flow stops
2. Varroa populations begin to grow – monitor colonies closely and treat if necessary. Treatment options include: Apiguard, ApilifeVAR, Mite Away II.

​Blooming Plants

1. ​Spanish Needle
2. Palmetto
3. Mexican Clover
4. Buttermint
5. Palm
6. Gopher Apple
7. Joint Weed
8. Redbay
9. Sandhill Prairie Clover
10. Partridge Pea
11. Mangrove
12. Primrose Willow
​13. Spiderwort/Dayflower  

South Florida Beekeeping Management for July

​1. Remove and process honey - main flow stops
2. Varroa populations begin to grow – monitor colonies closely and treat if necessary. Treatment options include: Apiguard, ApilifeVAR, Mite Away II.

Blooming Plants 

1. ​Spanish Needle
2. Palm
3. Mexican Clover
​4. Primrose Willow
5. Smart Weed
6. Melaleuca