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Florida Beekeeping Management for October and December

10/1/2022

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Florida Beekeeping Management for October-December featuring North, Central and South Florida  

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Treat your bees for varroa mites and hive beetles

North Florida Beekeeping Management for October-December 

​1. Varroa populations peaked in Aug/Sept. Monitor varroa populations closely and treat if necessary. Treatment options include: Apiguard, ApilifeVAR, Mite Away II
2. Can treat colonies for Nosema disease using Fumigillin. Colonies may need as much as 4 gallons of medicated syrup to control Nosema cerana
3. Monitor for and control small hive beetles (options include Checkmite+, GardStar, Hood traps and West Beetle traps)
4. Feed colonies if light (colonies can starve!)
​5. Can treat for tracheal mites (mix vegetable oil and powdered sugar until doughy - not sticky to touch: place a pancake-sized patty on top bars of brood chamber) ​

Blooming Plants

October -December 
1. Spanish Needle
2. Mexican Clover
3. Primrose Willow
4. Spotted Mint
5. Golden Rod
6. Vine Aster
7. Smart Weed
8. Bush Aster
9. Wild 

Central ​Florida Beekeeping Management for October-December 

​1. Varroa populations peaked in Aug/Sept. Monitor varroa populations closely and treat if necessary. Treatment options include: Apiguard, ApilifeVAR, Mite Away II
2. Can treat colonies for Nosema disease using Fumigillin. Colonies may need as much as 4 gallons of medicated syrup to control Nosema cerana
3. Monitor for and control small hive beetles (options include Checkmite+, GardStar, Hood traps and West Beetle traps)
4. Feed colonies if light (colonies can starve!)
​5. Can treat for tracheal mites (mix vegetable oil and powdered sugar until doughy (not sticky to touch): place a pancake-sized patty on top bars of brood chamber) 

​Blooming Plants

October-December
1. Spanish Needle
2. Mexican Clover
3. Primrose Willow
4. Spotted Mint
5. Golden Rod
6. Vine Aster
7. Smart Weed
8. Bush Aster
* Brazilian Pepper blooms from September through October and is a significant Fall source of nectar for bees.

South ​Florida Beekeeping Management for October-December 

1. Varroa populations peaked in Aug/Sept. Monitor varroa populations closely and treat if necessary. Treatment options include: Apiguard, ApilifeVAR, Mite Away II
2. Can treat colonies for Nosema disease using Fumigillin. Colonies may need as much as 4 gallons of medicated syrup to control Nosema cerana
3. Monitor for and control small hive beetles (options include Checkmite+, GardStar, Hood traps and West Beetle traps)
4. Feed colonies if light (colonies can starve!)
5. Can treat for tracheal mites (mix vegetable oil and powdered sugar until doughy (not sticky to touch): place a pancake-sized patty on top bars of brood chamber) 
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​Blooming Plants

​October-December
1. Spanish Needle
2. Mexican Clover
3. Primrose Willow
4. Smart Weed
5. Melaleuca   
6. Maple
7. Willow
* Brazilian Pepper blooms from September through October and is a significant Fall source of nectar for bees.
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Florida Beekeeping Management for September

9/1/2022

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

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Inspect Your hives for varrora mites

North ​Florida Beekeeping Management for September

​1. Monitor colonies for varroa (see July)!
2. Consider treating colonies for Nosema disease using Fumigillin. Colonies may need as much as 4 gallons of medicated syrup to control Nosema cerana
3. Continue to feed colonies if ligh

​Blooming Plants

1. ​Smart Weed
​2. Bush Aster

Central ​Florida Beekeeping Management for September

​1. Monitor colonies for varroa (see July)!
2. Super colonies if strong B. Pepper flow
3. Consider treating colonies for Nosema disease using Fumigillin (see N. FL Sept above)
​4. If no nectar flow, feed colonies if light

​Blooming Plants

1. ​Smart Weed
2. Brazilian Pepper
​3. Bush Aster

South ​Florida Beekeeping Management for September

​1. Monitor colonies for varroa (see July)!
2. Super colonies if strong B. Pepper flow
3. Consider treating colonies for Nosema disease using Fumigillin. (see N. FL Sept above)
4. If no nectar flow, feed colonies if light

Blooming Plants

​1. Smart Weed
2. Brazilian Pepper
​3. Bush Aster
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Florida Beekeeping Management for August

8/1/2022

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

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Inspect your hives

North ​Florida Beekeeping Management for August

1. Varroa populations begin to grow – monitor colonies closely and treat if necessary. Treatment options include: Apiguard, ApilifeVAR, Mite Away II.
2. Treat with Terramycin dust for American foul brood/European foul brood
3. Feed colonies if light
4. Monitor for and control small hive beetles
5. It's hot! Ensure adequate colony ventilation

​Blooming Plants

1. Spotted Mint
2. Goldenrod
3. Vine Aster
​4. Sumac

Central ​Florida Beekeeping Management for August

​1. Varroa populations begin to grow – monitor colonies closely and treat if necessary. Treatment options include: Apiguard, ApilifeVAR, Mite Away II.
2. Treat with Terramycin dust for American foul brood/European foul brood
3. Feed colonies if light
4. Monitor for and control small hive beetles
5. It's hot! Ensure adequate colony ventilation

​Blooming Plants

1. ​Spotted Mint
2. Goldenrod
3. Vine Aster
​4. Sumac

South ​Florida Beekeeping Management for August

​1. Varroa populations begin to grow – monitor colonies closely and treat if necessary. Treatment options include: Apiguard, ApilifeVAR, Mite Away II.
2. Treat with Terramycin dust for AFB/EFB
3. Feed colonies if light
4. Monitor for and control small hive beetles
5. It's hot! Ensure adequate colony ventilation 

Blooming Plants

1. ​Spotted Mint
2. Goldenrod
3. Vine Aster
​4. Sumac
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Florida Beekeeping Management for July

7/1/2022

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

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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 
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Florida Beekeeping Management June

6/1/2022

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Florida Beekeeping Management June featuring North, Central and South Florida.

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Time to Process some frames of honey.

North ​Florida Beekeeping Management June

​1. Remove and process honey - main flow stops
2. Varroa populations begin to grow – monitor colonies closely and treat if necessary.

Blooming Plants 

1. Mangrove
2. Red Bay
3. Low Bush Galberry
4. Chinese Tallow
5. Palmetto
6. Red Cabbage Palm 

Central ​Florida Beekeeping Management June

​1. Remove and process honey - main flow stops
2. Varroa populations begin to grow – monitor colonies closely and treat if necessary. 

​Blooming Plants 

1.​Mangrove
2.Red Bay
​3. Cabbage Palm 

South Florida Beekeeping Management June

1. Super as necessary for late flows
2. If flow is over, remove and process honey
3. Varroa populations begin to grow – monitor colonies closely and treat if necessary. 

​Blooming Plants 

1.​Palm
​2. Melaleuca 
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Florida Beekeeping Management for May

5/1/2022

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Florida Beekeeping Management for May featuring North, Central and South Florida.

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Add Supers as needed and split your bees as needed to control from swarming

North Florida Beekeeping Management for May

​1. Continue to inspect for colony maladies, but don't treat for diseases while producing honey
2. Continue swarm control
3. Super as necessary

Blooming Plants 

​1. Palm
2. Gopher Apple
3. Joint Weed
4. Sandhill Prairie Clover
5. Spiderwort/day Flower
​6. Partridge Pea 

​Central Florida Beekeeping Management for May

​1. Continue to inspect for colony maladies but don't treat for diseases while producing honey
2. Continue swarm control
3. Super as necessary

​Blooming Plants 

1. ​Palm
2. Gopher Apple
3. Joint Weed
4. Sandhill Prairie Clover
5. Spiderwort/day Flower

​South Florida Beekeeping Management for May

​1. Continue to remedy colony maladies, especially queen problems
2. Continue swarm control
3. Super as necessary
4. Move bees from orange to other locations 

Blooming Plants 

1. ​Palmetto
2. Mangrove
3. Seagrape
​4. Buttonwood 
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Florida Beekeeping Management for April

4/1/2022

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Florida Beekeeping Management for April featuring North, Central and South Florida.

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Add your supers and make your splits

North Florida Beekeeping Management for April

​1) Disease and queen problems should be remedied
2) Make splits/nucs – new queens and packages become available
3) Control Swarming
​4) Add supers, the primary nectar flow begins this month!

Blooming Plants

1. Sweet clover
2. Wild Blueberry
3. Haw
4. Fetterbush
5. Orange 
6. Spanish Needle
7. Galberry 
8. Dog hobble 
9. Dog Hobble 
10. Palmetto 
11. Mexican Clover
12. Blackberry 
13. Butter Mint 
14. Tupelo
15. Swamp Galberry 

Central Florida Beekeeping Management for April

1) Disease and queen problems should be remedied
2) Make splits/nucs – new queens available
3) Control Swarming
​4) Add supers, the nectar flow began in late March 

​Blooming Plants

1. Sweet clover
2. Wild Blueberry
3. Haw
4. Fetterbush
5. Orange 
6. Spanish Needle
7. Galberry 
8. Dog hobble 
9. Mexican Clover
10. Butter Mint 

South Florida Beekeeping Management for April

1) Disease and queen problems should be remedied
2) Make splits/nucs – new queens available
3) Control Swarming
4) Flow began in March – continue to add supers as necessary
​5) Orange blossom honey can be extracted (late Apr)

​Blooming Plants

1. Orange 
2. Spanish Needles
​3. Gallberry 
4. Mexican Clove 
5. Primerose Willow 
6. Smart Weed 
7. Mangroves 
8. Seagrapes 
​9. Buttonwood 
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Florida Beekeeping Management for March

3/1/2022

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Florida Beekeeping Management March featuring North, Central and South Florida ​

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Time to split your bees or/and add some supers.

North Florida Beekeeping Management March ​

1. Colony populations begin to grow! Add supers and/or control swarming as necessary.
2. Can treat with Terramycin or Tylan for American foulbrood prevention
3. Make nucs/splits

Blooming Plants​

1. Orange 
​2. Spanish Needles ​

Central Florida Beekeeping Management March ​

​1. Colony populations begin to grow! Add supers and/or control swarming as necessary.
2. Can treat with Terramycin or Tylan dust for American foulbrood/European foulbrood prevention
​3. Make nucs/splits

Blooming Plants​​

1. Orange 
​2. Spanish Needles 

South Florida Beekeeping Management March ​

​1. Colony populations begin to grow! Add supers and/or control swarming as necessary.
2. Can treat with Terramycin or Tylan for American foulbrood prevention 

Blooming Plants 

1. Orange 
​2. Spanish Needles 
3. Mangroves
4. Seagrapes
5. Buttonwood
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Bee Pollinated Crop Plants-Favorite foods might disappear if we don't save the bees

1/12/2022

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Fruit, Nuts, and Seed Plants Pollinated by Honey Bees. Enjoy this infographic about all the plants that are essential to us.
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A full list of crop plants pollinated by bees along with how much crop yield is improved by bee pollination. Can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crop_plants_pollinated_by_bees​ 
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100 Million year old Bee embeded in amber

1/10/2022

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100 million year old bee 

The 100 million year old bee was found in a cave in north Burma. The bee was found imbedded in amber. This has been the oldest bee found. Below is a Photo of the bee.
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100 million year old bee
This was an awesome discovery because scientist were able to link evolutionary traits between the honey bee and the wasp. Read more about the discovery Danforth and George Poinar of Oregon State University made @ ​https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2006/11/two-studies-bee-evolution-reveal-surprises

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