The Global Event
Calendar contains beekeeping activities not only in Florida,
but elsewhere. Many local events will no longer be found or
listed individually here on our main HOME PAGE, but may be
available on the EVENTS and CALENDAR
page and/or under each applicable local association on our LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS page.
For facts about out association, please visit our
WELCOME / ABOUT US page.
The following is are a few selected
excerpts from the published article which quotes Gary Ranker,
David Westervelt, and others you may know:
Honeybees and their
keepers are both facing threats. The bees help make
Florida one of the top-five honey producers in the
country...commercial beekeeping is not as prevalent as it used
to be. There's still commercial beekeeping, but (some are
afraid) of the threat of bees disappearing." ...Backyard
beekeeping, on the other hand, is on the rise. Florida has
approximately 1,500 small-scale beekeepers, managing five or
fewer honey bee colonies, and 500 full-time side-liner
commercial beekeepers, according to the association....
read
more
The 2010 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments
Program (SURE) signup is currently underway and the signup deadline is
June 1, 2012. Those with a 10% loss of production due to a natural
disaster may be eligible for benefits.
State
Preemption/Apiculture -
SB 1132 (Hays) & HB 1197 (Horner)
PASSED!! on March
6, 2012
This agricultural bill
which had faced early opposition has now received final
passage (by both the house and senate) on Tuesday, March 6,
2012 and will be going to the Governor
for his signature.
This bill gives the
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
exclusive authority to regulate beekeeping, apiaries and their
locations.
SB 1132PASSED!! grants the Florida Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services exclusive authority to regulate and
permit beekeeping.
Now received final passage (by both the house and senate) on
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 and will be going to the Governor for
his signature.
Honey Bee
Technical Council
The 2011 Florida
Statutes
586.161 states, "The honeybee technical council is
created in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
and shall be composed of seven members to be appointed by the
Commissioner of Agriculture...read
more"
If interested in being a
member of the Honeybee Technical Council, then please
DOWNLOAD
APPOINTMENT FORM
and submit in order to be considered for appointment by the
Commissioner of Agriculture.
FSBA Budget 2011 - 2012
6301 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33415
National Honey Bee Day
Will be celebrated across our country on
August 18, 2012. The primary goals of the National Honey
Bee Day Program include the promotion and advancement of
beekeeping, education of the public about honey bees and
beekeeping, and public awareness of environmental concerns as they
effect honey bees.
Several local beekeeping clubs
Alachua County Beekeepers Club along with Columbia,
Gilchrist, Levy,
Marion, Lake County,
Lake Area, and any other clubs wishing to
participate are hosting a National Honey Bee
Day event for the celebration and public awareness of
honeybees. The event will feature displays, demonstrations,
auction, food, drinks, door prizes, Florida Apiary Inspectors
participation in live open-hive demonstrations, a visit from
Earlea Bee, an auction with Florida Ag “Hall of Famer”, Laurence
Cutts from Chipley, Florida as the auctioneer, Alyssa Fine (the
2012 American Honey Queen), some great scientists and longtime
beekeepers speaking about beekeeping and honeybees.
Location: The SE Livestock Pavilion located 2232 NE
Jacksonville Rd. Ocala, FL 34470
Recipe from the kitchen of Chris Stalder of the
OBBA
Course
Outline
Deadline for registration is June 15, 2012
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The FloridaBeekeepers Forum is a place for
Discussion and Sharing of Modern Beekeeping Practices and
Procedures using conventional hives to practice the art and
skills learned in our day-to-day endeavors...all the while
enjoying the experience, with the willingness to SHARE this
knowledge with everyone interested in Modern Beekeeping and
Proven Management Techniques.
Jayla Gillaspie, our
associations honey queen for 2011 (crowned at last year's 90th FSBA convention)
has received this year's award FSBA Woman Beekeeper of the
Year.
She is also our
current reigning 2012 Honey Queen
For a list of others who held the position
as Honey Queen, Woman Beekeeper of the Year, and other awards, visit our HISTORY page.
Yes, we have FSBA shirts!
$15.00 each. Stock is limited to that on hand
(several size S, M, and L and a few XL)
and there are no immediate plans to re-order after these have
been sold. Get them while they last. Use your mouse to enlarge portions of the
shirt below. Nice quality, polo shirts with embroidered logo
(we also have hats per Gary):
Chef, David Arnold, provided
the "Cooking with Honey" demonstration at the Florida State
Fair this year (February 2012). David has the Honey Day
Recipes he used during this demonstration available on his
website. He has other healthy recipes listed using honey as an
ingredient.
Our president, Gary Ranker asked Mr. Arnold to give the demo
again next year, along with some of his culinary students.
David has accepted the invitation and put this event on his
calendar. FSBA pays for the raw food and ingredients and for
Mr. Arnold volunteers for the event.
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