Extension

Welcome to the Extension section of the UF HBREL website. Our efforts are varied, yet focused into three distinct areas: beekeeper extension, African bee extension, and general honey bee extension.

The next Master Beekeeper program will be held Thursday, March 8th,2012 in Marineland Fl. Registration forms will be sent with the January issue of the Melitto Files and will be posted online. Save the Date! More information is posted on our MBP page!

HBREL Pest & Disease Videos available for download.

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UF Bee College

Under beekeeper extension falls one of our most popular programs, the UF Bee College: Florida's most extensive honey bee educational event!

The fourth annual Bee College was a huge successthanks to our participants! Regsitration forms for the 2012 Bee College will be posted online in January.

In 2012, we are again expanding our class selection and are offering classes in regional hive management, gardening for bees, queen rearing, equipment assembly, and many, many more. We are again offering the Jr. Bee College for kids 6+, and of course our always popular Welsh Honey Judge training.

We even offer African bee training for Pest Control Operators and first responders.

Check back often as our 2012 schedule and speaker bios come together.

If you would like to be included on our first-to-know mailing list for the 2012 Bee College, contact honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

Florida Master Beekeeper Program

The Florida Master Beekeeper Program is aimed at beekeepers with some beekeeping experience (at least one year to enter the program). This program features four levels of advancement:
Apprentice—Advanced—Master—Master Craftsman. Completion of the Master Craftsman Beekeeper level is comparable to the completion of a Master’s degree from a university!

We recently held Apprentice, Advanced and Master level training and examinations in March,a nd our program participants now equal nearly 200 people!! If you are interested in learning more about the program, see our Master Beekeeper Program link to the left.

The Melitto Files

* We are now also publishing the Melitto Files and all it's contents online. If you want to help save some trees and receive the newsletter by email, please email honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu with your full name to be added to our online list!

We publish a quarterly beekeeper’s newsletter called the Melitto Files (a pun on Melittophile, meaning lover of bees) which features articles written specifically for Florida Beekeepers, announcements of upcoming beekeeping events, and a management calendar divided into regions. If you would like to receive a copy of the Melitto Files, or be added to the list, contact honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

The AFBEE Program

Members of the HBREL have partnered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create the African Bee Extension & Education (AFBEE) Program which serves to educate every Florida citizen about the presence of African bees in Florida. The AFBEE Program website is a clearing house of information about the African honey bee in Florida.

We are always happy to facilitate speakers to present at your event. If you would like to arrange a speaker to talk about beekeeping, African bees, or any other bee topics, please contact honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu.

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