Beekeeping Class · June 25–27, 2027 · Gainesville, Florida
The Florida State Beekeeping Association hosts its annual Summer Institute offering intensive hands-on beekeeping education for all skill levels. Features three days of classroom and apiary instruction, Florida-specific topics including Africanized honey bee management, palmetto and gallberry honey production, hurricane preparedness for apiaries, swarm prevention techniques, and queen rearing workshops. Attended by beekeepers from across the Southeast.
Type: Beekeeping Class
Date: June 25–27, 2027
Location: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Newell Hall, Gainesville, Florida
Official website: Florida State Beekeepers Summer Institute
Beekeeping classes provide hands-on instruction for beginners and advanced beekeepers, covering hive inspection, seasonal management, and honey harvesting techniques.
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