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Florida is the first state to regulate honey, prohibiting additives and chemicals as well as requiring specific sugar levels.

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A Florida beekeeper is offering a sweet reward – $1,000 – for information leading to the arrest of vandals who destroyed 140 wooden hives of bees.

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Just seven years after they were first spotted in the Tampa area, African honeybees have become well-established throughout South Florida. Experts estimate that up to 80 percent of all wild bee colonies in the area are now hybridized with this aggressive, often-irritable strain.

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A mysterious phenomenon that has devastated honey bee colonies across the nation has spread to Southwest Florida.

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More than a year ago, Africanized honeybees, also known as killer bees, were expected to migrate from Florida to the Augusta area by this summer. However, the ill-tempered insects have been content to remain in the Sunshine State.

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The Florida Agricultural Museum recently established honeybee hives on the grounds of the museum, and is seeking people who are interested in learning to be beekeepers or who would just like to know more about honeybees.

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Homeowners, parents of young children and outdoor workers are encouraged
to learn safety tips for Africanized honeybee encounters in Florida.

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The Brazilian pepper tree can grow 15 to 30 feet or more, snuffing out oak trees and clogging waterways. That’s why its presence makes some environmentalists nervous when it comes to preserving a diverse plant population in Florida. (…)Beekeepers say it’s an important crop in the fall, blooming when other plants won’t.

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The Annual Tupelo Honey Festival occurs on the third Saturday of May with the purpose of celebrating a type of honey native to the Florida region. It is an event where people can gather to taste and purchase tupelo honey and learn about the art of its creation.

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A First Coast homeowner is trying to decide what to do next about a giant beehive outside her home.

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