Bees and Equipment

State law requires that all beekeepers be registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

To register, contact the Bureau of Apiary Inspection Division of Plant Industry P.O. Box 147100, Gainesville, FL 32614 or call 352/372-3505. Beekeepers offering bees for sale must submit their registration number with their ad. However, beekeeping equipment that does not contain bees can be advertised without a registration number.

For Sale

Listings for November 2009

Bees available for rent, reserve early, serving North Central Florida: twilightapiaries@yahoo.com, 352/533-2346, T Ostrowski, 214 Martin St, Lake Placid 33852 (Highlands) #FL04206010

Wanted

Listings for November 2009

Wanted: Bee hives for 200 peach trees, Madison County, will contract for March, April blooming, 2010: cwb721@aol.com, 813/685-1515, C Blomquist, 310 Bracken Ln, Brandon 33511 (Hillsborough)

Wanted: Hives w/ bees: rlivingston7@cfl.rr.com, 904/669-8699, R Livingston, PO Box 451, Sharpes 32959 (Brevard)