UF IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory

UF IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory We are the University of Florida Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences' Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory.

The University of Florida IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory (HBREL) intends to educate, inform and provide updated information on the lab's activities and all things honey bee, and to support and promote the lab's objectives for these activities through its social media account. All HBREL comments are made by HBREL designees. The University of Florida welcomes your comments on our s

ocial media posts and encourages interaction among Gators around the world. We also encourage our community to foster respectful and vibrant online connections. Before you post, please consider the UF Core Values and review these UF Community Commenting Guidelines (“Guidelines”). We review all comments made, and when necessary, we reserve the right to remove comments that are:

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– Made in violation of Florida or federal law

Comments made by outside users are the authors’ opinions, not the university’s. By posting a comment on our social media pages, you agree to follow the University of Florida Community Commenting Guidelines, host social media channel Terms of Service, Florida, federal law, and UF regulations and policies – including but not limited to the university’s Acceptable Use of Computing Resources Policy. Your comments may be removed if they violate these Guidelines.

Happy September, beekeepers! All of us at the lab hope you and your bees enjoy your Labor Day weekend.
09/04/2026

Happy September, beekeepers! All of us at the lab hope you and your bees enjoy your Labor Day weekend.

We're hiring a communications assistant! Any UF student interested in applying should send their resume and samples of w...
09/04/2026

We're hiring a communications assistant! Any UF student interested in applying should send their resume and samples of work to [email protected].

Happy 8th Birthday to our lab building! Our lab members are so thankful to work in such a wonderful space, and look forw...
08/24/2026

Happy 8th Birthday to our lab building! Our lab members are so thankful to work in such a wonderful space, and look forward to many more years of instruction, research, and Extension. What's been your favorite UF/IFAS HBREL resource over the past eight years?

We celebrated finishing up DAY 2 of our Summer Bee College! Had a great time in the panhandle teaching beekeepers, mee...
08/16/2026

We celebrated finishing up DAY 2 of our Summer Bee College! Had a great time in the panhandle teaching beekeepers, meeting new beekeeping friends, and catching up with old friends. Great weather, great camaraderie, couldn’t have asked for anything better! Thank you to those who traveled near and far to be with us this weekend. More photos to come. We appreciate you all so much and look forward to the next one!

SAVE THE DATE: our next bee college is MARCH 19 & 20, 2027! Registration will likely be open in January 2027. 🐝♥️

08/05/2026

The Entomology and Nematology Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida (UF/IFAS) is excited to announce an opening for an “Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Apiculture”.

This is a 12-month tenured or tenure-accruing position that will be 70% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station) and 30% Extension (Florida Cooperative Extension Service), available at the UF/IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory based in Gainesville, FL. This assignment may change in accordance with the needs of the unit. Tenure will accrue in the Entomology and Nematology Department. The faculty member will seek contract and grant funding actively to support their program. The faculty member will engage in Extension activities in their program area.

We encourage you to apply or share this opportunity with others who may be interested and qualify. For details on the position and to apply, please visit: https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/540759/assistantassociatefull-professor-of-apiculture

All questions and inquiries can be directed to:
Dr. Bryony Bonning
Chair, Search and Screen Committee
University of Florida, IFAS
Entomology and Nematology Department
1881 Natural Area Drive
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
Telephone: 352-273-3984

Do you have a copy of our honey bee pest and disease guide? Have you used our 4-H document "Welcome to the Apiary! Honey...
07/22/2026

Do you have a copy of our honey bee pest and disease guide? Have you used our 4-H document "Welcome to the Apiary! Honey Bee 4-H Project Book" for your youth programs? If so, you've been using national award winning content! Amy Vu (State Specialized Agent in Apiculture) and Tatiana Sanchez-Jones (Alachua County Extension Commercial Horticulture) received national recognition on these two resources for beekeepers at last week's annual National Association of County Agriculture Agents conference. They also held a seminar about honey bees to Agriculture Extension agents across the nation who are interested in starting their own honey bee programs, along side the UF/IFAS and UGA Honey Bee Extension Education Team.

(Team photo from left to right: Shelby Howell, FL 4-H Gulf Co.; Jessica Sullivan, FL Ag Osceola Co.; Tatiana Sanchez-Jones, FL Horticulture Alachua Co.; Keith Fielder, GA Ag Putnam Co.; Amy Vu, Apiculture SSA,; Luis Rodriguez, FL Small Farms Polk Co.; Andrea Lazzari, FL Indian River Co.; JK Yarborough, FL Ag Orange and Seminole Co.)

Interested in getting your own copy of the UF/IFAS pest and disease guide or buying in bulk for your club? Visit: https://teams.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/evergreen-assets/safelinks/2/atp-safelinks.html

For those who conduct youth programs, you can use this resource for FREE! https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/4H446

The Honey Bee Health Coalition recently released the 9th edition of their Tools for Varroa Management Guide. Check it ou...
07/13/2026

The Honey Bee Health Coalition recently released the 9th edition of their Tools for Varroa Management Guide. Check it out below!

The Honey Bee Health Coalition today released the ninth edition of its popular Tools for Varroa Management Guide. The guide provides information on the latest tools and options for beekeepers in the United States and Canada to keep bees healthy and manage varroa mites, which spread disease within an...

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