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State Wants Bee Regulations, Not Local Ordinances

Florida may soon tell local governments that they can no longer place restrictions on beekeepers. Local ordinances have cropped up as the number of beekeepers has tripled, and industry experts say local ordinances are actually putting local residents at risk of dangerous bee stings.

State may ban local bee laws

Local governments would no longer have the right to restrict beekeeping under a proposal that advanced in the Senate today. Senate bill 1132 would leave the bee laws up to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which already requires beekeepers to register their hives and submit to annual inspections. The bill passed out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture with a ...

My Well-Seasoned Life : Sweet Benefits of Local Honey

While watching my favorite show on the Cooking Channel, "Extra Virgin" starring actress Debi Mazar and her husband (chef) Gabriele Corcos, I first learned about the benefits of using local honey in your diet.

Eating Local, Eating Green: Know your sweet source, get honey from local beekeepers

How do you take your honey? Drizzled on a biscuit with butter? Squeezed into hot tea? Or straight up off the spoon?

If it’s not made by a bee ...

If it's not made by a bee, it's not honey