Registration for Apiary Training at St. Pete College is required! Spaces are limited to 10 people during the 8 AM and 10 AM sessions.
Want to join the Pinellas Beekeepers Association?
Florida Facts
10.7
million pounds of honey per year
$26.2
million honey production value
20,000
honey bees per colony
4,400
beekeepers in Florida
Want to try out beekeeping? Visit our teaching apiary!
The PBA oversees two apiaries in Pinellas County. Members are encouraged to visit the apiaries for observing the beekeeping process up-close and personal!

How honey is made

01. Flowers produce nectar and attract our bees

02. Bees collect the nectar and carry it to the beehive

03. Bees seal cells with wax and honey ripens

04. We collect the product and transfer it to the packaging

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