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2023 Pollinator Garden Flat Sale Huge Success
We want to thank everyone for purchasing the UGA Bee Lab's pollinator garden flats. Due to the number of folks excited about pollinators, there were over 60 new pollinator gardens created in Georgia this month. Think of all the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds being fed! We choose plants suitable for Georgia that bloom at different times of the year and attract a variety of different pollinators. All proceeds from this year's sale went towards supporting bee research. This was our first year growing and selling these flowers and we learned a lot. We plan to have another sale on Earth Day, April 20, 2024. If you have any questions about our pollinator garden flats, pollinator flowers or have suggestions on plants, please reach out to Jennifer at jbee@uga.edu.
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Georgia Prison Beekeeping Program
The initial goal of the Georgia Prison Beekeeping Program was to educate inmates in the art of beekeeping, but it has gone much further than that. Aside from general beekeeping skills, students have acquired additional skills, from learning how to read, to woodworking, welding, painting and writing. Since becoming certified, several have gone on to complete their GEDs.
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Master Beekeeper Program
The Georgia Master Beekeeper Program is an intensive four-step program designed to provide participants the opportunity to increase their knowledge about all things dealing with bees and beekeeping. This program gives participants the opportunity to learn and also teach others about beekeeping and promote the industry. It also helps establish the participant as an authority and an educational resource in his or her community.
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Beekeeping Resources
Access beekeeping resources here, including how to get started keeping honey bees, bee-related certifications in the state of Georgia, information on honey bee disorders, beekeeping associations and so much more.
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Bee Program News

Honeybee Control and Removal certification training is underway. A class held at UGA-Griffin by Extension entomologist Dan Suiter covered state and federal laws, honeybee identification, removal techniques and more. CAES News
Georgia offers new honeybee control and removal certification 12/27/22
When a swarm of honeybees takes up residence in your house, you may not know who to call to help safely relocate the pollinators and preserve your home in the process. Thanks to a new certification program through the Georgia Department of Agriculture called Honeybee Control and Removal, it will be easier for residents to locate licensed professionals to handle the job.
Honeybee research CAES News
CAES partners with Dalan Animal Health to advance world's first honey bee vaccine 10/24/22
Vaccines are a proven benefit in the world of animal science. Producers have vaccinated livestock and pet owners have vaccinated dogs and cats for decades. Soon beekeepers may be able to protect their colonies through vaccination. The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Dalan Animal Health have teamed up to advance the world’s first honey bee vaccine.
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University of Georgia Honey Bee Program

 

Our research addresses sustainable bee health management issues as well as more basic questions on bee pollination and foraging ecology. The UGA Bee Program aims to develop research, teaching and extension initiatives that are locally responsive while globally relevant.

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Latest Research
Latest Research
Our research addresses sustainable bee health management issues as well as more basic questions on bee pollination and foraging ecology.
Protecting Georgia's Pollinators
Protecting Georgia's Pollinators
A state plan for promoting a large, healthy and diverse pollinator workforce.
Great Southeast Pollinator Census
Great Southeast Pollinator Census
The Great Southeast Pollinator Census is a citizen science project created by the University of Georgia. This project is designed for everyone to participate and make a difference for pollinator conservation!
Welsh Honey Judge
Welsh Honey Judge
Since 2001, we have offered training and certification for honey show judges in the time-honored tradition of the Welsh system from the United Kingdom. The Welsh training is the most stringent of its kind in the world for aspiring honey judges.

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