BEE EXPERIENCE
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Beekeeping Experience
State Licensed and Insured | Free Estimates | 40 Years of Bee Removal Experience
State Licensed and Insured
Free Estimates
40 Years of Bee Removal Experience
Ensuring Safety During our Bee Experience
Most experiences take about 90 minutes. We guarantee you have never seen anything like this in your life. Call Bee Rescue Foundation Of Florida to schedule your bee experience.
The bee experience may be canceled for any reason at any time. The beekeeper will notify the lead guest the night before a bee experience. We make every attempt to keep the experience on schedule.
We have 4 yards: one each in Clearwater, Largo, Safety Harbor, and East Hillsborough. Bees in general and beekeeping in particular have inherent risks; a Bee Rescue Release
would need to be signed. Guests will be required to take part in a pre-site visit safety meeting at the apiary at the beginning of the visit. Immediately after the safety meeting, the beekeeper will show you the different parts and different hives the guest will interact with. This enables the guest to get some idea as to what to expect before entering the bee yard and the hive itself.
Children, we love our children. The founder of the Bee Rescue Foundation Of Florida has a 6 and 8-year old who are very active in the bee yard. Children under 8 could be a handful. It would be a shame to end the visit for unanticipated events. It is up to the parents to make that decision. We’re ok if you’re ok. This is "NOT"
an amusement park. It is an educational “Bee Experience". 40,000 bees is a serious responsibility. Adults and children over 12 are usually ok, however, children between 8 and 12 - it will depend on their maturity and interest in the Bee Experience.
Guests should wear their own garments. We recommend the use of our full-body suits with Vail and gloves. All guests will need to wear close-toed shoes, high-top sneakers, or boots. A pair of cotton dockers, tan, baggy not jeans (they are too hot) and a white t-shirt, long-sleeved linen shirt are all good beekeeping apparel. Light fabric, light colors. No need to go out and buy anything. We have what you need. Most important, dress light and cool. Please DO NOT wear perfumes or fragrant shampoos; bees are attracted to those floral smells.
Bring at least a quart of ice water, GatorAid, or similar cool drinks per person. No sodas. No caffeine drinks. A release will need to be signed prior to the site visit. The release will be sent to your email when you place your reservation. Payment and the release must be at the bee rescue office 3 days before the visit.
Guests will see Queen Bees
(see photos to the right) drones, nurse bees, and forager bees. We might be able to see a new baby bee emerge from its cell. Guests will be able to identify in some cases eggs (eggs are very very small, we will do our best.). Identify larva and capped brood (which is similar to a cocoon).
Identify the difference between worker bee cells and drone cells. Be able to distinguish honey, nectar, and pollen. All essential for a safe and sustainable colony and to be a good beekeeper. Guest will watch the beekeeper make decisions as he opens hives, inspects, cares for, and changes out different component parts. At some times bees get fed. Medicines are administered. Treatments are done. This will be a working visit. You will be asked to participate if you want.
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