Dutch Trail Honey Farms

07/08/2024

Good year for only 8 hives

04/07/2019

Here's what to do if you come across a swarm of honeybees, according to a beekeeper in England.

02/08/2019

A 450 gram jar of honey requires 1152 bees to travel 180,246 km and visit 4.5 million flowers. That's 156 km per bee!

02/02/2019

Ready for the bee season!

12/07/2018

Here's another location

12/06/2018

Yellow jackets were killing a few of my hives before I even knew...I was slacking but I got bottles at each location most have a bunch but this one tops them.

11/24/2018

06/29/2018

My all time best helper and support.

06/29/2018

20 supers are enough for me

01/24/2018

Looks like we will be able to get a Florida tag that supports bees.....
Fellow Florida beekeepers.

Once again, we are before the Florida Legislature seeking to have a Honey Bee specialty license plate approved. If approved, $25 from the sale of each plate will go to honey bee research. This is research that will be determined by Florida beekeepers. The legislative process is moving along. House Bill 1359 and Senate Bills 160 and 796 contain language for the plate. All are currently moving through the appropriate committees.

Despite the major benefit apiculture provides to Florida agriculture, state funding for honey bee research is disappointingly low. The battle for declining research dollars is very competitive and as an industry we lack the resources to compete every year. A specialty plate will provide a recurring revenue stream for honey bee research in Florida.

I am pleased to report that support is strong and legislators are showing great interest in the Honey Bee plate. They are asking what will it look like. This is where those with artistic talent can contribute the most. We need conceptual designs and where better to get them than from beekeepers. I have attached a file that has the technical details for plate design. Here is the link to the DHSMV website and plates currently in use. http://www.flhsmv.gov/dmv/specialtytags/ Please submit your designs to [email protected] along with your contact information. A good design will help us sell tags.

For those of us less artistically endowed, you can help by financially supporting this effort. It will cost $21,000 to move this through the legislature. You can donate to the license plate fund at PayPal FSBA specialty plate fund. The legislative session ends March 9th but our work to get a Honey Bee specialty plate on Florida vehicles is just beginning.

Thanks for your support.

Tony Hogg
Florida State Beekeepers

Please click on your selection to view the plate and information such as the statutory authority, date enacted, and distribution of special fee.

01/19/2018

Wow a 12 and 13 year old

SIOUX CITY | Sioux City police have arrested two male juveniles for alleged vandalism that destroyed more than a half million bees at a Sioux City honey business last month.

05/12/2017

I have a few 4 frame nucs for sale $125 each ready to go into full size boxes. 9043030446

04/23/2017

Something is blooming good

04/23/2017

Bad pics but some new Josh Grantham grafted blood line on dutch trail

04/10/2017

This was the queen that every time I see her she has an egg hanging but has plenty of brood.couldnt get the picture of the egg Josh Grantham

03/25/2017

Scientists have some wild ideas for solving our big bee problem

Scientists have some wild ideas for solving our big bee problem

The world's bees are in big trouble — even more than you might have realized. Their extinction would affect the food supply, cosmetics, crops, and climate change, but scientists are hopeful they can save these important insects.

03/24/2017

Pollinator Partnership - Guides

Pollinator Partnership - Guides

Our ecoregional planting guides, Selecting Plants for Pollinators, are tailored to specific areas of the United States. You can find out which ecoregion you live in and get your free guide by entering your zip code below. For Canadian Guides

03/24/2017

How Smart Are Honey Bees?

How Smart Are Honey Bees?

Honey bees are very smart despite having tiny brains. They can learn; they have good memories, and they can communicate using a unique symbolic language.