Mission Our mission is to provide local support and mentorship to all local beekeepers, to encourage and educate new beekeepers and to educate the public about honey bees and beekeeping in this Gulf Coast region of Florida.Gulf Coast Beekeepers of Florida! If you live in Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte, Collier or the northern part of Lee counties, we welcome you to join us for bee-friendly events & workshops! All skill levels encouraged to join! At our meetings, we will be discussing what should be going on in your south Florida hive that month, any current problems we face as beekeepers, from current pest and infections to local and state legislative as well as where to get equipment and supplies locally and any current bee-related events. We will have a honey booth during each County Fair where we will sell local honey, honey straws from our members and give away free information on beekeeping and honeybees. Seasonally, there will be two Intro to Beekeeping courses to help encourage and educate new beekeepers. We are working on bringing these courses online in the future. Some of our beekeepers also sell their Honey at the local farmers markets and others may participate in bee removals. So, there will always be something for everyone. Meetings will be held on * first Saturday of each month at University of Florida/IFAS Charlotte County Extension 1120 Centennial Blvd, Pt Charlotte, FL * second Tuesday of each month at University of Florida/IFAS Collier County Extension14700 Immokalee Rd, Naples, Florida * third Tuesday of each month at GVA farm, 4160 Old Burnt Store Rd N, Cape Coral, FL * 4th Tuesday of each month online on ZoomJOIN GULF COAST BEEKEEPERS of FLORIDA Gulf Coast Beekeepers of Florida ($25 Jan-Dec) member benefits: * Private Facebook Group page with online classes, Q&A, troubleshooting and more. Post your pictures and let us help you. Mentoring and Beekeeping comraderie that help you celebrate your wins and troubl...