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Honey bees are known to defend their colonies by stinging anyone or anything that may threaten their safety and their resources (honey and young bees). A foraging bee, a bee flying from flower to flower, is not a threat.
To reduce the safety risks while promoting beekeeping, the beekeeping ordinance in San Diego County requires beehives to be placed further away from areas that people or animals frequent.
Beekeeping in San Diego County is an outreach and education program developed by the University of California Cooperative Extension San Diego, working in collaboration with University scientists and educators; the San Diego County Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures; the San Diego Beekee...
Research Outreach Education Beekeeping/Beekeeper Forms E.L. Nio Bee Lab, University of California, Davis Nieh Lab, University of California, San Diego Other University bee and beekeeping research and education programs: Bee Health -eXtension.
Public interest in honey bees and beekeeping tends to evoke questions or concerns. Local apiary specialists have determined some frequently asked questions (FAQ's). If you have a question, you are invited to review the FAQ's and answers below for the information you are seeking.
Honey Bees and Beekeeping in San Diego County What's the Buzz About Beekeeping? 10-Steps to Beekeeping Abejas Melferas y Apicultura en el Condado de San Diego Por qu se oye Tanto de la Apicultura?
The University of California Cooperative Extension San Diego has developed this PowerPoint presentation resource to assist you with extending basic information about beekeeping in San Diego County to others.
Honey Bee Biology Hive Maintenance Seasonality Swarming Honey bees are one of the few insects that have a social structure, a caste, which consists of a single reproductive queen (only egg layer in the colony), numerous drones (males) depending on time of year, and a small number to about 60,000 wor...
