Community & School Honeybee Presentations
Learn natural beekeeping methods and the inner workings of the hive. Backyard Bees founders, Janet Andrews and Kelly Yrarrazaval will also share their experience of keeping hives alive and discuss the challenges honeybees face.
Cost: $50 per hour minmum
Urban Farm Tour
Tour the backyard farm & honey house in beautiful Orange Park Acres. Learn about sustainable beekeeping practices, growing your own fruits and vegetables and see how we harvest backyard honey and taste it too! (seasonal).
Cost: $50.00 per hour for individuals and small groups.
Crops Pollinated by Honeybees:
Almonds
Apples
Avocados
Blueberries
Cranberries
Cherries
Kiwi fruit
Macadamia nuts
Asparagus
Broccoli
Carrots
Citrus- (oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, tangerines, etc.)
Peaches
Pears
Nectarines
Plums
Grapes
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumbers
Onions
Legume seeds-
(beans, peas, lentils)
Pumpkins
Squash
Sunflowers
Apricot
Strawberries
Olives
Cantaloupe
Watermelon
Honeydew
Peanuts
Cotton
Soybeans
Sugar beets
Canola (rapeseed)
Alfalfa
This is a partial list.
Honeybee pollination
is essential for some crops, while for others it raises yield and quality.