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The number of registered beekeepers in Florida, including bee hobbyists who keep hives in their backyards, has increased fivefold in the past decade. An estimated 520,000 bee colonies are managed across the state, up from about 158,000 a decade ago, partly because there are more bee enthusiasts...

Florida’s managed bee colonies have increased by more than 145 percent in the last eight years. Space Coast Daily http://spacecoastdaily.com/2015/05/dont-worry-bee-happy-floridas-bee-colonies-increasing/ WFSU http://news.wfsu.org/post/florida-s-bee-population-rise Sunshine State News...