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Miksa Queens

A Bit of Background History on Dave Miksa

​Groveland man cultivates millions of honey bees to help secure the agricultural future
​Excerpts from Heather McPherson's Orlando Sentinel NEWS ARTICLE, May 14, 2009
GROVELAND — Dave Miksa is saving the world -- one queen bee at a time..."Dave's work is indisputably key to maintaining the country's bee population,"..."He doesn't just mass-produce queens," says UF's Ellis. "Dave Miksa takes the time to breed better bees."... "Developing survivor stock is the key,"...Miksa found his bee niche as a teen when he landed a high-school job as a tech at a Cornell University lab researching queen breeding...​ read more
Orlando sentinel 2011 article on dave miksa
American Bee Journal 2009 Article -  pdf file
Miksa Honey Farms - FACEBOOK

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Ted Miksa Demonstration on Queen Production at the 2010 FSBA Convention hosted by our Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida in Lee County, FL.

Miksa Honey Farms is still very much in the queen breeding business.  However, you may have difficulty locating them if you are looking for a website or as strong Facebook presence.  They don't really do much advertising, since they are well-known and have a great reputation in the business.

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      • OFFICE DUTIES COMMITTEES
    • Past Meetings
    • Bees Knees Pizza Party
  • Contact
  • EVENTS
    • World Honey Bee Day
  • APIARY
    • Apiary Archives
    • Extractor Checkout
    • Apiary Inspector
    • Beekeeper Compliance Agreement
  • Flow Hive
  • EDUCATION
    • Calendar Events
    • Frame Assembly
    • Frame Reading Bee Math
    • Frame Storage
    • Hive Beetles
    • Inner Cover Flexible
    • ROBBING
    • Bucket Pail Feeders
    • Wax Rendering
    • HONEY
    • Hurricane Preparedness
    • Mentoring
    • Queens >
      • VSH Queens
      • Miksa Queens
    • Queen Installation
    • Varroa Mites
    • Zoom Magnify Fun >
      • Varroa Mites
      • Dennis Collection
      • UF Pest Disease Collection
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    • Bee License Plate
    • What is Blooming
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    • Membership List
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      • Product Links
      • FSBA
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      • Library Home >
        • Beekeeping for Beginners
        • Beekeeping for Dummies
        • Complete Idiots Guide
        • Keeping Bees with a Smile
        • Keeping Honey Bees
        • World Without Bees TIME
    • Books >
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      • Other Books
    • Videos
    • BLOG HoneyBeeMan