Mad Mike's Bees Community Beekeeping • Pinellas County, FL

Get Into the Hive

A Hands-On Beginner Beekeeping Seminar — Pinellas Park Agriculture Farm & Mad Mike's Bees

📅 Sat, April 11, 2026 🕒 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM FREE
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Are You Ready to Meet 60,000 of Your New Neighbors?

This isn't a slide show. This isn't a YouTube video. This is the real thing — suited up, smoker lit, frames in your hands, bees buzzing all around you at a working Florida apiary.

We want this to be one of the most exciting and memorable outdoor experiences you've ever had. To make sure everyone has an amazing and safe time, we need you to review a few important things before you sign up. It only takes a minute — and it's how we keep the fun going for everyone.

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Here's What You'll Learn

Four hours that will change how you see the world in your backyard

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🧥 How to properly suit up and seal your gear

🔥 Light a smoker, keep it lit, use it like a pro

🏠 Every component of a Langstroth bee hive

🔍 Read a frame of brood, pollen, and honey

🐝 Perform a live hive inspection — hands on!

⚖️ Florida beekeeping laws and registration

⚠️ Top mistakes new beekeepers make

📦 Take-home checklists, guides, and reference materials

By the end of the morning, you'll have the knowledge and confidence to set up your own hive in your Pinellas County backyard — legally, safely, and with a community of beekeepers behind you.

What to Expect

This is going to be one of the most memorable outdoor experiences you've ever had.

You're going to light your own smoker, crack open a hive humming with life, hold a frame covered in thousands of bees, and see the queen's eggs smaller than a grain of rice. You'll watch nurse bees feeding larvae, see pollen packed in every color of the rainbow, and smell warm beeswax and honey straight from the comb.

Most people walk away saying the same thing: “I had no idea it was like that.”

A frame covered in bees with brood and honeycomb

Brood, pollen, honey — you'll learn to read it all!

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About Your Instructor

Mike Dunleavy is a community beekeeper based in Pinellas County, Florida. He is not a salesman, not a celebrity beekeeper, and will not sell you anything. He is a grandfather, a father, a servant leader, and a person with a passion for keeping bees alive and thriving in Florida.

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