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Amy Vu is the State Extension Entomologist for the State of Florida. She works out of the University Of Florida's Honey Bee Research Lab, headed by Dr. Jamie Ellis. As part of the Research Lab she is involved in the many project ongoing there, including The Bee College, The Master Beekeeper programs and Bee Learning courses.

She also works closely with the migratory beekeepers who spend winters in Florida, bringing with them about a million colonies each fall. This, certainly is one of the reasons Florida is always in the top ten honey producing states in the US.

Another part of her activities is working with Dr. Ellis on the Podcast they produce, Two Bees And A Pod.

Another activity is working with the honey sources Florida provides, some of which, unfortunately, are not indigenous, but invasive. Chinese Tallow trees are a good example, and her work with this problem, develping programs that manage the problem plants while, keeping it in check so it doesn't run amuck and still is useful to beekeepers.

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Links and websites mentioned in this podcast:

• University of Florida Extension: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/honey-bee/extension/
• Two Bees in a Podcast: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/honey-bee/podcast/
• University of Florida Beekeeping Resources: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/honey-bee/beekeeper-resources/
• Beekeeping Today Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@beekeepingtodaypodcast
• Kim's Climate Change Blog: https://www.growingplanetmedia.com/blog
• Honey Bee Obscura: https://www.honeybeeobscura.com

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