Abstract
Revised! ENY-105, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Malcolm T. Sanford and James D. Ellis, provides beekeepers with basic information about this major predator on beehives in Florida. This version updates the 1999 version with updated information on electric fencing, a comment on the Africanized honey bee, and references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, September 2006.
References
http://www.ento.psu.edu/MAAREC/pdfs/bearsBees.pdf#search=%22bears%20and%20bees%22
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Maehr, D.S., J.R. Brady and J. Polk. 1982. The bears and bees: seeking a solution. Florida Wildlife 35(6): 40-42.
Wooding, J.B., N.L. Hunter, and T.S. Hardisky. 1988. Trap and release apiary-raiding black bears. Proceedings of Annual Conference of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 42: 333-336.