Unique Jail Workforce Training Instructs Individuals How to Become Beekeepers
Date:  03-29-2024

Participants who complete the program are eligible to obtain a beekeepers apprentice certificate from the University of Florida
from Tallahassee Democrat:

Inmates at the Leon County Detention Facility are getting to see the fruits of their labor, or more precisely the honey of their labor.

The Leon County Sheriff's Office Ecology and Reentry Training Hub (EARTH) Haven currently has four active beehives that inmates take care of with hopes of a harvest of honey and beeswax.

The program began about a year ago and Thursday was the first harvest of the program. Continue reading >>>