The Santa Rosa Beekeepers’ Association has been in operation for over 10 years.
According to association president Melissa Kalis, who took over the position a little over eight months ago, the organization was born out of the need for less travel to access beekeeping clubs. Several families, she said, were traveling 40-mile roundtrips to attend the meetings of other bee clubs in different counties in Florida.
And thus, the Santa Rosa County Beekeeper’s Association was born.
