Bell Apiaries Llc
The Farm Service Agency recorded $2.5 million paid to Bell Apiaries Llc of Fort Meade, FL in 2014 to 2025, across 29 payments under 6 programs.
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What the record holds
- $2.5 million
- Paid
- $2,469,284
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 29
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 6
- Programs
- Named in the file itself, so this is what the money was for as USDA records it.
- 1
- County offices
- The offices that administered the payments, which is not where any land is.
The mailing address USDA holds for payment is 412 N Lanier Ave, Fort Meade, FL 33841-2516. It is where a cheque goes, not where a farm is: a payee can be addressed to an accountant in another state.
What the payments were for
| Program | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Assistance Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) | $2,327,986 | 18 |
| Emergency Relief Program-Specialty Crops | $40,629 | 4 |
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $36,605 | 2 |
| Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program | $28,107 | 2 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Specialty Crops 1 | $19,162 | 2 |
| Emergency Relief Program Track 1-Specialty Crops | $16,795 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $418,892 | 5 |
| 2024 | $276,837 | 4 |
| 2023 | $500,461 | 1 |
| 2022 | $180,296 | 3 |
| 2021 | $165,450 | 2 |
| 2020 | $129,609 | 1 |
| 2019 | $197,449 | 2 |
| 2018 | $215,965 | 4 |
| 2017 | $58,805 | 1 |
| 2016 | $102,666 | 3 |
| 2015 | $38,633 | 1 |
| 2014 | $184,220 | 2 |
The calendar year USDA disbursed the money, which is frequently not the year of the program it was paid under. The site holds the years listed here and no others.
Which offices paid
| County | State | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk | Florida | $2,469,284 | 29 |
Nearby on this site
A payee's neighbours here are the other recipients paid through the same state's offices, not the farms next door: FSA publishes no location, only the address it pays.
- What the Farm Service Agency paid in Florida
- Mv Aquatics Inc $3.0 million
- Sunrise Tropicals Inc $2.6 million
- Dewar Nurseries Inc $2.3 million
- Oakridge Fish Hatchery Inc %David Drawdy $2.2 million
- Rickie Simmons & Son Tropical Fis $2.2 million
- Urban Tropical Inc $2.0 million
- V-W Tropical Fish Hatcheries Inc $1.7 million
- Feek Properties Llc $1.6 million
The largest recipients Florida's offices paid in 2025, which is one year rather than the years above.
Sources
- USDA Farm Service Agency — farm program payment files — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 24, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
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