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WSU Honey Bees + Pollinators program is the home for 20+ bee lovers. Coming from all walks of life, our program fosters a welcoming and enthusiastic environment to research honey bees. This new blog...
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Global Leadership & Beekeeping in Kenya with EDU Africa Washington State University has set up a collaborative program with beekeepers in Maasai Mara, Kenya! During late October, Dr. Steve...
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Getting ready for the 2024 beekeeping season! Members of the bee team have been buzzy at work preparing for the new season. Scraping, cleaning, and storing existing equipment, then putting together...
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Making a Buzz on the Palouse and Beyond – Celebrating our Major Donors Many thanks to our wonderful donors who all came together (in person and virtually) on March 15th! It was a positive and...
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Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America (PBESA) Conference 2024 A couple members of the WSU Bee Program attended the Pacific Branch ESA meeting in Waikoloa, Hawaii this April! Our program’s...
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Beekeepers are buzzing about our recent Diagnostic Microscopy Workshops! The WSU Bee Program held a Diagnostic Microscopy Workshop in Puyallup and Mt. Vernon Research and Extension Centers on May 18...
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Our Recent Queen Rearing Workshop was ‘the Bees Knees’! The WSU Bee Program held a queen rearing workshop in Othello on June 29th, 2024. This facility is located amongst pollinator-dependent...
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WSU Bee Program Developments Dr. Priya Chakrabarti Basu: New Assistant Professor in Pollinator Health Join us in welcoming Dr. Priya Chakrabarti Basu to our program! She will officially join sometime...
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Hot off the Press: WSU Extension Factsheet about Small Hive Beetle Small hive beetles (SHB) are a pest to honey bees globally, especially in the Southeastern United States. Historically, the SHB has...
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