Indoor ‘queen banking’ could help beekeepers deal with changing climate
WSU scientists find keeping queen bees chilled in indoor refrigeration units can make the practice of “queen banking” more stable and less labor-intensive.
Honey Bee & Pollinator Research, Extension, and Education Facility
Northwest Farm Credit Services donates $2M to support WSU research and students
Several WSU programs will benefit from a recent $2 million donation by Northwest Farm Credit Services to the university.
Honey bee and pollinator facility officially opened
WSU’s new Honey Bee & Pollinator Research, Extension, and Education Facility officially opens, allowing for huge expansion in the amount of research scientists can do to help save the bees.
Cougar donations feed momentum to build a world-renowned pollinator center
WSU alums Ken and Sue Christianson donated $1 million dollars to WSU to support a Honey Bee and Pollinator Research Facility on WSU’s Pullman campus.
Researchers feed, breed, protect bees to survive winter
Winter is a tough time for the world’s most important pollinator
Researchers feed, breed, protect bees to survive winter
Gathering last-minute sips of nectar and pollen, bees at the Washington State University Teaching Apiary made the most of an unusually warm day before winter’s cold struck.
Importing frozen honey bee sperm is key to conservation
WSU researchers travel Europe, collecting material from honey bees to help diversify the honey bee gene pool here in the United States.
Media advisory: WSU provost to don a ‘bee beard’
WSU Provost (and former Interim President) Dan Bernardo will have a bee beard on his face to raise awareness for a new WSU Honey Bee and Pollinator Research Center on June 17 at 2 p.m.
