Learn beekeeping this fall; Harvest more next summer
Beginner beekeeping course helps Washington residents raise important pollinators
Beginner beekeeping course helps Washington residents raise important pollinators
WSU’s Honey Bee & Pollinator Research & Education program has a new permanent home with pending purchase of facility near Othello, Wash.
WSU’s honey bee research team will advance their study of refrigeration to fight varroa mites that harm honey bees with help from two new grants. First, the WSU team received a combined $200,000 from the Washington State Tree Fruit Research Commission and the Almond Board of California to purchase three 20-foot cargo containers, which will […]
From urban skyscrapers to backyards in Western Washington, there’s a movement afoot to raise honeybees.
Retired beekeeper Eric Olson made another donation to support the WSU honey bee research program to Dean Wright, Provost Bernardo, and others.
New research from WSU scientists finds that feeding a mushroom extract to honey bees greatly reduces virus levels.
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.
To grow apples, we need bees. Apple growers depend on the humble honey bee to pollinate their crops, but there’s a delicate balance between hives, flowers and fruit. Bees fertilize apples by flying from flower to flower, feeding and distributing pollen. If bees don’t pollinate enough flowers, growers are left with a miniscule crop, but […]
Abby Lindell wrote a book about bees for her second-grade class, and she got a personalized letter from Butch when he heard about it.