Bees

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.

City dwellers concerned about recent declines in pollinators can contribute to WSU bee research as citizen scientists.

A new law that defines Washington’s commercial beekeepers as farmers will enable the state to better reap the benefits of healthy bee populations while boosting a critical profession.

When Steve Sheppard arrived at Washington State University in 1996, he had a donation already lined up without any solicitation: 100 beehives. “I got a phone call from a beekeeper, Eric Olson, that I’d never heard of,” said Sheppard, who leads the WSU Department of Entomology. “It was a great welcome to the university and […]

The Art of Managing Native Pollinators Square plastic sheets of black, white, red, and blue decorate a farm field in Walla Walla County’s Touchet Valley. While some might guess it to be a exhibit by Christo, the environmental artist, it is actually an innovative experiment to influence the emergence of a native ground-nesting bee. And […]

A friend of mine recently returned to the U.S. from deployment with the National Guard in Afghanistan. One of the first things he did when he reached a military base in Texas was to buy a cup of espresso. He even took a picture of it and posted it on the internet. Good coffee was […]

Recent research indicates that the colony collapse disorder that decimated honeybee populations was the result of a recently-evolved partnership between a virus that attacks bee DNA and a common hive fungus. Now, scientists can start developing a treatment regimen that enables bees to resist this virulent attack.

PUYALLUP, Wash. — Washington State University post-doctoral research assistant Tim Lawrence has been named the new director for WSU’s Island County Extension office. Jim Kropf, western district director for WSU Extension, made the announcement.

A recent issue of “Bee Culture” magazine reported, “2009 has the worst honey crop on record. If you like honey, you should buy it now, and buy a lot.” Or, you might learn to raise bees and develop a homegrown honey supply. Washington State University Snohomish County Extension and Beez Neez Apiary Supply are once […]

BURLINGTON, Wash. – The 2010 Country Living Expo &Cattlemen’s Winterschool will offer something for everyone, with more than 150 class offerings to choose from. Classes will cover a broad range of topics, ranging from how to raise honeybees, design a drip irrigation system for your yard, prune your fruit trees, to learning the palatability control […]