The WSU honey bee and pollinator program will start making honey in Othello after the honey extracting machinery was recently moved from its Pullman home.
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.
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 […]
Everett, Wash. — To help expand the number of local honey producers, Washington State University Snohomish County Extension and Beez Neez Apiary Supply team up each year to sponsor the popular apprentice-level course in the Master Beekeeper Program. The five-week course provides a thorough introduction to beekeeping for novice beekeepers as well as a comprehensive […]