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Click here to read our blog and stay up to date with current WSU Bee Program events and achievements!
Request a Speaker
Are you looking for someone from our program to speak at one of your club meetings or events? Click here to find a list of people who may be available!
Beekeeper Resources
Click here to find useful information about honey bee health surveys and programs for beekeepers!
Diagnostic Aid
Here you will find information about how to quantify Nosema or dissect your bees for tracheal mites. Are you looking for a diagnostic lab to send honey bee samples to? Click here for more!
HELP! I have a swarm!
If you have a swarm in the Pullman area, feel free to contact us!
Regional Associations
Find a Washington Beekeeper Club in your region!
Master Beekeeper Program
WSU Bee Program has partnered with the WASBA to create a new master beekeeper certification, click here to learn more!
Bee-yond Honey Bees
Are you looking for information about the diversity of pollinators, or mason bee care? Click here for more!
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Extension Publications
Pollinators in Canola in the Pacific Northwest
Authors: Rae Olsson, Karen Sowers & David Crowder
The Asian Giant Hornet – What the Public and Beekeepers Need to Know
Authors: Susan Cobey, Timothy Lawrence & Michael Jensen
Neonicotinoid Pesticides and Honey Bees
Authors: Timothy Lawrence & Walter (Steve) Sheppard
A Citizen Science Guide to Wild Bees and Floral Visitors in Western Washington
Authors: Elias Bloom, Rae Olsson, & David Crowder
Megachilid Bees in the Pacific Northwest: An Introduction
Authors: Samantha Roof & Sandra DeBano
Washington Bumble Bees in Home Yards and Gardens
Authors: David Pehling & Jenny
Glass
An Introduction to Cavity-Nesting Bees in the Puget Sound Region
Authors: Elias Bloom, Rae Olsson, Emily Wine, Robert Schaeffer, & David Crowder
Videos
Spotlight: Media Reports
WSU researcher finds promise in pollinators that aren’t bees
While bees are undoubtedly more efficient pollinators, thanks to feather-like hairs encircling their bodies, a recently published study out of WSU found that more than a third of the insects visiting flowers were not bees, and may have a significant part to play in transporting pollen from plant to plant.
Authors: Scott Jackson
Cold Rooms for Bee Work, Not Just Bee Storage
Bryan Ashurst of Ashurst Bee Company has been coming up with innovative ways to combat the skyrocketing outdoor temperatures in the desert between the Salton Sea and Mexico. Bryan uses cold storage as a venue for some of his spring and summer management, starting as early as the bees return from almond pollination.
Author: Kelly Kulhanek
Building a Better Bee
WSU Entomologists use bee semen collected from all around the world as part of breeding projects to improve genetics of honey bees.
Authors: Ross Courtney & Tj Mullinax