Upcoming FREE Webinars (LAST ONE of 2025!)
Entomopathogenic Metarhizium for Varroa Control with Molly Quade | October 10th 6pm PT | Registration link
See recordings of our other seven 2025 webinars on this page or find them on our YouTube channel @wsubeeprogram!
WSU Bee Program Featured in CAHNRS News
Read the article, authored by Scott Weybright, here: “WSU entomologist launches massive pollen-mapping project to help pollinators, beekeepers, gardeners, conservationists”
Support Dr. Priya Chakbrabarti Basu’s efforts to map the bee nutrition habitat here!
Read them here first! Two New Extension Publications
In “Yellow-Legged Hornet: What Beekeepers Need to Know”, read about:
- Yellow-legged hornet (YLH) biology
- YLH impact on honey bees
- Recent introduction to the Southeastern United States and estimated habitat suitability
- Identifying characteristics of YLH
- Reporting YLH sightings in Washington State
In “Oxalic Acid Options for Controlling Varroa destructor”, read about:
- Currently available EPA-registered oxalic acid products and application methods
- Recent label rate change for ApiBioxal
- Importance of new extended-release option, VarroxSan
- How to minimize development of miticide resistance
Going to the Annual Pacific Northwest Beekeeping Conference? Come visit our WSU Bee Program booth!
We plan to have print outs of our new WSU Extension publications, honey, a variety of WSU Bee Program “swag” including hats, t-shirts, and stickers, and more!
Beginner Beekeeper Workshop goes VIRTUAL!
Due to low registration, we are cancelling our beginner beekeeper workshop in Pullman WA on Sept 13-14, 2025, BUT we will be offering a 4-hr virtual workshop for $60 instead.
This event called “A Year Ahead: First Year of Beekeeping” will be on Saturday November 15 at 10am-2pm PT. While attendees won’t get hands-on practice with bees, we hope to give attendees the knowledge they need to be a more prepared beginner beekeeper. This option also may be more attainable for folks that could not come due to travel costs or distance. We hope to see you there!
Thinking about bee-coming a beekeeper but curious on what that involves? Are you wondering what your first year would look like while beekeeping? Want some tips for seasonal management needs? Have questions about these topics? Come to this virtual workshop!
Click here to register for the virtual workshop
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Author: Bri Price, Honey Bee Program Extension Coordinator