Webinar: Monocropping Systems and Bees
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Attend this webinar to learn about “Monocropping Systems and Bees” with Janae Becher, a Ph.D. student in the WSU Bee Program!

Register here: https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qOAHSVVLQKWAkL-8agVUnA

Mite Management Toolbox Workshop - Registration closed
2026-05-02 10:00 - 16:00 | WSU Honey Bee and Pollinator Facility, 1485 W Cunningham Rd, Othello, WA, 99344, United States
Join us for an in-depth Mite Management Toolbox: Treatments, Timing, and Tactics Workshop exploring Varroa destructor biology, impact on honey bee health, and effective management strategies.
As an added bonus, we’ll also cover Tropilaelaps mites, an emerging threat currently spreading westward internationally but not yet detected in the United States. Learn about their biology, potential impacts, and the latest research.
Location: Washington State University, Othello Honey Bee and Pollinator Facility
1485 W Cunningham Rd, Othello WA 99344
Registration is closed.

Nutrition, Landscape Change and Honey Bee Health: A Transatlantic Dialogue. Local COLOSS North America 2026
2026-06-06 - 2026-06-12 | Ensminger pavilion, Pullman, WA, United States
The event is the first COLOSS North America meeting connecting participants from scientific to beekeeping to veterinarian and agriculture fields across the United States, Canada and Europe. The purpose of this conference is to leverage and exchange knowledge in different fields within the beekeeping sector.
The meeting will also help the different groups develop long-term relationships and partnerships. Within the COLOSS, the Bee Nutrition Task Force and BeeScholars Task Force will actively support the conference. Beyond the COLOSS network members, the conference will be supported with leading scientists from Working Group 3 and Working Group 6 of the BeSafeBeeHoney – COST Action CA22105, a European research network dedicated to safeguarding bee health and sustainable beekeeping across member states.
Conference Dates:
June 6-12,2026
Location:
Ensminger Pavilion Pullman, WA or Online
Pricing:

Online Attendance $50
In-person Attendance $100
In-person add-ons:
+$35 Evening reception on June 6
+$20 Poster reception on June 8
+$25 Commercial Beekeeper Operation Tour* on June 10 (max 50 participants)
+$25 Commercial Grower Operation Tour* on June 11 (max 50 participants)

*Description of tours
During the Commercial Beekeeper Operation Tour, attendees will visit the WSU Bee Program Othello facility, listen to large-scale commercial beekeepers from North America, discuss management practices, get an overview of complexities of large-scale migratory pollination and visit commercial beekeeping operations in Othello.
During the Commercial Grower Operation Tour, attendees will hear from large-scale commercial growers, agronomists and seed producers in North America, discuss pollination contract systems and grower-beekeeper relationships, and tour large scale pollination cropping systems representative of North America.

REGISTER HERE

Tentative Agenda
Coffee breaks will be scheduled at regular intervals each day.
June 5, 2026: Arrival, registration, no formal events scheduled
June 6, 2026:
7:00 – 8:30am Registration
8:30am –12:00pm North American bee research introductions and EU bee research introductions
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 – 2:30pm Panel on bee nutrition
2:30 – 4:30pm Sponsor speaker talks
4:00 – 5:30pm Tour of WSU Bee Facilities on campus and WSU campus
5:30 – 7:00pm Evening welcome reception
June 7, 2026:
7:00 – 8:30am Registration
8:30am – 12:30pm Bee nutrition and land management
12:30 – 2:00pm Lunch
2:00 – 5:00pm Abiotic stressors and pollinators
June 8, 2026:
7:00 – 8:30am Registration
8:30 – 11:00am Pests, parasites and pollinator diseases
11:00am – 12:30pm Honey bee inspection workshop for veterinarians only; free time for networking for others
12:30 – 2:00pm Lunch
2:00 – 4:00pm Pesticides and pollinators
4:00 – 5.00pm Policy, extension and education
5:30 – 7:00pm Evening poster reception
June 9, 2026:
7:00 – 8:30am Registration
8:30 – 10:30am Reflect and formalize any additional working groups
10:30am – 12:30pm Hands-on demonstration and learning experiences on campus (artificial insemination training opportunity or vet school tour) – limited space, please sign up
12:30 – 2:00pm Lunch
2:00 – 5:00pm Hands-on demonstration and learning experiences on campus (artificial insemination training opportunity or vet school tour) – limited space, please sign up
Optional tour days and sign-up required as space is limited
June 10, 2026:
7:00 am Leave Pullman
9:00am – 12.30pm Visit WSU Bee Program Othello facility and panels and discussions with North American commercial beekeepers and touring of the Othello facilities (migratory beekeeper, honey producer, queen breeder)
12:30 – 2:00pm Lunch and travel to beekeeping operations
2:00 – 4:30pm Touring of the local beekeeping operations
4:30 – 5:00pm Leave to return to Pullman
June 11, 2026:
7:00 am Leave Pullman
8:30 – 9:00am Meet at Othello Bee Facility at 08.30am coffee and snacks with overview of the day for tours to understand about large-scale pollination and honey production in North America; 9:00am – 12:00pm Visit commercial tree fruit cropping systems
12:30 – 01:30pm Lunch
1:30pm – 4:30pm Visit commercial canola and seed cropping systems
4:30 – 5:00pm Leave to return to Pullman
June 12, 2026: No formal events planned; Summary panel and reflections, discussions and wrap up the meeting.

Bee Strong Workshop
2026-07-25 10:00 - 16:00 | D.F. Allmendinger Center, 2606 W Pioneer, Puyallup, WA, 98371, United States
Join us for this hybrid workshop called “Bee Strong: Fungi, Nutrition, and Winter Survival”. Expect to learn about research and applicability of fungal extracts for honey bee health, honey bee nutrition and supplemental feeding and how to set your bees up for success in fall to increase overwintering success.
Location: D.F. Allmendinger Center, WSU Puyallup & Zoom
Online (10a-3p) – $60
In Person (10a-4p) – $100
Tentative Agenda:

10-11a Fungi for bees – Molly Quade, WSU Bee Program Ph.D. Student
11a-12p Fungal Extracts – Special guest speaker, Dr. Chase Beathard, Director of Research and Development at Fungi Perfecti
12-1p Lunch
1-2p Nutrition and supplemental feeding, Dr. Priya Chakrabarti Basu, WSU Bee Program Assistant Professor
2-3p Setting up your bees to overwinter successfully, Dr. Brandon Hopkins, WSU Bee Program Associate Professor
3-4 (in person attendees only) Hands-on practice to dissection of honey bee fat bodies and hypopharyngeal glands

Register here!

Webinar: Isolation and Nutrition During Carrot Seed Pollination
2026-09-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
Attend this webinar to learn about “Isolation and Nutrition During Carrot Seed Pollination” with Riley Reed, a Ph.D. candidate in the WSU Bee Program!

Register here: https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_une0ducNSY-rGDdAJ2ppWA
