Events
2025 Queen Rearing Workshop – Registration Closed
Ready to take beekeeping to the next level? For those of you who already have a working foundation in beekeeping, the WSU bee team aims to improve your understanding of queen rearing, bee breeding systems, and selection methods through presentations and hands-on demonstrations.
2025 Fungi For Honey Bees Workshop – Registration Closed
Learn about relationships between bees and fungi, effects of mycelium extracts on honey bee health, and entomopathogenic fungi!
Webinar: Landscape Driven Stressors During Migratory Pollination
Attend this webinar to learn about "Landscape Driven Stressors During Migratory Pollination" with Dr. Ryan Kuesel.
Webinar: Controlling Honey Bee Comb Storage Pests
Attend this webinar to learn about "Controlling Honey Bee Comb Storage Pests" with Joey Rosario.
Webinar: Using DNA from Environment to Assess Colony Health
Attend this webinar to learn about "Using DNA from Environment to Assess Colony Health" from Taydin Macon.
2025 Beginner Beekeeper Workshop – Cancelled
Brand new to beekeeping and not sure where to start? Join us for a 2-day event about honey bee biology, beekeeping tools and hive types, honey bee pest management, in-hive demonstrations, and more!
Webinar: Entomopathogenic Metarhizium for Varroa Control
Attend this webinar to learn about "Entomopathogenic Metarhizium for Varroa Control" with Molly Quade.
“A Year Ahead: First Year of Beekeeping” Virtual Workshop
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? […]
Webinar: Incidence and Colony Impacts of European Foulbrood in the Pacific Northwest
Attend this webinar to learn about "Incidence and Colony Impacts of European Foulbrood in the Pacific Northwest" with Dr. Ryan Kuesel, a postdoctoral scholar in the WSU Bee Program!
Webinar: Veterinary feed directives and honey bee disease
Attend this webinar to learn about “Veterinary feed directives and honey bee disease” with Mckaela Hobday, a Ph.D. student in the WSU Bee Program!
Webinar: Monocropping Systems and Bees
Attend this webinar to learn about “Monocropping Systems and Bees” with Janae Becher, a Ph.D. student in the WSU Bee Program!
Mite Management Toolbox Workshop
Join us for an in-depth workshop exploring Varroa destructor biology, impact on honey bee health, and effective management strategies.
Nutrition, Landscape Change and Honey Bee Health: A Transatlantic Dialogue. Local COLOSS North America 2026
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.
Bee Strong Workshop
Join us at our Bee Strong: Fungi, Nutrition, and Winter Survival Workshop. Expect to learn about:
Research and applicability of fungal extracts for honey bee health, honey bee nutrition and supplemental feeding, setting up your bees for success in fall to increase overwintering success
Webinar: Isolation and Nutrition During Carrot Seed Pollination
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!