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SUMMARY:Webinar: Monocropping Systems and Bees
DESCRIPTION:Attend this webinar to learn about “Monocropping Systems and Bees” with Janae Becher\, a Ph.D. student in the WSU Bee Program!\n\nRegister here: https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qOAHSVVLQKWAkL-8agVUnA \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://bees.wsu.edu/event/webinar-monocropping-systems-and-bees/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bri%20Price":MAILTO:briana.price@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T100000
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SUMMARY:Mite Management Toolbox Workshop
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAs 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. \nLocation: Washington State University\, Othello Honey Bee and Pollinator Facility\n1485 W Cunningham Rd\, Othello WA 99344 \nIf you are new to visiting the Othello area\, please check out our Guide to Visiting Othello page for information about lodging\, recreation\, and more! \nCost: $125\n  \nREGISTER HERE\n  \n \nTentative agenda coming soon.
URL:https://bees.wsu.edu/event/mite-management-toolbox-workshop/
LOCATION:WSU Honey Bee and Pollinator Facility\, 1485 W Cunningham Rd\, Othello\, WA\, 99344\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bri%20Price":MAILTO:briana.price@wsu.edu
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SUMMARY:Nutrition\, Landscape Change and Honey Bee Health: A Transatlantic Dialogue. Local COLOSS North America 2026
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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. \nConference Dates: \nJune 6-12\,2026 \nLocation: \nEnsminger Pavilion Pullman\, WA or Online \nPricing:\n\nOnline Attendance $50\nIn-person Attendance $100\nIn-person add-ons:\n+$35 Evening reception on June 6\n+$20 Poster reception on June 8\n+$25 Commercial Beekeeper Operation Tour* on June 10 (max 50 participants)\n+$25 Commercial Grower Operation Tour* on June 11 (max 50 participants)\n\n*Description of tours\nDuring 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. \nDuring 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. \n  \nREGISTER AND/OR SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT HERE\n  \nTentative Agenda\nCoffee breaks will be scheduled at regular intervals each day. \nJune 5\, 2026: Arrival\, registration\, no formal events scheduled \nJune 6\, 2026: \n7:00 – 8:30am Registration\n8:30am –12:00pm North American bee research introductions and EU bee research introductions\n12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch\n1:30 – 2:30pm Panel on bee nutrition\n2:30 – 4:30pm Sponsor speaker talks\n4:00 – 5:30pm Tour of WSU Bee Facilities on campus and WSU campus\n5:30 – 7:00pm Evening welcome reception \nJune 7\, 2026: \n7:00 – 8:30am Registration\n8:30am – 12:30pm Bee nutrition and land management\n12:30 – 2:00pm Lunch\n2:00 – 5:00pm Abiotic stressors and pollinators \nJune 8\, 2026:\n7:00 – 8:30am Registration\n8:30 – 11:00am Pests\, parasites and pollinator diseases\n11:00am – 12:30pm Honey bee inspection workshop for veterinarians only; free time for networking for others\n12:30 – 2:00pm Lunch\n2:00 – 4:00pm Pesticides and pollinators\n4:00 – 5.00pm Policy\, extension and education\n5:30 – 7:00pm Evening poster reception \nJune 9\, 2026: \n7:00 – 8:30am Registration\n8:30 – 10:30am Reflect and formalize any additional working groups\n10:30am – 12:30pm Hands-on demonstration and learning experiences on campus (artificial insemination training opportunity or vet school tour) – limited space\, please sign up\n12:30 – 2:00pm Lunch\n2:00 – 5:00pm Hands-on demonstration and learning experiences on campus (artificial insemination training opportunity or vet school tour) – limited space\, please sign up \nOptional tour days and sign-up required as space is limited\nJune 10\, 2026: \n7:00 am Leave Pullman\n9:00am – 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)\n12:30 – 2:00pm Lunch and travel to beekeeping operations\n2:00 – 4:30pm Touring of the local beekeeping operations\n4:30 – 5:00pm Leave to return to Pullman \nJune 11\, 2026: \n7:00 am Leave Pullman\n8:30 – 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\n12:30 – 01:30pm Lunch\n1:30pm – 4:30pm Visit commercial canola and seed cropping systems\n4:30 – 5:00pm Leave to return to Pullman \nJune 12\, 2026: No formal events planned; Summary panel and reflections\, discussions and wrap up the meeting. \nInterested in sponsoring this event?\n \n \nIf you would like to be a sponsor for this event\, please fill out this form.
URL:https://bees.wsu.edu/event/coloss-north-america-2026/
LOCATION:Ensminger pavilion\, Pullman\, WA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bee Strong Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us at our Bee Strong: Fungi\, Nutrition\, and Winter Survival Workshop. Expect to learn about: \n\nResearch and applicability of fungal extracts for honey bee health\nHoney bee nutrition and supplemental feeding\nSetting up your bees for success in fall to increase overwintering success\n\nLocation: WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center\, D. F. Allmendinger Center \n2606 W Pioneer\, Puyallup WA 98371 \nInformation about cost\, agenda\, and link to register is coming soon.
URL:https://bees.wsu.edu/event/bee-strong-workshop/
LOCATION:D.F. Allmendinger Center\, 2606 W Pioneer\, Puyallup\, WA\, 98371\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bri%20Price":MAILTO:briana.price@wsu.edu
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Isolation and Nutrition During Carrot Seed Pollination
DESCRIPTION: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!\n\nRegister here: https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_une0ducNSY-rGDdAJ2ppWA  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://bees.wsu.edu/event/webinar-isolation-and-nutrition-during-carrot-seed-pollination/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bri%20Price":MAILTO:briana.price@wsu.edu
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