Apiculture

Washington beekeepers are invited to join a three-year WSU study on varroa mite management, led by Puyallup-based researcher Bri Price, that includes a free ten-part video series launching in December 2026.

UC Davis researchers tracked how pesticides build up inside honeybee queens over time and discovered the queen offloads those chemicals directly into her eggs, potentially setting off a slow collapse of the whole colony.

More than 2,300 beekeepers across the country reported losing close to 40% of their honeybee colonies over the past year, with winter taking the heaviest toll on hives nationwide.

The latest Tools for Varroa Management Guide equips beekeepers with essential strategies to combat varroa mites, helping safeguard our buzzing friends and supporting local agriculture.

Imagine a winter where honeybees thrive instead of struggle. A new study reveals a surprising food source that could change their fate.

Four major North American beekeeping organizations released the first-ever North American Bee Strategy.

Michigan State University honeybee disease experts Dr. Meghan Milbrath and Dr. Peter Fowler will host a webinar focus on European foulbrood, EFB, next month.

Washington State University’s Bee Program will offer a four-hour virtual Beginner Beekeeper workshop A Year Ahead: First Year of Beekeeping next weekend.

Idaho FFA Treasure Gabe Kitamura explains why one of his first FFA projects focused on bee keeping.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture says in its first year, the state’s new Bee Atlas netted over 25 new or rare bee species.