Refrigerating honey bees to fight mites, colony collapse
WSU researchers are refrigerating 100 honey bee colonies to induce a mid-season hibernation. The goal is to kill varroa mites and save bees from colony collapse.
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Researchers feed, breed, protect bees to survive winter
By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Gathering last-minute sips of nectar and pollen, bees at the Washington State University Teaching Apiary recently made the most of an unusually warm, 60-degree November day.
Can mushrooms save the honey bee?
By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Research by a Washington State University bee scientist and a mushroom farmer indicates that extracts from the fungus might help honey bees fight off disease and parasites.
Classes train beekeepers, help bees and crops
WSU at Large is an occasional series about WSU programs outside Pullman. If you have a suggestion for a program to be featured, please contact Sarah Robinson at today1@wsu.edu . As Varroa mites continue to decimate wild honey bee populations nationwide, WSU Extension offers apprentice beekeeping classes throughout the state to help support local […]