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A Gathering of Beekeepers and a Gathering of Kids and Bees

This is a scene from one of the Bee Girl programs in southern Oregon. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Red-Laird)

Bee ready! This is the week of the 40th annual Western Apicultural Society's conference, set Sept....

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Posted on Monday, September 4, 2017 at 3:58 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: American Federation of Beekeeping (1), Bee Girl (1), Bees and Kids (1), Eric Mussen (238), Sarah Red-Laird (1), Western Apicultural Society (21)

Larry Connor: How to Keep Your Bees Alive and Growing

Beekeeper and author Larry Connor is a frequent speaker on the bee conference circuit. This photo was taken in 2010 at the Western Apicultural Society's meeting in Healdsburg, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

How do you keep your bees alive and growing? That will be the topic of honey bee guru Lawrence...

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Posted on Monday, August 28, 2017 at 5:51 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: beekeeping (4), Eric Mussen (238), honey bees (72), Larry Connor (1), Western Apicultural Society (21)

UC Davis Faculty, Staff to Offer Expertise at Bee Conference

A honey bee heads for a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Excitement is building for 40th annual Western Apicultural Society (WAS) conference, set Sept. 5-8...

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Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 5:19 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: conference (2), Eric Mussen (238), Neal Williams (8), Robbin Thorp (17), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (13), Western Apicultural Society (21)

How Do Insects, Spiders React to a Partial Solar Eclipse?

A honey bee nectaring on African blue basil during the partial solar eclipse in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The sky darkens. The temperature drops several degrees. A breeze rustles the leaves of the African...

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Posted on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 2:05 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: eclipse (1), Eric Mussen (238), honey bee (20), milkweed (1), orbweaver (1), praying mantis (2), predator (1), prey (1), spider (1), Tithonia (2)

Top-Bar Beekeeping Advocate Les Crowder to Speak at WAS Conference at UC Davis

Les Crowder examines a frame from his top-bar hive. A resident of Austin, Texas, he will speak Sept. 7 at the Western Apicultural Society conference at UC Davis.

Are top-bar beekeeping hives for you? What are their advantages and disadvantages as compared to...

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Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 3:50 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: bees (4), Eric Mussen (238), honey bees (72), Les Crowder (1), top-bar hives (1), tropical milkweed (1), Western Apicultural Society (21)

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