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Bots, bees and berries
Field day showcases new technologies aiming to boost blueberry production.
Bee good to your berries
Stock honey bees wisely and think beyond your farm to boost pollination.
Net effects on pollination
Netting’s implications for pollination still being explored.
Pollination needs more bees, please
For stable pollination long-term, wild bee diversity matters.
Temperature tutorials from a strange spring
Spring 2022 was an anomaly in the Northwest, but some lessons carry forward.
Washington receives $4.7 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant funds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded Washington state $4.7 million to support specialty crop
Honey Bee Health Coalition releases updated varroa mite management guide
The Honey Bee Health Coalition has released a new edition of “Tools for Varroa Management.”
Growers get glimpse of latest MSU research at Ridgefest field day
Michigan Pomesters held its 11th annual Ridgefest field day July 28, touring research trials at Michigan State University’s Clarksville Research Center in Clarksville.
Eric Mussen: 1944–2022
Honey bee authority Eric Carnes Mussen, an internationally known California Cooperative Extension apiculturist and member
Degrees of extremes for Northwest growers
Record cool Northwest pollination weather follows scorching 2021 summer.
Research rebuild for Oregon tree fruit team
With new postharvest scientist, Hood River, Oregon, restaffs its research team.
Blocking bees by netting trees
Nets can reduce fruit set by limiting pollination.
USApple publishes pollinator best-practices guide for apple growers
The U.S. Apple Association announced in a news release the publication of a new guide,
BYOB: Bring your own bees — Video
Using mason bees requires year-round chores.
Chill queens: Bees in cold storage
WSU entomologist tries queen banking in the cold to cut labor costs.
Researchers continue blueberry pollination survey
Researchers are continuing to survey blueberry growers about pollination methods as part of a multistate
Pollination education
Nationwide study underway to determine the value of wild bees.
Pondering a pollen pathway
Clemson studying virus transmission in peach orchards.
Blueberry growers needed for pollination survey
As part of a project to improve blueberry pollination, a nationwide research team is trying
High-tech bee boosters
Cherry growers turn to tech companies to supplement honey bee pollination.
Mason bees ready for buzzness
Mason bee suppliers begin marketing to tree fruit growers.
Blueberries need bees
Expanding industry is working to update pollination practices.
Help for healthy hives
Bee researchers ready to focus on solutions.
WSU bee storage book online for download
A Washington State University entomologist who studies the indoor cold storage of honey bees has released
Northwest Farm Credit Services donates $2 million to support WSU ag research and students
A recent $2 million donation by Northwest Farm Credit Services will benefit students, bees, wine
Cherry Institute to be held online Jan. 21
The 78th Annual Cherry Institute will be held Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, via electronic format,
MSU project will update blueberry pollination recommendations
Meghan Milbrath, left, an assistant professor in the Michigan State University Department of Entomology, will
USDA grant funds robotic pollination research at WSU
A Washington State University researcher has won a grant worth nearly $1 million to invent
Bees take an indoor break
Washington State University continues research into indoor bee storage with trials in shipping containers.
Creating a good buzz for bees
How blueberry growers can create healthful habitats for stressed pollinators.
Building a better bee
WSU entomologists use bee semen collected from around the world as part of breeding project to improve genetics of honey bees.
Horror movie hornet
After first detecting it late last year, Washington officials mount aggressive response to beehive-destroying Asian giant hornet.
Blossoms get a boost from the blues
Researcher shows blue orchard bees improve fruit set in Washington cherries and pears.
Beehive-destroying hornet found in Washington
An enormous, invasive hornet that can destroy honeybee hives in “a matter of hours” was
Pollinizer research reveals patterns
WSU researcher continues work to narrow potential pollinizers and better understand the genetics of a good match.
New home for WSU bees
The purchase of an Othello research facility will provide space for pollinator research program to grow.
U.S. EPA approves bee-delivered fungicide
Bee Vectoring Technology receives approval for first plant protection product applied by bees.
2019 cherry pesticide residue report now available
Annual report from the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission helps inform pest management decisions.
Bee-based biocontrol – Video
New technology that uses bees to deliver biocontrol exactly where it’s needed could help organic blueberry growers fight mummy berry.
Good to Know: 2019 Pacific Northwest cherry research funding
More than $930,000 provided for 20 different research projects.
Grants promote pollinator habitat
Program aims to improve habitat for native pollinators and beneficial insects.
New technology explores pollination automation
Israeli tech company working to develop automated pollination.
Researchers look to fungi to help keep honeybees healthy
New research explores two very different fungi that could knock out the varroa mite and boost bees' immunity.
Orchardists testing bee-attractant paste
Yakima, Washington, start-up markets potent lure to boost pollination.
Researcher spins off pollen suspension
WSU researcher licenses pollen suspension while continuing electrostatic research.
Pollination calculation: Every bee counts
Online tool helps growers assess how much pollination they get from wild bees.
Acclaimed honey bee geneticist receives UC Davis Distinguished Emeritus Award
Robert E. Page Jr. (Courtesy University of California, Davis) Internationally acclaimed honey bee
Mid-Atlantic blueberry growers wanted for survey
The survey takes about 2 to 3 minutes and is available for blueberry growers until Sept. 1.
The new buzz for blossoms
Drones won’t replace bees for pollination, but they may help.
Trees without fruit, pollination without bees
Pollen company joins Washington State University researcher to try planting a pollen-only orchard.