Brian Fackler – Cornell University Master Beekeeper November is a quiet time for the bees. It is possible for the bees to do some late season forage on a mild sunny day. Brood rearing will have essentially ceased making the demands on the colony much less and activities levels will be lower. Cleansing flights will take place when weather conditions permit otherwise the colony does … Read more

Jana Patterson, PUB Apiary Manager Portland, OR – Certified 2025 Proficiencies: Three season pollinator gardening for honey bees and Oregon native pollinators; Honey Bee Pests and Diseases Capstone Project: Developed and implemented a new honey bee program at a Beaverton School District high school. Students set up and learned how to manage their school apiary. I got started with beekeeping in 2020. I started by … Read more

Apprentice [OR] Radhika Marvin Master – read about each Master graduate’s accomplishments here [OR] Muffy Roy [OR] Mike Standing [UK] Tania Francis Muffy Roy is a certified Master Level graduate Please join us in congratulating Muffy! You can read about her experiences in the program here. Location: Bend, OR Proficiencies: Queen Rearing and Honey Bee Pests and Diseases Capstone Project: 2024 Amitraz Efficacy Study at … Read more

This time of year, our bees are dealing with a nectar dearth — a sharp drop in available forage.At the same time, yellowjacket activity increases, adding pressure as they attempt to robweakened colonies. Between reduced food resources and outside threats, even normally calm,gentle colonies can become noticeably more defensive and aggressive.With that in mind, this is an important time to: Inspect hives for varroa mites … Read more

Some links from the presentation: Lincoln Best profile oregonbeeplate.org Oregon Bee Steward Program Oregon Bee Project Melittoflora app Master Melitollogist Program