Carolyn is a research associate with the OSU Honey Bee Lab. She has had many roles in the lab over the last 17 years, including apiary manager, developer of the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program, instructor for university classes and community beekeepers, and researcher of the many different issues that honey bees face. Most of all, she loves to help beekeepers successfully manage their colonies so … Read more

One of the most important winter chores is to heft the hive body to check if it’s light in weight. If so, it is low in honey stores. In the winter and early spring your bees will starve if they consume all of their honey reserves or they move to the edge of the hive where they no longer contact honey frames. In this case … Read more

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