We have been getting a few questions about kiddos and WAS. We will not be providing day care, but there are a few options for you here in Ashland!
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I made a YouTube video of the “Bee and Beekeeping” station to give you a tour of the materials we use, and how and why we use them.
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As you may know, our bees are facing unprecedented challenges. Like the wise ol’ Professor Einstein said, “We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.”
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What do you want from your beekeeping conference? What do you want from the Western Apicultural Society?
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Every year the president of the Western Apicultural Society is given the chance to host the “WAS” conference on their own turf and highlight what’s good about their region.
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On Friday, January 11th from 9:00 am – Noon, 343 local and visiting elementary-aged kids, and 267 teachers,
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Many years ago I had the great privilege of being the keynote speaker at the launch of the International Bee Research Association’s “BEEWORLD” kid’s project.
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The highlight of my “Kids and Bees” adventures this summer was, without a doubt, joining the Montana Farmers Union’s 2018 Youth Camp.
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Honey is not bee puke. Did you know a whole lot of kids think it is? Did you also know that there are a lot of kids out there that really don’t like honey!?
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Since the 2014 Western Apicultural Society (WAS) conference in Missoula, Montana, I have hosted nine “Next Generation Beekeeper Breakout Sessions” in every corner of the US.
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What word comes to mind when you think of Chinese honey? Laundering, tainted, counterfeit?
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Winners of the lg Nobel Prize are awarded for their ability to make people laugh, and then think.
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I hate that sound.
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Last fall, a beekeeper sent me an urgent message letting me know that all of his bees had died, and he suspected his neighbor to be at fault.
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When a bee flies over a flower, she receives an electric message.
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There are not many things in life that bring me more pure joy then sharing the love of bees that I have with kids! When I first walk into a room of littles, the mention of bees may inspire fear.
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While I was sad to miss my umpteenth Halloween in Ashland because: working, I had a great time reaching out to Eastern Washington cow folk.
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Global climate change is one of the most pressing threats to our managed honey bee populations, as well as our wild pollinators.
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