Web links from the Pollinator Presentation, October 2024Penny Longwell, WSU Thurston County Master Gardener For more of what WSU is doing: https://bees.wsu.edu/Article link about Alkali bees. https://www.honeybeesuite.com/alkali-bees-face-death-by-highway/ WSU and alfalfa growers set aside a large area (120acres) for the Alkali Bee. The location is in the Touchet valley of easternWashington. Mason Bee Resources: https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2016/05/12/usda-releases-results-new-survey-honey-bee-colony-health Native (more…)
Attendees: 26 in person, 5 online Board reports: Speaker tonight: Penny Longwell, “The Birds and The Bees”
Attendees: Nathan, Kristina, Gail, David, Bryan, Lynn, Camy
38 in attendance: ALL are in person at the club apiary at the Freedom Farm, 3 are new members Intro to the Freedom Farm from Blue, the Founder Discussion about what the club wants out of the apiary Other club updates Mentorship Chair led a live hive inspection of the 2 hives currently located in (more…)
We are launching a Discussion Group for member and non-members to be able to ask questions and discuss beekeeping. The platform we are using is Google Groups. We believe it is fairly simply to use, and works something like a List Serve. If you do not know what that is, it is simply a way (more…)