Honey Bee Anatomy—Form and Function
From Antenna to the Sting structure, the honey bee is an amazing combination of unique structures with specialized duties.
Read More Honey Bee Anatomy—Form and FunctionAuthor: Leslie Huston
A Chance to Review
A small challenge to what you know about honey bees, behavior and basic beekeeping.
Read More A Chance to ReviewConnecting People to Bees: How Helping Bees Can Help Communities
The University of Minnesota Bee Squad has been helping beekeepers in Minnesota and beyond since 2011. In addition to beekeepers, Bee Squad programs have expanded to include Bee Veterans, Bee Arts and Pollinator Ambassadors as well as programs that connect farmers and beekeepers to pollinator habitat. Learn more about how this work has supported not …
Read More Connecting People to Bees: How Helping Bees Can Help CommunitiesMighty Mites vs. Mightier Beekeepers: Updates from the Mite Fighting Front
It is hard to discuss honey bees without talking about Varroa destructor. The Bee Squad has been tracking these mites through management of up to 500 urban, suburban and rural colonies across the Twin Cities in Minnesota. This talk with share updated data from this program as well as updates from the MiteCheck program, a national collaborative, …
Read More Mighty Mites vs. Mightier Beekeepers: Updates from the Mite Fighting FrontDr. Lawrence Connor
Well known author, editor and speaker Larry Connor operates Wicwas Press, the largest North American press focused on quality beekeeping books. He conducted pollination studies at Michigan State University, served as Extension Entomologist at The Ohio State University, and was president of Genetic Systems Inc., a venture that mass-produced instrumentally inseminated queen bees. He is …
Read More Dr. Lawrence ConnorDr. Rebecca Masterman
Becky Masterman Is currently serving as UMN Bee Squad Associate Program Director. She first worked for the UMN Bee Lab as an undergraduate in 1992, and returned in 2012 as the Bee Squad’s Associate Program Director and Coordinator. Becky graduated from UMN Twin Cities with a BA (major in history, minor in biology) and then …
Read More Dr. Rebecca MastermanDr. Jay Evans
Jay Evans is Research Leader at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Bee Research Lab in Beltsville, MD, where he has worked for nearly 20 years. The BRL is focused on the development of management strategies to help honey bees thrive in the face of disease, chemical stress, and inadequate forage. Lab members are …
Read More Dr. Jay EvansLarry Connor
Larry Connor was born in Kalamzoo and graduated from Richland High School in 1963. He earned three degrees in entomology from Michigan State University and was hired as Extension Entomologist in Apiculture at The Ohio State University in 1972. In 1976 he was hired by Chuck Dadant of Dadant and Sons to run a new …
Read More Larry ConnorJudy Wu-Smart
Judy Wu-Smart received her BS in Zoology at Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. She received her MS in Entomology at Washington State University under the advisement of Dr. Walter “Steve” Sheppard. Her MS research examined the effects of pesticide residue accumulation in brood comb on honey bee health. She then continued onto a PhD program …
Read More Judy Wu-SmartTom Seeley
Thomas D. Seeley, biologist and writer, is a professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University. He teaches courses on animal behavior and does research on the behavior, social life, and ecology of honey bees. Tom is an avid beekeeper and began keeping bees while a high school student, when he shook …
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