E.L. Niño Bee Lab

Here is a nice graphic from the Washington State Department of Ag.

Worth knowing and following! Hopefully, they won't reach us. Fingers crossed!

Check out the bee gardening and bee photography classes offered by Dr. Christine Casey at our beautiful UC Davis Bee Garden! April is a wonderful time to visit the garden and take in all the blooming pollinator-supportive plants and of course, our pollinators. https://beegarden.ucdavis.edu/beegardeningclasses

Always good to see different color pollen being collected

Big Data collection day in the orchards. Detailed hive assessments... Mite counts... Pollen collections.

We're all working hard in the lab and excited about all the projects that are getting underway as the almonds are starting to bloom! #bloom2020 #honeybees #beekeeping #research

Our lab at UC Davis is looking for 3-4 field lab assistant. These would be temporary positions for the next few months with start date as soon as possible. Must be able to work a flexible schedule bc we need to travel to work sites within 2 hours from Davis. Below are a few more details. I should also say that we are a fun but hard working team and also who wouldn't want to work with bees :) If you know of anyone interested have them send me an email [email protected] https...Continue reading

Proceedings of the 2019 American Bee Research Conference have been published in Journal Insects as Open Access. Take a look at what the bee researchers around the country have been working on. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/2/88/htm

All our 2020 courses are now live and open for registration!

Exciting day for introducing Dr. Julia Fine and Dr. Arathi Sheshadri and for the ribbon cutting at new @usdagov research lab. Great input at the stakeholder meeting with members from AHPA @californiastatebeekeepers and @californiaalmonds #honeybee #honey #beeresearch @ Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility

Interested in the California Master Beekeeper Program? Check out this video!

We all know how bees make honey, but have you ever wondered how they make wax? Dr. Elina Niño will be discussing the science bee-hind this during our FIRST ever Wax Working class here at the lab, and I promise we aren’t pollen your leg Come buzz around with us on December 7th to make some bee-utiful gifts just in time for the holidays. Only a few spots left! #waxworking #elninobeelab #holidaygifts #lipbalm #candles #allthingswax #beesknees

Remember to register for the upcoming CSBA convention! Come spend a day with our California Master Beekeepers and learn from a great line-up of speakers through the three days of the convention.

It's the season for conferences! Here is something a little bit different for all you beekeepers out there.

We're excited to announce our final course for 2019! Varroa Management Strategies on SUN OCT 13th!