“Ask a Washington Beekeeper” on YouTube!
Last year, WASBA began providing monthly educational programs via Facebook Live with the goal of reaching beekeepers who may not […]
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Ask a Washington Beekeeper: Thur. 11/21
Please join us on Facebook Live for the next Ask a Washington Beekeeper on Thursday, November 21 where you will
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November 2024 Newsletter OUT NOW!
Explore the November 2024 Newsletter! 🐝 Happy Holiday Season!Thank you to all who attended the 2024 Conference Read the Issue!
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SnoKing Beekeepers offers Classes Year-Round
SnoKing Beekeepers continues to offer year-round classes via Zoom for Beginner, Apprentice and Journeyman. Dates and times of current and
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USDA and FarmRaise Disaster Assistance for Livestock, Honey bees, and farm-raised fish producers
USDA and FarmRaise Launch Additional Online Disaster Assistance Decision Tool for Livestock, Honey Bee and Farm-Raised Fish Producers Partnership further
Statewide Pollinator Week Declaration!
Celebrate Pollinator Week with us! Pollinator Week 2024 will take place June 17-23, 2024. Pollinator Week is an annual
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Register Your Hives for 2024!
Registering your hive/s grants liability protection to beekeepers (cheap insurance policy). The lack of hive registration could affect the amount
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NEW! Ask a WA Beekeeper LIVE Q&A
One of the challenges we have been aware of is trying to provide beekeeping information resources to people without a
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Support the HIVE ACT
We need your help. Congressman Kelly Armstrong from North Dakota has introduced legislation this summer which address many of the concerns
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Notice: Import of Honey Bee Packages from US
Notice from Elizabeth Hill, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Honey Bee and Pollinator Research Coordinator: ———————————————————— Dear stakeholders, The Canadian
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Club Presidents! Join the Outreach Committee
The WASBA Outreach Committee was formed at the beginning of 2023. The purpose is to bring together the presidents of bee clubs
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A new vaccine will protect honeybees from a bacterial disease affecting their larvae
The Department of Agriculture has conditionally approved a new vaccine meant to protect honeybees from a bacterial disease that can
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First Honey Bee Vaccine!
US Approves World’s First Honeybee Vaccine Against the Deadly Hive Bacteria A honeybee vaccine, meant to protect honeybees against the
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Olympia’s newest park is for the bees
Capitol Campus Pollinator Garden is a great spot to bring kids, or just a lunch. By Danny Stusser for Jolt
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WSU Entomology Releases Guide to Determine if Hives have been damaged by Asian Giant Hornets
Beekeepers have a new resource if they suspect the invasive Asian giant hornet is attacking their honey bee colonies. An
President’s Message
Greetings BEEKS, I pray this message finds everyone in good health and spirit. First, I want to thank each of
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BEEKEEPER OF THE YEAR 2021… RUTHIE DANIELSON!
The 2021 Beekeeper of the Year is… Ruthie Danielson from Blaine, Washington! Nominated by Dorothy McFall of the Mt. Baker
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Thank you! Online Auction Raises over $10,000 for WSU Pollinator Research!
From all of us at the Washington State Beekeepers Association (WASBA), a big THANK YOU for your participation in our
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WATCH the WSDA Beekeeping and Vespa Mandarinia II Webinar
Join the Washington State Department of Agriculture, Dr. Samuel Ramsey, and Washington State University to learn about Vespa mandarinia and
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