POLLINATOR LICENSE PLATE BILL SIGNED!
HOORAY!! HOORAY!! The Honey Bee & Pollinator License Plate has become a reality!! Governor Ferguson signed the bill authorizing it […]
POLLINATOR LICENSE PLATE BILL SIGNED! Read More »
Bee News
2024 Conference Recordings Available to Ticket Holders NOW!
The Recordings are READY!!! Thank you so much for your patience while we prepared the recordings from the 2024 WASBA
2024 Conference Recordings Available to Ticket Holders NOW! Read More »
Register Your Hives for 2025!
Registering your hive/s grants liability protection to beekeepers (cheap insurance policy). The lack of hive registration could affect the amount
Register Your Hives for 2025! Read More »
March 2025 Newsletter OUT NOW!
Explore the March 2025 Newsletter! 🐝 Happy Spring! Conference Tickets • Spring Beekeeping • License Plate Update Read it Now!
March 2025 Newsletter OUT NOW! Read More »
USDA (FSA) Marketing Assistance for HONEY!
USDA (FSA) just announced $2 billion in Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops… Honey is included! Application are accepted from December
USDA (FSA) Marketing Assistance for HONEY! Read More »
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
Statewide Pollinator Week Declaration! Read More »
ENCOURAGING POLLINATORS Senate Bill 5934
ENCOURAGING POLLINATORS Senate Bill 5934 – This bill allows cities and counties in the state to encourage pollinator-friendly plants in
ENCOURAGING POLLINATORS Senate Bill 5934 Read More »
New Research About Varroa & it’s Food
Remember we used to think that mites fed on the hemolymph of honey bees and then Dr. Samuel Ramsey discovered
New Research About Varroa & it’s Food Read More »
Beekeeping Theories Debunked: The Real Buzz on Honeybee Insulation
Honeybees do not naturally insulate their colonies against the cold, according to new research by the University of Leeds. The
Beekeeping Theories Debunked: The Real Buzz on Honeybee Insulation Read More »
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
NEW! Ask a WA Beekeeper LIVE Q&A Read More »
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
Support the HIVE ACT Read More »
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
Notice: Import of Honey Bee Packages from US Read More »
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
Club Presidents! Join the Outreach Committee Read More »
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
A new vaccine will protect honeybees from a bacterial disease affecting their larvae Read More »
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
First Honey Bee Vaccine! Read More »
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
Olympia’s newest park is for the bees Read More »
Dalan Animal Health
Hello BEEKS, recently I (Alan Woods) had the opportunity to sit and talk with Amy about the company that she
Dalan Animal Health Read More »
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
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
BEEKEEPER OF THE YEAR 2021… RUTHIE DANIELSON! Read More »