Gardening Lecture Series
Gardening Lecture Series held at downtown Klamath County Library, Chiloquin Library and South Suburban Library.Starting February 2nd. Read more...
Bees and Pollinators
Lynn Ketchum
Featured Resources
OSU Extension Catalog
Residential Beekeeping: Best-practice guidelines for nuisance-free beekeeping in Oregon
This publication outlines guidelines for best practices for beekeeping in residential areas. It outlines the steps residential beekeepers can take to operate their bees in nuisance-free manner.
OSU Extension Catalog
How to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides
An overview of how a variety of wild and managed bees and their pollination activities are affected by pesticide application. Provides guidelines for how beekeepers, growers, and pesticide applicators can work together to prevent bee poisoning. Click "view it now" for the full publication or...
Program
Oregon Master Beekeeper Program
Are you curious about bees and how to keep them? Are you interested in learning how to become a better beekeeper? Do you want to help others learn about bees? Bee informed with the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program!Participating beekeepers gain experience at three successive levels: Apprentice, Journey, and Master. Each level provides opportunities and support for additional learning, practice in the field, and community service.
Latest Resources
Article
Learning about forests and native bees
Researchers, forest managers and citizen scientists are working together to discover what native bees live in Oregon forests.
Featured Question
Honey bee colony loss, herbicide related?
Greetings, I lost 16 out of 20 honey bee hives in Summer Lake valley between October and December of 2018, all were strong hives with at least a deep hive body of surplus honey stores. another beekeeper in the valley lost all of his hives, same scenario, they did not die in the hive. Need to chat...
Video
Bees in the Garden: Update from the OSU Garden Ecology Lab
This webinar is part of the 2018 series of Advanced Training Webinars for Master Gardeners sponsored by Oregon State University Extension.Latest News
News Story
Honeybees prioritize well-fed larvae for emergency queen-rearing, study finds
Jun 7, 2018
New research shows that honeybees prioritize the nutritional status of larvae when selecting for a new emergency queen.
News Story
Gardens key to supporting pollinators
Oct 21, 2016
Cities are not the biological deserts once thought
News Story
Butterflies need room and board to stick around in the garden
Jul 15, 2016
Food for both adults and caterpillars are necessary for effective habitat
