But the bees of Costa Rica still astounded me with their variety, beauty, and fascinating life strategies. After talking ...

Native bees come in a variety of sizes - some are big, some are small, and some are… even smaller! Enjoy these two vignettes ...

Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is opening the Farm to School Purchasing Grant application for the 2025–2027 biennium. Applications are due by 5:00 PM PST on July 3, 2025. The grant ...

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are the familiar ones. Humans have been stealing their honey since before we were Homo sapiens. The first kept honey bees were in ancient Egypt, where they kept bees in mud ...

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Learn about WSDA's 2023 Japanese beetle trapping efforts ...