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Bee Lunch: Witch Hazel – An Enchanting Winter Bloomer

Posted onFebruary 9, 2015February 7, 2015

Witch Hazel (Hamamelis) includes several different species that are native to Eastern North America, China, and Japan ranging in colors from yellow to red that […] Read More

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Helping Washington State Bees and Beekeepers – action in Olympia

Posted onFebruary 3, 2015April 3, 2022

As mentioned at the January PSBA meeting, a Honey Bee Awareness Day will be held on Thursday, March 5 on the North steps outside the Capitol […] Read More

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Sponsors Wanted for PSBA Bee Package Sales

Posted onJanuary 22, 2015

Got Bees? PSBA is looking to partner with local vendors of bees (packages, nucs, queens) in 2015 as part of a fundraising effort for our educational programs. If you sell bees, we’d […] Read More

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PSBA Beekeeping Classes – Register Today!

Posted onJanuary 9, 2015January 9, 2015

PSBA is in process of updating our class offerings for 2015 – and we are excited to offer a few new topics this year so you can be […] Read More

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Bee Lunch: Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) a desirable winter bloomer!

Posted onJanuary 1, 2015

This small evergreen tree adds an exotic look to our Northwestern gardens with its large glossy leaves.  This plant is a native to south-central China […] Read More

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Age matters: Young larvae boost pollination activity in bees

Posted onDecember 16, 2014December 10, 2014

In a paper published in the journal Animal Behaviour, ASU alumnus Kirsten Traynor, a research associate with the University of Maryland, Robert E. Page, Jr., […] Read More

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True Source Honey Issues Alert on Honey Shipped from Turkey

Posted onDecember 12, 2014December 10, 2014

The True Source Honey Certification (TM) Program (www.TrueSourceHoney.com), whose mission it is to protect consumers, retailers and manufacturers from illegally sourced honey, has issued an […] Read More

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Celebrate the New Year with 600+ of Your Closest Beekeeping Friends!

Posted onDecember 10, 2014

The 2015 North American Beekeeping Conference & Trade Show will be held in Anaheim, California at the four-star Disneyland Hotel, January 6 – 10. As […] Read More

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Donate to PSBA while doing your holiday shopping

Posted onNovember 26, 2014February 7, 2015

When you do your Holiday shopping at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price to Puget Sound Beekeepers Association. If you are considering shopping […] Read More

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Pollinator Health Task Force: submit comments by November 24

Posted onNovember 24, 2014November 24, 2014

A recent presidential memorandum created a task force to reverse pollinator losses and help restore populations to healthy levels. The task force, coordinated by the […] Read More

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