
For the second year in a row, in celebration of National Pollinator Week on June 18-24, Bayer will host live webinars showcasing innovative bee health research and practical applications for improving honey bee colony health. Take advantage of your lunch break to learn more about agriculture’s hardest working insects by tuning in to hear from researchers working on projects funded through Bayer’s Healthy Hives 2020 initiative, in partnership with Project Apis m. and hosted by Bee Culture.
If you’re interested in registering for one or both of the webinars, which will be held Tuesday, June 19, and Thursday, June 21, from noon – 1 p.m. EDT, you can visit here to learn more or register via the links below. Recaps will also be available at the conclusion of each session, if you can’t tune in live.
The webinars include:
1. Hive Management 2.0: Developing a Practical Tool for Commercial Beekeepers – Tuesday, June 19, 12 – 1 p.m. EDT
• featuring Dr. Brandon Hopkins, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology at Washington State University, and Brody Tomazin, Commercial Beekeeper at 2J Honey Farms and Round Valley Honey Company and President, Idaho Honey Industry Association
2. The Changing Face of Deformed Wing Virus – Thursday, June 21, 12 – 1 p.m. EDT
• featuring Dr. Stephen Martin, Professor, School of Environment & Life Sciences at University of Salford, Manchester, UK, and Randy Oliver, Commercial Beekeeper and Founder of ScientificBeekeeping.com