Dr. Ellis is the Gahan Endowed Professor of Entomology in the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida. At the University of Florida, Dr. Ellis has responsibilities in extension, instruction and research related to honey bees. Regarding his extension work, Dr. Ellis created the UF, South Florida, and Caribbean Bee Colleges, and […]

Kelly joined the Hopkins lab as a postdoctoral researcher in the summer of 2020. She completed her doctorate studying honey bee health and management practices in the vanEngelsdorp Bee lab at University of Maryland. Her doctoral work focused on identifying beekeeping management practices to improve colony health and survival. She also addressed obstacles to best […]

Dr. Dave Tarpy of North Carolina State University, is a widely recognized authority on queen behavior and honey bee genetics, and is the only individual every to receive both of EAS’ highest awards: the 2016 Roger Morse Outstanding Teaching/Extension Service/Regulatory Award and the Hambleton. Dr. Tarpy is a full professor and North Carolina Extension specialist […]

Dr. Sagili is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University. He obtained his PhD in Entomology from Texas A&M University in 2007. He has a bachelors and a Masters degree in Agriculture from A.P. Agricultural University, India. His primary research focus is honey bee health, nutrition and pollination. His research […]

Alison studies honey bee reproductive health, focusing on factors affecting sperm viability. Honey bee queens mate several times early in life, then maintain the sperm for years in a specialized storage organ until they die. Colony health directly depends on the queen’s ability to keep these sperm alive so that she can lay an abundance […]

When the snow begins to fall from the sky the child in us shrieks in delight, yet as the days wane onward we become fatigued from the joy. The honey bee’s emergence into the outdoors in early spring brings renewal of life. As the Worker Bee, female, flitters from plant to plant, tree to tree, […]

By Charlie Vanden Heuvel How much of our world do we miss? The butterflies, spiders, hummingbirds, and yes even the honey bee. Six legs, four wings and a never-ending drive season after season. As the Queen returns to egg laying in mid-January, the rest of the colony must also engage in their duties in support […]

By Charlie Vanden Heuvel Hopefully you have spent some time outdoors admiring the wonders of nature. Being a Honey Bee enthusiast, the sighting of the Apis Mellifera, Honey Bee, often becomes mesmerizing. Yet, of late the number of Native Bees flirting about flowers has increased the excitement and enjoyment of some of nature’s wonders. Bumble […]