Month: July 2025

by Dewey M. Caron, Communications and Content Specialist for the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program The birds and the bees An estimated 3,600 species of wild bees serve as pollinators in the U.S. We believe, like many other populations of insects (and birds), bee populations are in decline. By combining abundant, largely citizen science gathered data, … Read more

By Julie O’Connor and Heike Williams In Memoriam Naomi Price 1950 – 2025 The Central Oregon beekeeping community lost Naomi Price, a friend, teacher and colleague. Naomi who kept bees in long hives due to being bound to a wheelchair cared passionately about bees and, therefore, about beekeeping.  She focused on how bees function and what … Read more