Kelly Kulhanek, Ph.D.Postdoctoral ResearcherHopkins Lab, Washington State University   Title: Data-Driven Best Beekeeping Practices for Backyard Beekeepers Kelly 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. Now a postdoctoral researcher at Washington State University, she focuses on commercial…See More

For over 20 years, Jennifer Berry has been the Apicultural Research Professional and Lab Manager for the University of Georgia Honey Bee Program. Her research objectives have focused on queen breeding, improving honey bee health, IPM techniques for varroa and small hive beetle control, sub-lethal effects of pesticides on bees and beneficial insects, weeds for bees, and what best to plant in non-traditional horticultural landscapes to enhance pollinator populations and diversity. Jennifer’s…See More

TROPICAL FRUIT TREE & EDIBLE PLANT SALE At the South Florida Fairgrounds October 16th 2021  Admission & Parking are FREE!! BRING YOUR WAGONS!! The Palm Beach Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and further cultivation and use of tropical and rare fruit in South Florida and the world, is hosting its annual Tropical Fruit Tree & Edible Plant Sale on Saturday,October 16th 2021.The popular event will be held from 9 a.m.…See More