The bees are back! This past Sunday, April 7, nine new hives were installed on our rooftop apiary! Please enjoy our new fuzzy friends around campus! We extend a special thanks to the new lab members and the kind volunteers from the GroW Garden for their help during this year’s installation. Additionally, thank you to Founding Farmers for their continual support of our university’s unique and essential honey bee apiary! BEE sure to follow our Instagram account, @gwbuzz, to receive updates on the status of our bees this summer!
Volunteers installing a hive
Fiona, junior beekeeper, getting sugar water for the bees
A fresh bee package
A frame being sprayed with sugar water
Dr. Doebel offering bees to volunteers
Adele, senior beekeeper, pouring package of bees into hive
Camille, junior beekeeper, and Dr. Doebel placing frames into hive
Dr. Doebel using a hive tool to push the frames together
A bee package sprayed with sugar water to manage the bees
Bees are EVERYWHERE
The view of the Washington Monument from our rooftop apiary
