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A buzz in the GroW Garden

July 23, 2018by GWBuzz Leave a comment

On Sunday July 22nd, our Junior Beekeeper James and I had the incredible opportunity to discuss the biology and behavior of honey bees with members of GW GroW Garden! We […]

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Dumbarton Oaks Park Anniversary Celebration

April 17, 2018by GWBuzz Leave a comment

On Saturday April 12th, one of our new researchers, Jordan, and I had the incredible opportunity to put together a booth for  Dumbarton Oaks Park Anniversary Celebration.  We brought our full observation hive, […]

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Honey Extraction!

September 11, 2017by GWBuzz Leave a comment

On Sunday, September 10th we hosted a group of amazing volunteers who helped us harvest and extract our honey- We were able to successfully extract 175 lbs of honey! A […]

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LIVE Bee Cam Up and Running Again!

August 27, 2017by GWBuzz Leave a comment

I am so excited to announce that our bee camera, which has been offline throughout most of the season, is up and running again! With our camera, you can see […]

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Animal Architects at the National Building Museum

July 20, 2017by GWBuzz Leave a comment

Forming their own building material, building perfect hexagons, and maintaining uniform structure and function, honey bees are certainly true animal architects! Today, our researcher Sasha and I had the opportunity […]

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National Building Museum Talk: WHAT’S ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT BEES?

July 17, 2017by GWBuzz Leave a comment

Join us as we discuss the evolution of modern beekeeping at the National Building Museum on August 15th, from 6:30-8:00 pm! We are very excited about this event, and hope […]

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GWBuzz Visits the USDA Bee Research Lab

June 5, 2013by GWBuzz Leave a comment

Early morning June 4th, the Bee Team ventured out into Beltsville Maryland for some valuable follow-up with the USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory. Jeff Pettis, Research Leader, generously took some […]

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The New Bees Are Here!

April 5, 2013by GWBuzz 1 Comment

The sun is shining, the DC weather may finally be regulating itself and the bees are buzzing in! Our first shipment of bees arrived last Saturday and they are thriving […]

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Bee Camera

July 2, 2012by GWBuzz Leave a comment

It is official. The bee camera is up and running. Please feel free to check out the honeybee hives on the roof of our facility at The George Washington University. […]

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The Observation Hive

June 7, 2012by GWBuzz Leave a comment

This week the Bee Team had a difficult task: cleaning the observation hive. This hive is unlike those seen on the roof of Lisner Hall. Located in Professor Doebel’s laboratory, […]

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