Honeybees Content / Honeybees Content for 51Թϱ en Protecting Bees During Disasters /news/protecting-bees-during-disasters <p>Patrick Hardy, a master beekeeper in the 51Թϱ-based California Master Beekeeper Program, or CAMPB, designed and implemented the world’s first, and so far, only honeybee disaster response team. His creation, a nonprofit called Bee Platoon, is designed to protect honeybees and help beekeepers during natural disasters.</p><p>“We help small hobbyist beekeepers evacuate their bees, recover beehives after disasters and help first responders move the swarms,” Hardy said. “Those are the three major planks of what we do.”</p> July 15, 2025 - 2:40pm Cody Kitaura /news/protecting-bees-during-disasters Student Entomologists Gain Hands-On Skills in Insect Biology /student-research/news/insect-scholars-program-provides-undergraduates-with-skills-in-biology-and-entomology Discover how student researchers are gaining hands-on biology and entomology skills and protecting pollinators through the Insect Scholars Program. May 28, 2024 - 9:00am Jocelyn C Anderson /student-research/news/insect-scholars-program-provides-undergraduates-with-skills-in-biology-and-entomology