WSU honey bee and pollinator researcher Kelly Kulhanek, graduate student Riley Reed, and Assistant Research Professor Brandon Hopkins at WSU's Honey Bee and Pollinator Research, Extension and Education Facility near Othello. The three were at the center to check on the bess in a number of hives that had just returned from pollination work in California.

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WSU Bee research center slowly buzzing with activity
May 27, 2021 1 a.m.

WSU Bee research center slowly buzzing with activity

OTHELLO — As Kelley Kulhanek examined the frame covered with bees, turning it over with hands covered in blue nitrile gloves, she felt something just below the bottom knuckle of her left index finger.