May 2025 Mini-Conference

Bee Colony Losses

Presenters: Dr Natalie Steinhauer with Dr Dewey Caron

Research Associate and Communications and Content Specialist and OR Master Beekeeper program Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University.

Tuesday May 20, 2025, 7:00 PM (Mountain Daylight Time), 1:00 AM UTC 

Dr Steinhauer is an entomologist specializing in questions related to honey bee health. Originated from Belgium, she completed a master’s in biology, and postgraduate research master’s in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation from Imperial College London (UK). She received her PhD from the University of Maryland, 2017. From 2018 to 2023, she was Research Officer for the Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) collaborating on the development, implementation, and data analyses of BIP’s annual monitoring programs and field trials, in particular the annual Loss and Management Survey.

Dr Caron received his PhD at the Cornell Bee Lab under Dr Roger Morse. He held professional teaching, research, extension and administrative positions at Cornell, University (1969-70), University of Maryland (1970-1981) and University of Delaware (1981-2009). He moved to Portland OFR following retirement and continues active with honey bee outreach programs. He currently is a Communications and Content Specialist with the Oregon Master Beekeeper program. He is Advisor to the Board of WAS and a Past president of WAS.