Registration is underway for an all-day UC Davis class for those who want to learn "the fascinating world of beeswax, from how honey bees produce it to how beekeepers can collect, process, and transform it into beautiful and useful products."

"Educating young people has become one of the most rewarding parts of my work with the California Master Beekeeper Program and the UC Davis Bee Haven. We encourage curiosity and exploration through interactive activities, including answering questions to spin a prize wheel, handling 3D-printed models, examining pinned insects and creating pollinator-themed crafts."

UC Davis scientists and educators helped make the 2026 California Honey Festival "a honey of a festival" at the two-day event celebrated May 16-17 on the Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland.

The fairgrounds buzzed with educational and entertaining activities.

The California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP), based at UC Davis, and The HIVE Tasting Room and Kitchen in Woodland, have joined forces to present two January courses at The HIVE.

The first is The Science of Honey Tasting  from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Saturday, Jan. 24 and the second is The Science of Mead Tasting, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25. The workshops celebrate bees, beekeeping, and the sensory sciences.

The UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program created quite "the buzz" when they presented an educational and entertaining program at the Vacaville Museum Guild's annual Children's Party, held in the Museum courtyard.

CAMPB introduced the children, ages 3 to 9, to  "the wonderful world of bees." 

It focused on the bees.

And what an educational and entertaining experience it was for the some 600 to 650 people attending a mini-festival at The Hive, Woodland, on Saturday, May 3--the day that the 2025 California Honey Festival was planned, but "not to bee." 

The UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) has scheduled two bee courses: one on queen-rearing techniques and the other on instrumental insemination. 

Both will be held in the E. L. Niño Lab of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, located at 1 Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. 

What do we know about the impacts of pesticides on pollinators? What steps do regulatory agencies like the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) take to safeguard our pollinators?  Are protections from the EPA adequate or inadequate?