"What plants do bees use to make honey in Ohio" taught by Dr. Reed Johnson

1050 North Avenue,Tallmadge OH 44278

21 March, 2023

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Meet in-person and learn “What plants do bees use to make honey in Ohio?” from Dr. Reed Johnson. At the OSU, Wooster campus - Dr. Reed and his team have analyzed honey samples from urban and rural colonies to determine what the bees are feeding on. This seminar will help you determine what to grow in your gardens. Tuesday, March 21st @ 7:00pm Summit County Fairgrounds Reed M. Johnson, PhD. Reed got his start in research beekeeping as an undergraduate research assistant at the University of Montana. He went on to receive a Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he was involved in the honey bee genome project. Reed is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology at The Ohio State University in Wooster, Ohio where he teaches two courses: one on beekeeping and the other on pesticide science. His research focuses on determining how bees are exposed to pesticides and the effects that pesticides have on the health of honey bees, with the larger goal of promoting bee health in the context of modern agriculture.