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Submit beekeeping and pollinator questions using the Ask Extension form on this page. If you have questions about topics other than beekeeping and pollinators, or if the form on this page doesn't load, please use MSU Extension's general Ask Extension form.
MSU Pollinator Experts
If you have further questions, contact the MSU experts in the following categories:
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na Heck, Apiculture Extension Educator
Specialties: Small-scale and hobby beekeeper questions, public concerns, best management practices, Heroes to Hives
Email: heckanar@msu.edu
Telephone: 571-884-7976
Dr. Zachary Huang, Associate Professor, Department of Entomology
Specialties: Honey bee nutrition, disease, and queen questions
Email: bees@msu.edu
Telephone: 517-353-8136
Dr. Rufus Isaacs, Professor, Berry Crops Entomology Lab, Department of Entomology
Specialties: Native Bee questions
Email: isaacsr@msu.edu
Telephone: 517-355-6619
Dr. Meghan Milbrath, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology and Coordinator
of the Michigan Pollinator Initiative
Specialties: Honey bee queens, honey bee veterinary medicine, bacterial diseases, and commercial beekeeping.
Email: mpi@msu.edu
Telephone: 517-884-9518
Dan Wyns, Michigan Technical Transfer Team, Bee Informed Partnership
Specialties: Commercial beekeeping and colony management.
Email: wyns@msu.edu
If you want to identify a native bee from a picture, try posting to iNaturalist and/or Bumble Bee Watch.