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Shelby Kittle investigates a hive to check if the honey is ready to be harvested. Kittle, research technician and graduate student in entomology, removes frames from beehive on east campus. Hives are checked as sections of the hive are brought to the lab when they are full of honey. The UNL Bee Lab team monitors hives at multiple locations, harvesting the honey to use for education and as a fundraiser. June 27, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Smokes rises from a beehive smoker. Shelby Kittle, research technician and graduate student in entomology, removes frames from beehive on east campus. Hives are checked as sections of the hive are brought to the lab when they are full of honey. The UNL Bee Lab team monitors hives at multiple locations, harvesting the honey to use for education and as a fundraiser. June 27, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Shelby Kittle carries a level of a beehive to the truck so it can be transported back to the bee lab. Kittle, research technician and graduate student in entomology, removes frames from beehive on east campus. Hives are checked as sections of the hive are brought to the lab when they are full of honey. The UNL Bee Lab team monitors hives at multiple locations, harvesting the honey to use for education and as a fundraiser. June 27, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Shelby Kittle gently brushes bees from a frame filled with honey so the frames can be taken back to the bee lab for honey harvesting. Kittle, research technician and graduate student in entomology, removes frames from beehive on east campus. Hives are checked as sections of the hive are brought to the lab when they are full of honey. The UNL Bee Lab team monitors hives at multiple locations, harvesting the honey to use for education and as a fundraiser. June 27, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Close up of bees on a honeycomb frame. Shelby Kittle, research technician and graduate student in entomology, removes frames from beehive on east campus. Hives are checked as sections of the hive are brought to the lab when they are full of honey. The UNL Bee Lab team monitors hives at multiple locations, harvesting the honey to use for education and as a fundraiser. June 27, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Shelby Kittle uses a beehive smoker to make the bees calm and move down into the hive so she can remove the frames filled with honey. Kittle, research technician and graduate student in entomology, removes frames from beehive on east campus. Hives are checked and levels of the hive are brought to the lab when they are full of honey. The UNL Bee Lab team monitors hives at multiple locations, harvesting the honey to use for education and as a fundraiser. June 27, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Shelby Kittle looks over the list of hives to be harvested for the day. Kittle, research technician and graduate student in entomology, removes frames from beehive on east campus. Hives are checked as sections of the hive are brought to the lab when they are full of honey. The UNL Bee Lab team monitors hives at multiple locations, harvesting the honey to use for education and as a fundraiser. June 27, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Nebraska honey fills the traditional honey bear bottle. Shelby Kittle, graduate student in entomology, harvests honey from bee hives. June 25, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Nebraska honey fills the traditional honey bear bottle. Shelby Kittle, graduate student in entomology, harvests honey from bee hives. June 25, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Honey flows from the extractor through a two-stage filter to remove pieces of honeycomb from the hive. Shelby Kittle, graduate student in entomology, harvests honey from bee hives. June 25, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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A whiteboard the lab used for educational events hangs on the wall of the bee lab. June 25, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Shelby Kittle, graduate student in entomology, cranks a honey extractor to remove the honey. The lab has both manual and electric extractors in Entomology Hall. June 25, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Shelby Kittle, graduate student in entomology, loads frames from a beehive into a honey extractor to remove the honey. The hives (seen to Shelby’s right) are brought into the bee lab in Entomology Hall for harvesting. June 25, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Shelby Kittle, graduate student in entomology, uses a knife to cut off the wax so the honey can be extracted from the comb. June 25, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Shelby Kittle, graduate student in entomology, uses a knife to cut off the wax so the honey can be extracted from the comb. June 25, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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Honeycomb on a beehive frame awaits harvesting. The bees seal each piece of the honeycomb with wax as they fill them. Shelby Kittle, graduate student in entomology, harvests honey from bee hives. June 25, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

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A drone bee rests on the finger of Sheldon Brummel, Master Beekeeping Project Coordinator for the Bee Lab. Judy Wu-Smart, Associate Professor in Entomology, has USDA-NIFA funding for bee keeping and educational training kits. July 1, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Judy Wu-Smart, Associate Professor in Entomology, has USDA-NIFA funding for bee keeping and educational training kits. July 1, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Judy Wu-Smart, Associate Professor in Entomology, has USDA-NIFA funding for bee keeping and educational training kits. July 1, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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A frame from a beehive is covered in bees. The holes are made as new bees emerge after being born. Judy Wu-Smart, Associate Professor in Entomology, has USDA-NIFA funding for bee keeping and educational training kits. July 1, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Judy Wu-Smart, Associate Professor in Entomology, has USDA-NIFA funding for bee keeping and educational training kits. July 1, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Rogan Tokach looks over a frame from a beehive on east campus. Tokach, a graduate student in entomology from Abilene, KS, studies bees and works with the UNL Bee Lab. In the background are Sheldon Brummel, Master Beekeeping Project Coordinator, and Judy Wu-Smart, Associate Professor in Entomology, and Director of the UNL Bee Lab. July 1, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Discovery Day attendees learn about bees. The East Campus Discovery Days and Farmer’s Market at UNL is a fun, family-friendly event for all ages. It’s more than a farmer’s market. It’s more than a science day. Come for the hands-on, science-focused fun. Stay to enjoy live music and food trucks. Shop at our farmer’s market and vendor fair. June 11, 2022. Photo by Jordan Opp / University Communication.

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Bees on honeycomb. Rogan Tokach, a graduate student in entomology from Abilene, KS, studies bees and works with the UNL Bee Lab. May 31, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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