BELLINGHAM, Wash.- Western Washington University is now an officially certified bee campus.
The designation was made by the Xerxes (Zerk-sees) Society, which is dedicated to pollinator preservation around the globe.
Fairhaven College professor and Outback Farm Manager Terri Kempton says its estimated that honey bees help produce a third of the food we eat.
They’re doing that by cultivating native plants, protecting nesting sites and strictly limiting the use of pesticides.
Outback Farm is a partnership between Fairhaven College and Associated students that grows food for the campus but also serves as a classroom and laboratory.
Hives of honeybees are an integral part of the farm, and offer students the chance to learn about beekeeping and protecting pollinator species.