On Tuesday, July 19, Alison Morrow from King 5 News brought a film crew to shoot some footage of the glass-enclosed observable beehive that we’re hosting this summer as part of the popular course, “Bees, Beekeeping and Pollination” (ESRM 491D for this quarter).

The course’s instructor, Evan Sugden, has been teaching the class for years through the Department of Biology, but construction of the new Life Sciences Building forced him and his bees out of their usual home at the Biology Greenhouse. So in addition to relocating six hives to neighborhood backyards around the area, including in Wedgewood and Madison Valley, Evan was able to move the course to a classroom in Winkenwerder Hall to keep the course running.

The observable hive, which has a vent to the outside, is fully safe and secure—for anyone worried about a bee allergy—and provides a wonderful teaching tool for students.

Watch the great segment on King 5, “Homeless honey bees find new home in UW science building,” which includes shots from the classroom and out at one of the neighborhood hives!

Photos © SEFS.