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Smith Bee Lab

@smithbeelab.bsky.social

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We're interested in collective behavior, nest architecture, social physiology, and how honey bee colonies do what they do. smithbeelab.com

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A totally normal purchase for a totally normal bee lab.

Seven boxes of ball-pit balls in the back of the lab truck.

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Finally, direct evidence of ornithology negatively impacting my work.

Bird (not cute) nesting between stacked bee frames.

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Erica Maul with LOG NEST 2026! @ericamaul.bsky.social (somehow, they don't sell these as standard beekeeping supply)

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Nothing says "dinner party" like a large boa constrictor! Great to have Ummat Somjee @the-bug-hut.bsky.social as the DBS seminar speaker this week. (btw, we ate tacos, not David Boa)

Members of the Smith Bee Lab holding David Boa (a snake) with Ummat Somjee. He's a big snake.

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The Smith Bee Lab is HIRING! 🐝🐝🐝 - Postdoc (2-4yrs, flexible start-date) - 1-2 Graduate Students (to start Fall 2026) No prior experience with honey bees needed, we encourage people from diverse research areas to apply! (no jerks, plz)

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Why have ONE party tent, when you can have TWO?!? (thanks Andrew for snapping the pic!)

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Perfect day for beekeeping. 10/10. (Thanks to Erica and Andrew for keeping it cool!)

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

So excited to see BEES (and their beautiful nest) on the cover of Current Biology! @currentbiology.bsky.social This work wouldn't have been possible without a super team of researchers, and the cover wouldn't have been possible without the phenomenal Peter Marting! @aztecacecropia.bsky.social

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I probably should have mentioned this a while ago, but I'm at the Wiko (@wiko-berlin.bsky.social) this fall, on a College for Life Sciences Fellowship! As you can tell, I've adopted the "Berlin Fashion" particularly well... (Many thanks to Hannah Darabi for taking the photo)

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