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Apimondia 2025 • Scientific Poster Presentation in Bee Biology

  • Writer: Grai St. Clair Rice
    Grai St. Clair Rice
  • Sep 4
  • 1 min read

Updated: Sep 5


Close-up of a bee with pollen on its legs, standing on a white surface. The bee's detailed wings and fuzzy body are visible.
A winter bee at the end of her long life, collecting skunk cabbage pollen in February. Photo by Grai St. Clair Rice

Grai St. Clair Rice presents her poster Summer Bee / Winter Bee: Physiological & Temporal Comparisons at the 2025 Apimondia Conference in Copenhagen


Apimondia, the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations, is a global organization that brings together beekeepers, scientists, equipment manufacturers, and others working across the apiculture sector to share research, knowledge, and practical insights.


St. Clair Rice's research (Poster #PP-458), on display Friday, September 26, and Saturday, September 27, explores how environmental and social cues influence gene expression in honey bees, resulting in distinct seasonal phenotypes. Her work connects recent findings in bee epigenetics with hands-on beekeeping strategies, highlighting the importance of vitellogenin, juvenile hormone, and fat body health in supporting colony survival through winter.








About the Author:

Grai St. Clair Rice
Grai St. Clair Rice

Grai has been a beekeeping educator since 2006. She teaches beekeeping classes, coaches beekeepers, does public presentations, writes about honey bees and gardening for pollinators, publishes the Beejoy beekeeping newsletter, and consults on landscape plantings.


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