Eric Hartel

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Eric Hartel is an Apiary Technician in the vanEnglesdorp honey bee lab. He works across the many apiaries where the lab has placed colonies to run experiments, collect samples, as well as monitor and maintain colony health. He has a BS in Biology from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma Washington and a background in education and outdoor education. Eric is interested in researching many of the factors that contribute to colony health in honey bees.