National Honey Board funding four production research proposals

The National Honey Board will fund four production research projects in 2007 to study a variety of colony health issues. Funding for the projects totals $108,748.

NHB began funding production research projects in 2004 to help beekeepers maintain colony health, without adversely affecting their ability to produce quality honey. From 2004-2006, NHB funded twelve such projects with funding totaling $183,067, averaging approximately $60,000 per year. The increase in production research funding this year is a result of an increase in assessments received.

Following is a list of the 2007 projects, followed by the researcher and university or research lab that submitted the research proposal:

1.) "Treatment and Monitoring Regimes to Ensure Colony Vigor and Prevent Fall Dwindle Disease", Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Pennsylvania State University;

2.) "Cyclodextrins as Carriers of Essential Oils for Varroa Control in Honeybees", Blaise LeBlanc, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center;

3.) "Contaminants in High Fructose corn Syrup and Their Possible Effects on Bees", Blaise LeBlanc, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center;

4.) "The Benefits of Propolis to Honey Bees", Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota.

For more information on the research projects, contact Charlotte Jordan, NHB project manager at 800-553-7162.

NHB conducts research, advertising and promotion programs to help maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets for honey. These programs are funded by an assessment of one cent per pound on domestic and imported honey.

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Date: 2/16/07

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