Project Type: Partnership
Funds awarded in 2024: $50,000.00
Projected End Date: 03/31/2026
Grant Recipient:
Sustainable Beekeepers Guild of Michigan
Region: North Central
State: Michigan
Project Coordinator:
James Lee
Northern Queen Initiative (NQI)
Description:
This fact sheet summarizes The Northern Queen Initiative project focused on improving the value, availability, and production of mite-resistant honey bee queens in northern climates. It highlights the project’s goals of building a regional production network, expanding local and regional access to selected queen stock, supporting small-scale producers, and strengthening Michigan honey bee mating areas through a sustainable reservoir of mite-resistant genetics.
Type:
Fact Sheet
File:
Download file (PDF)
Target audiences:
Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers; Consumers
This product is associated with the project "The Northern Queen Initiative: Improving Value, Availability, and Production of Mite-Resistant Honey Bee Queens in Northern Climates"
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.