The Community Hive: Collaborative Purchasing Partnership Leads to Sustainable Queen and Nuc Production

LNE21-422 (project overview)

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 2021: $124,034.00

Projected End Date: 09/30/2024

Grant Recipient: They Keep Bees (Formerly Yard Birds Farm & Apiary)

Region: Northeast

State: Massachusetts

Project Leader:

Angela Roell

They Keep Bees (Formerly Yard Birds Farm & Apiary)

Description:

Raising queens for nuc production from overwintered stock. Examining collaborative purchasing strategies to sustain bio-regional beekeeping.

Type:

Webinar

Authors:

Eliese Watson, ABC Bees
Bill Stagg, Sweet Acre Apiaries

Target audiences:

Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers; Consumers

URL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN3Qv9mIJ9A

This product is associated with the project "Teaching Generative Apiary Practices for Effective Beekeeping in the Northeast"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.