Project Overview
FNC08-726
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2008: $17,810.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2010
Region: North Central
State: Indiana
Project Coordinator:
James Steven Doty
ECIBA
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Animal Products: honey
Practices
- Animal Production: general animal production
Proposal summary:
This project will assess the health of honeybees in central Indiana and will identify some of the factors associated with weak and susceptible hives. Participating beekeepers will receive on site instruction in effective hive management to improve hive strength and to provide for the sustainability of honeybees colonies in the region and the benefits especially pollination on which so many crops depend in the region. Honey bee health (both queen wise and disease wise) will be determined with beekeepers in their own beeyards.
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