GREAT NEWS FOR THE BEES! We have been funded for another year of field research from the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Department. Here is the project title and description: Pennsylvania queen bee program and Heartland Honey Bee Breeders Cooperative: Mite-biting behavior and overwintering success Research from the North Central SARE region has identified a genetic trait that triggers varroa mite biting behavior in honeybees. The farmer will measure this...
We have been awarded a USDA SARE grant for 2015 for breeding honeybees. Pennsylvania has teamed with the Heartland Honey Bee Breeders Coop for breeding bees that bite the legs off of the varroa mite parasite that has been plaguing them. These bees are referred to as the Purdue "Leg-Chewers" developed by Dr. Hunt. We have these for sale in limited supply.
