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>we got requests for money and almost all the projects were for vanity
projects for the researchers. Few if any were practical and of clear
benefit to the beekeepers who had contributed the funds.
I've reviewed countless grant or funding proposals. I couldn't agree with
you more!
There is only a small minority of researchers who propose or undertake
**applied** research that is likely to directly help beekeepers with their
problems, or to help them to make informed management decisions.
Many researchers couldn't manage to keep a colony alive for a year if they
had to. Most grant proposals begin by mentioning "the decline of the honey
bee," which immediately shows me how little they actually know about issues
that beekeepers are facing.
The Institutional Bee Research Establishment is generally most interested
in getting funding for their labs so that they can work on pet projects,
while publishing as many short papers as possible, rather than in actually
answering practical questions that beekeepers are asking. Some resent me
for performing the quick and dirty sort of projects that I like to do.
There are of course exceptions -- there are some outstanding field
researchers who follow in the proud tradition of those who wrote the
classic applied research studies and trials that we still refer to. I honor
them, correspond with quite a number around the world, and enjoy
collaborating with several.
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com
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