My apologies if this has already been posted and I missed it.
Nancy Moran at Yale is co-ordinating a research project on the intestinal bacteria of Honey Bees and Bumble Bees and is looking for samples from around the US.
http://www.yale.edu/moran/bees.html
Since I'm just "up the road",I met with a research assistant and we took some samples from 2 yards and 2 bee trees last weekend.Good fun.
They are looking for samples from conventional beekeepers,no treatment and ferals; and will send a collection kit with instructions.
Jack
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