Foundation Funding Research on Honey Bee Habitat
 
The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, is currently seeking
research proposals related to habitat restoration and conservation to
preserve honey bee pollinators.

The Foundation is a charitable research and education foundation organized
by the American Beekeeping Federation (ABF). The Foundation was the
beneficiary of a generous gift from the Glenn and Gertude Overturf estate
and is sustained by ongoing gifts from beekeepers and other supportive
individuals. The Foundation Trustees recently received some one-time
donations to support research on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).  All
researchers who are conducting experiments that directly address reasons for
the recent collapse of honey bees are eligible to apply.  The total amount
available at this time is $10,000.

Examples of studies might include (but are not limited to) research and
extension on seed mixtures that bloom over an extended season and provide
maximum nutritional value to bees that could be planted in agricultural and
urban landscapes; and/or the value of CRP land on bee nutrition, honey
production and colony health.

Proposals must be received by the Foundation no later than Aug. 15, 2008.
Recipients will be selected and notified by Oct. 1, 2008.
For the complete Request for Proposals, contact Troy Fore, Executive
Director, Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees via email:
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The Foundation Trustees solicit contributions from the beekeeping industry
and the general public to support its work. The Foundation is organized
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, contributions qualify
for tax-deductible treatment.

For further information about the Foundation for the Preservation of Honey
Bees, Inc., please contact the office at P.O. Box 1317, Jesup, GA 31598, ph.
912-427-4233, fax 912-427-8447, or via e-mail:
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www.honeybeepreservation.org.
 


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