Bee Integrated: Linking Michigan Farmers and Beekeepers
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Video summary
Farmers and beekeepers in Michigan describe how Bee Integrated brought them together to team up on honey bee health, opening lines of communication and setting the stage for collaboration for better crops and healthier honey bees.
About the Honey Bee Health Coalition's Bee Integrated Demonstration Project
The Honey Bee Health Coalition’s Bee Integrated Demonstration Project features Michigan beekeepers and growers in videos that showcase collaboration. The videos capture stories of beekeepers and growers who implement practices in their fields and hives to improve honey bee health and crop pollination.
The Bee Integrated Demonstration Project promotes implementing colony management, forage installation and crop pest control practices that support honey bee health. The videos showcase stories of beekeepers, growers and Michigan State University Extension educators who share strategies that can make a difference in honey bee health and crop pollination. This work is important to Michigan’s Managed Pollinator Protection Plan, which encourages communication strategies to reduce pesticide risk to managed bees in Michigan. As part of the state plan, MSU creates educational materials for growers, pesticide applicators, home gardeners and the public to support managed pollinator health.
Thank you to the Honey Bee Health Coalition for contributing language for this description and producing videos.
Thank you to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for securing funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Michigan State University to implement strategies in the Michigan Managed Pollinator Protection Plan.