Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) is fond of collaborating with beekeepers, organizations and institutions. These collaborations are a kind of superpower, a great way to come up with ideas, support and implement them always with the goal of generating more impact. BIP's collaboration with the Pollinator Partnership is one such example. Pollinator Partnership is the largest organization dedicated exclusively to the conservation, education and research of pollinating animals and their habitats. Founded in 1997, their team of staff scientists has conducted numerous research studies on key questions and concerns in land management, agriculture and wildland conservation. With this science-based understanding at the forefront of their work, Pollinator Partnership has been cognizant of threats facing honey bees for many years including the impacts of the Varroa destructor mite on colony health. In order to spread awareness about monitoring for the Varroa mite, Pollinator Partnership got together with the MiteCheck team, including the Bee Informed Partnership, University of Maryland, University of Minnesota and Michigan State University to launch the North American Mite-A-Thon beginning in 2017. The group worked together to identify key priorities, gaps in knowledge and logistics for a continent-wide education, awareness and data collection campaign around monitoring hives for mite levels.
展开▼
