Bee Where Program.
Bringing beekeepers and pesticide applicators together to share best practices by tracking and safeguarding hive locations across California using innovative mapping tools.
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Supporting Honey Bee Health.
Almonds rely on honey bees for pollination, and the California almond community recognizes the essential role bees play in sustaining the global food supply. Since 1995, the Almond Board of California has invested more money in research on the health of honey bees than any other U.S. commodity, including:
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Improving honey bee nutrition
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Effective management of bee pests and diseases
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Improving honey bee breeding stock
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Assessing impacts of pesticides used in almonds
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Impact of crop protection products on bee health
The results of this research are being used to improve best management practices for both growers and beekeepers.
The Almond Board, in collaboration with Project Apis m., USDA, the University of California, beekeeper organizations and other groups, has supported and continues to support research to develop best management practices in these areas for growers and beekeepers alike. A key goal is to ensure almond orchards continue to be a good, safe place for honey bees to forage — a place that keeps them healthy and where hives increase in size.