Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO FUND AND DIRECT RESEARCH TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND VITALITY OF HONEY BEE COLONIES WHILE IMPROVING CROP PRODUCTION.
RESEARCH GRANTS: PROJECT APIS M. IS THE GO-TO ORGANIZATION AT THE INTERFACE OF HONEY BEES AND POLLINATED CROPS. SINCE 2006, THEY HAVE INFUSED OVER $8 MILLION INTO HONEY BEE RESEARCH TO PROVIDE HEALTHIER BEES, RESULTING IN BETTER POLLINATION AND INCREASED CROP YIELDS FOR THE GROWER, AND LOWER LOSSES AND BETTER HONEY PRODUCTION FOR THE BEEKEEPER. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH COMMERCIAL BEEKEEPERS, GROWERS, AND TOP BEE SCIENTISTS IN THE USA AND CANADA TO DIRECT STRATEGIC RESEARCH EFFORTS FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS RESEARCH STUDIES, PURCHASES EQUIPMENT FOR RESEARCH LABS, AND SUPPORTS GRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENCOURAGE CAREERS IN PURSUIT OF SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO HONEY BEE CHALLENGES.
PAM RESEARCH: VARROA MITES OCCUR IN ALL U.S. HONEY BEE COLONIES AND TYPICALLY KILL OR DAMAGE BEES IF NOT CONTROLLED. THE MITES ARE MANAGED WITH IN-HIVE CHEMICAL TREATMENTS, BUT THERE ARE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS APPROACH. A DESIRABLE ALTERNATIVE IS TO USE BEES THAT HAVE GENETICALLY BASED MITE RESISTANCE. OUR PROJECT, MANAGED BY A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, IS BREEDING AND IMPROVING A POPULATION OF HILQ BEES THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT RESISTANCE TO VARROA. AS THE POPULATION HAS PROVEN TO BE STABLE WE HAVE BEGUN DISTRIBUTING HILQ QUEENS TO COMMERCIAL BEE KEEPERS ON A LIMITED BASIS FOR TESTING AND OBSERVATION.
SEEDS FOR BEES: SEEDS FOR BEES ENCOURAGES THE USE OF COVER CROPS TO INCREASE THE DENSITY, DIVERSITY, AND DURATION OF BEE FORAGE IN CALIFORNIA ORCHARDS, FARMS, AND VINEYARDS, WHILE IMPROVING SOIL HEALTH. THE SEED MIXES AVAILABLE THROUGH SEEDS FOR BEES ARE DESIGNED TO BLOOM AT CRITICAL TIMES OF THE YEAR WHEN NATURAL FORAGE IS SCARCE BUT MANAGED AND NATIVE BEES ARE ACTIVE. SEEDS FOR BEES SERVES THE NEEDS OF BEES, BEEKEEPERS, AND GROWERS, INCREASING SUSTAINABILITY OF POLLINATION AND AGRICULTURE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Danielle Downey | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $102,250 |
| Catherine Campbell | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Mike Andree | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| George Hansen | DIRECTOR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Gary Shilling | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| David Mendes | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Pat Heitkam | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Tammy Horn Potter | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dr Gordon Wardell | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| John Miller | SECRETARY-TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Zac Browning | VICE-CHAIRMAN | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brent Barkman | CHAIRMAN | 0.5 | $0 |
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