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The 2022-2023 Loss and Management Survey is now closed

Thank you to all our participants who took the survey and all our friends and collaborators who shared it with their networks!

Your participation is vital for informing beekeepers, researchers, policy makers, and the greater public on colony management and loss trends.

We’ll be crunching the numbers (*crunch crunch*) and getting back to you as soon as we can with the results!

We’re planning on releasing the results around the 19th of June. Hang tight!

Learn about the survey's history here →

 

Our Mission

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Bee Informed Partnership Inc (BIP) is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that strives to improve honey bee health through data-driven research in collaboration with beekeepers.

BIP uses science-based, data-driven approaches to improve the health and long-term sustainability of honey bees (Apis mellifera), other plant pollinators and the ecosystems upon which they depend.

The Bee Informed Partnership is dedicated to working with beekeepers to improve colony health and increase colony survivorship. We provide relevant, timely data that helps beekeepers make informed management decisions. Beekeepers of all sides of the industry, from large scale to small scale benefit from our work.

We gather survey data from thousands of beekeepers every year and collect more than 10,000 field samples each season to understand how different management practices, forage, pests, diseases, nutrition and other environmental factors affect honey bee health. These findings are then reported back to you. We provide educational resources and information to the public and beekeepers on the importance of honey bees for our food supply and issues impacting honey bee health. You can browse our data by visiting our popular Research Portal.

You can read more about the services we provide, such as our our diagnostic test kits or planning and conducting of large field trials. Head over to our Blog where you’ll read the latest reports from our Tech Team specialists, our diagnostic lab and our IT team. Find out how you can contribute to citizen science through Sentinel and other programs.

Our organization is built on a coalition of researchers, advisors, and stakeholders from various sides of the industry that rely on honey bees for pollination and honey production. We collaborate with both domestic and international initiatives to make the greatest impact and to work with our partners across the globe. We are a 501(c)(3) non profit, The Bee Informed Partnership, Inc.SM

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The Survey Needs You!

The Loss and Management Survey carries many voices! It's strength comes from the many beekeepers who volunteer their time to answer its questions. We're also very lucky to receive support from a wonderful community.  Here are some of their voices.       “This survey is how we take bees' pulse throughout the nation, so we…

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