Dear Beekeepers-

The Bee Informed Partnership is a large collaboration between research institutions, Universities and beekeepers from all over the country. We are funded for 5 years by USDA/NIFA (U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Institute of Food and Agriculture).  If you have taken the National Winter Loss survey anytime in the past 5 years, that survey represents a portion of the work that we hope to continue with your help.  Attached is a copy of our March newsletter that we hope you will use in your own local beekeeping communications (either by email or by print).  We are excited to bring you the 2nd Bee Informed National Management and Winter Loss survey beginning in April 2012 and hope that this newsletter will provide a bit of an introduction to who we are and what we are doing.  Please visit our website at www.beeinformed.org for further information and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me atusbeesurvey@gmail.com

Also, Dr. Dennis vanEngelsdorp, the Bee Informed Partnership Project Director, will be providing a webinar about the Bee Informed Partnership sponsored by Brushy Mountain on March 27th at 7 pm.  Further details are provided:

Many thanks,
Karen Rennich
Bee Informed Project Manager