Project Apis M

About Project Apis M

Project Apis M Inc. concentrates its giving on honey bee research and practical solutions for beekeeping, with recent support reaching university labs, USDA research centers, and beekeeper-oriented initiatives. Its work is built around science-based projects that address colony health, pollination security, pests and parasites, nutrition, forage, and breeding. The foundation also supports scholarship awards for graduate and early-career researchers and administers programs tied to forage establishment and applied field solutions. Recent awards show a pattern of backing institutions that can turn research into usable guidance for the industry. Usda Agricultural Research Center in Albany, California received one of the larger recent grants for honey bee research, while Bee Informed Partnership in College Park, Maryland also appears prominently in the recent grant list. University-based recipients such as the University of California Davis, University of Minnesota, Auburn University Department of Entomology, and Oregon State University Office for Sponsored Research indicate a research-heavy portfolio rather than general operating support. The foundation’s program design also includes administered request-for-proposals and scholarship channels, linking funding to specific honey bee problems and to the next generation of bee researchers.

What Project Apis M Funds

A core part of Project Apis M Inc.’s giving targets applied honey bee science. In that lane, it gave $278,551 to Usda Agricultural Research Center in Albany, California for honey bee research, and $250,132 to Bee Informed Partnership in College Park, Maryland for the same broad purpose. The foundation also funds university-based work on colony health and productivity. University of California Davis in Los Angeles received $182,153 for honey bee research, and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis received $121,284 for honey bee research. Beekeeper-facing innovation is another recurring theme. Auburn University Department of Entomology in Auburn, Alabama received $115,098 for honey bee research, while Project Apis M 20 Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund in Rapid City, South Dakota received $108,400 for honey bee research. Its grantmaking also includes education and researcher development through scholarship awards for graduate and early-career bee researchers.

How Project Apis M Gives