Bee Maid Welcomes Applications for Scholarship

Bee Maid Welcomes Applications for Scholarship

The Bee Maid Fiftieth Anniversary Scholarship was created in 2004 to commemorate the formation of BeeMaid Honey Ltd in 1954. Bee Maid’s fifty years of service to its members is an outstanding achievement. The Scholarship will recognize and encourage children and grandchildren of our members and staff as they enter post-secondary study. The Scholarships are designed to stimulate the pursuit of excellence by rewarding outstanding achievement.

VALUE
Two separate scholarships will be awarded, each valued at $500.

ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be:
• A child or grandchild of a member of the affiliated producer coops: (Alberta Honey
Producers Cooperative Ltd., Manitoba Cooperative Honey Producers Ltd.) OR the child
of an employee of an affiliated cooperative or BeeMaid Honey.
• Enrolled or applied for enrolment at an accredited post-secondary institution in Canada.

SELECTION PROCESS
Each recipient will be selected on the basis of:
• Academic achievement in the previous year.
• Evidence of community involvement.
• A 300-500 word essay on a topic related to agriculture.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Deadline for receipt of applications – January 31, 2006

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Bee Maid Honey Supports Canadian Beekeeping Research

Bee Maid Honey is pleased to report that we will again be supporting the Canadian beekeeping and honey research community this year.  Bee Maid has placed a priority for research in the area of honey quality and good practices of producing pure quality Canadian honey in the Canadian beekeeping industry.  This year Bee Maid Honey is proud to announce that we will be contributing financial assistance to the following projects:

Dr. Ernesto Guzman
Department of Environmental Biology, University of  Guelph
Guelph, Ontario 

Project: Varroa mite resistance to current chemical treatments, alternative control products applied with different delivery methods, and chemical residues in honey. 

And 

Dr. Stephen Pernal
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Beaverlodge Research Station
Beaverlodge, Alberta 

Project: Options for the control of the bacterial brood diseases of honey bees, American foulbrood (AFB) and European foulbrood. http://www.beemaid.com