Project:

Honey Bee Microbiome Proposal: What are the Microbiome Profiles of Bees in a Nonproductive Hive?

Students:

Afsana Alam, Lamisa Musarat, Annisha Wazed

School:

Longwood High School, Suffolk

Mentors:

Lucinda Hemmick

Abstract:

The goal of our project is to study the microbiomes of different classes of bees from a non-productive hive in order to gain more information on how microbiome changes may underlie hive failure. Microbiomes from the queen, drones, and worker bees obtained from a hive that produced no honey will be examined for their similarities and differences as compared to microbiomes of these classes of bees in normal, productive hives.

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