In April, Bayer CropScience held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for its North American Bee Care Center. The 6,000-square-foot center will complement an existing facility at the company’s global headquarters in Monheim, Germany. Photo by Frank Giles
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"We believe 2014 will be a watershed year regarding our bee health activites," said Jim Blome, president and CEO of Bayer CropScience North America (photo center). "Not only are we opening our new Bee Care Center, we have assembled an impressive team of bee health experts who will help guide our ongoing research and stewardship commitment in support of pollinator protection and sustainable agriculture." Photo by Frank Giles
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Housed in the Bee Care Center will be a full laboratory and teaching apiary; honey extraction and workshop space; interactive learning center; and meeting, training and presentation facilities for beekeepers, farmers and educators, as well as office space for graduate students. Photo by Frank Giles
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In addition to studying honey bee and crop protection material interactions, the Center also will study plants that provide alternative foraging. Photo by Frank Giles
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Photo by Frank Giles
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To learn more, follow on Twitter @BayerBeeCare and at Facebook.com/BayerBeeCareCenter. Photo by Frank Giles
In April, Bayer CropScience hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the North American Bee Care Center on its campus at Research Triangle Park, NC. The facility will include a full laboratory and research apiary.
Scan the slideshow to learn more about the Center and its grand opening.
Annette Schuermann, the head of Bayer’s Global Bee Care Center, says the new facility will welcome industry stakeholders.
April 22, 2014 
