​The Hilo Bee project is a public-private partnership developed with the USDA, Project Apis m., and Hawaii Island Honey Company. Combining breeding tools and expertise in a commercial beekeeping operation, these partners have been working to develop a honey bee that is naturally resistant to Varroa mites with traits to be successful in commercial beekeeping.

These are the people who do the beekeeping, planning and technical work to select and propagate Hilo Queens.

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Garrett Dodds, 
Biological Science Tech, Baton Rouge 
Cooperative Agreement with USDA Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Research

Melissa Fontaine
Hilo, Hawaii

Juliane Swindle
Hilo, Hawaii

Donald Hernandez
Hilo, Hawaii