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Project Apis m.’s Seeds for Bees’ 2022–2023 Season Open Enrollment Launched!

5/26/2022

Sacramento, California, June 1, 2022 – For Immediate Release

Seeds for Bees Application Open Enrollment Launched
The Seeds for Bees program open enrollment launched in California today and is open for three months until August 31st. This year’s goal is to plant 15,000 acres of cover crop in what growers and beekeepers are saying is one of the most challenging years in recent memory. “Last year was tough, this year is even tougher,” said Rory Crowley, Project Apis m.’s Director of Habitat Programs. “In every way possible, growers and beekeepers are being pressed to their limits, and that is why cover crop is so important. That is why Seeds for Bees is so important.” Crowley said that the drought and economic pressures actually demands more cover crop being planted.

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Extreme Weather Demonstrates the Need for More Cover Crops in Almond Orchards

5/11/2022

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Rory Crowley with his son Pax, and his Father In Law George Nicolaus

Greetings from Project Apis m. (PAm)! My name is Rory Crowley and I am the new Director of Habitat Programs, managing Seeds for Bees. I live and work in Chico in the Northern Sacramento Valley. For the last seven years, I have helped operate our family’s ranch of almonds and walnuts.

Although my first year as an almond grower was mostly about learning in the school of hard knocks in the orchards, I quickly jumped into the science of “soil health.” I learned about the vast potential of cover crops, and that fall we planted our first batch of seed.

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Project Apis m.’s Seeds for Bees’ 2022–2023 Season Open Enrollment Launched!

Extreme Weather Demonstrates the Need for More Cover Crops in Almond Orchards

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