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About US



Adam Finkelstein & Kelly Rausch

We've been working bees together since 1995


  • Adam has a broad background in Agriculture and Biological sciences. Kelly is a Biologist at the NIH. She and Adam work bees, cross and evaluate queens and extract and pack their honey in the beautiful Catoctin Valley, near Frederick, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • VP Queen Bees received a SARE farmer grant from the USDA to research ways to select queen bees for mite tolerance. Using the Alcohol Wash Assay, we tested breeder queen candidates. Research Results

  • Read about us in the:

  • Washington Post article: "In Search of a Better Bee", 12/17/2011
  • Local Newspaper article , 01/14/12.
  • Picture of Adam and Kelly: Washington Post

  • View the Voice of America movie and interview: Artificial Insemination Could Breed Better Bee , 6/05/12.

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    Photo Credit: Linda Davidson / The Washington Post

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