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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Billy Synk <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 7, 2018 4:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:pollinator@lists.sonic.net">pollinator@lists.sonic.net</a>' <<a href="mailto:pollinator@lists.sonic.net">pollinator@lists.sonic.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Seed for Bees] Bee Forage Cover Crop Seed Program</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#1d2129">Don’t miss this opportunity for free cover crop seed!</span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#1d2129">Project Apis m.’s Seeds for Bees program encourages the use of cover crops to increase the density, diversity, and duration of bee forage in California orchards, farms, and vineyards, while improving soil health. The seed mixes available through Seeds for Bees are designed to bloom at critical times of the year when natural forage is scarce but managed and native bees are active. Bee forage cover crops serve the needs of bees, beekeepers, and growers, while increasing sustainability of pollination and agriculture.</span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#1d2129"> </span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#1d2129">Growers can apply online at the link below. Beekeepers should encourage their growers to participate in the program so their bees can access diverse forage when they place their hives in California almond orchards come spring time! Although most of the participants primarily produce almonds the Seeds for Bees seed mixes have been successful in walnuts, pistachios, prunes, citrus, cherries, and table/wine grapes. </span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#1d2129"> </span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white"><span style="color:#1d2129">Seeds for Bees Enrollment is open until November 1st, but space is limited.</span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:#1d2129">Apply online today at: <br></span><a href="http://www.projectapism.org/apply-to-enroll.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#365899">http://www.projectapism.org/apply-to-enroll.html</span></a><span style="color:#1d2129"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#999999">Billy Synk</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#a6a6a6">Director of Pollination Programs</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#a6a6a6"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#888888"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><img border="0" width="141" height="27" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D430B8.6ACFB560" alt="cid:c23aa5e8-a8f8-452f-aa92-22b20dddd09b"></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#888888"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#999999">Office | 916-287-3035</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#888888"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#999999">Mobile | 614-330-6932</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999"></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#888888"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.projectapism.org/" target="_blank" title="www.proejctapism.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#999999">ProjectApism.org</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>