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ORGANIC FARMING AND HEALTH OF HONEY BEES
By
First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name
A REASEARCH PROJECT
Submitted to
Ms Dewey, High School Teacher
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for science credit
CHEMISTRY
Laton Unified School District, Laton High School
2015
Table of Contents
List of Tables……………………..…………………………………………………….…………x
Chapter 1: Introduction and Historical Background ……………………………………...………1
Historical Background …………………………..……………………….……….............1
Problem Statement……………...………………..……………………….……….............1
Research Question…………………...…………..……………………….……….............2
Significance of this Study…………………………..……………………….……….........2
Chapter Summary………………………………..……………………….……….............2
Chapter 2: Literature Review …………………………………..……………………….………...3
Introduction…………………………..……………………..…………….……….............3
Concept or topic 1…………………………..……………………….……….....................4
Concept or topic 2…………………………..……………………….……….....................4
Concept or topic 3…………………………..……………………….……….....................5
Concept or topic 4…………………………..……………………….……….....................6
Chapter 3: Methodology……………………………………..…………………………………....6
Setting……………………………………..……………………………………………....6
Data Collection…………………………..…………..…………………………………....6
Chapter 4: Findings……………………………………………..……………………….………...7
Introduction…………………………..……………………..…………….……….............7
Findings ……………………………..……………………..…………….……….............8
Chapter Summary……………………..……………………..…………….………...........9
Chapter 5: Conclusion……………………………………………..……………………….…….10
Introduction…………………………..……………………..…………….…...…............10
Research Question(s) ………………..……………………..…………….………...........10
Summary……………….……………..……………………..…………….………..........11
Limitations………….……………..……………………..…………….………...............11
Recommendations…..……………..……………………..…………….………...............12
Final Remarks….……………..……………………..…………….………......................12
Chapter I: Introduction and Historical Background Bold Centered
Introduction
Most people enjoy the taste of honey and unknowingly use many other products
produced by honeybees. People often apply honey on top of freshly toasted bread while they sip
on a hot cup of coffee. Women who wear makeup may find propolis, a resinous mixture that
honeybees collect from tree buds, in the ingredients label on the box of their favorite lip glass.
President Regan was known to sprinkle honeybee pollen on top of his breakfast cereal. The list
of products is surprisingly long but many people are unaware of side effects of chemicals such as
pesticides on honey and other products that bees carry to the hive, which are eventually
consumed by people.
Beyond the side effects of unhealthy chemicals in our food, honeybee populations are on
the decline around the world. One of the most serious reasons for the decline in the honeybee
population is a phenomenon referred to as Colony Collapse Disorder. While the science of this
disorder is emerging, those countries that have implemented strict policies that promote organic
farming are realizing a return in honeybee populations. All this implies the need to investigate
organic farming and honeybee populations.
Historical Background
Now – I begin to briefly describe the history of honeybees and how and when they came to
America. I include the concept of Colony Collapse Disorder as part of the history and introduce
the countries that are returning to organic farming.
Problem Statement
The problem is bee populations are on the decline yet consumer demand for honeybee products
is on the rise. Se don’t know what chemicals are killing honey bees and this investigation will
test how honey bees respond to different chemicals.
Research Question
Significance of this Study
Chapter Summary
Chapter II: Review of the Literature
Introduction
This chapter is a review of related literature that focuses on the health of honeybees that are kept
in apiaries that are surrounded with organic farming practices.
Chapter III: Methodology
Introduction
The overall goal of this research was to gain a greater understanding of how honeybee
health is influenced by several chemicals typically used in farming practice. This research is a
quantitative study of the cause and effect of … name the chemicals…. on honeybee health. Data
were gathered by tracking honeybee population after taking individual frames of honeybees and
placing them into single frame hives. Chemicals were directly placed into each hive and
population of bees were counted after two weeks and the cause and effect of chemicals on the
populations were analyzed.
Setting
Data Collection
The use of quantitative study methodology and data collection did provide relevant relationships
exhibited by this research. Inferences from “T Tests” provided data, which are discussed in
Chapter Four in this research paper.
Chapter 4: Findings
Introduction
Findings
Chapter Summary
Chapter 5: Conclusion
Introduction
Research Question(s)
Summary
Limitations
Recommendations
Final Remarks
References