Minnesota to open new Bee, Pollinator Research Lab

To find solutions to protect bees and pollinators and also food supplies and human health, the U of M has built a new state-of-the-art Bee and Pollinator Research Lab on the St. Paul campus that opens in October. Two-thirds of the nearly $5 million cost was covered by state-funded bonding, with the balance coming from private gifts and donations. Mann Lake Ltd. is one of several major private funders of the Bee Lab. Jack and Betty Thomas, who founded Mann Lake over 30 years ago, took part in September 2015 in the groundbreaking ceremony and will attend the Lab’s Grand Opening next month.