Recognized in 2004 in Bee Culture magazine for outstanding contributions to beekeeping research and granted the James Hambleton Award for Outstanding Research from the Eastern Apiculture Society in 2003, the Bee Lab is in the forefront of modern beekeeping research.

The Bee Lab at the University of Minnesota has a long history of research. Today, new challenges, including mites and small hive beetles, along with the traditional diseases like American foulbrood, are being researched. Discoveries and solutions are passed directly to beekeepers through Educational Opportunities and Resources.