Investigating the wound treatment potential of Ontario honey

安大略省养蜂人协会(OBA)致力于确保安大略省养蜂业蓬勃发展和可持续发展。该协会倡导养蜂人的利益，支持蜜蜂研究，并提供实用培训和信息。OBA已经与学院的应用技术(生物技术)荣誉学士项目接洽，以检查安大略省蜂蜜作为伤口治疗的有效性。在与OBA的合作中，Fanshawe学院将从安大略省的40个APIES样本中收集数据并完成分析。目标是确定蜂群状况和蜂蜜之间的相关性，蜂蜜具有可能有效治疗伤口的特性。这个项目的结果将导致为安大略省的养蜂人创造出一种新的产品，价格要高得多。通过参与这个项目，范绍威学生研究助理(RAS)将提高他们对数据收集方法、实验设计和测试的理解，并将有机会以面向客户的角色参与研究项目。

The Ontario Beekeepers' Association (OBA) works to ensure a thriving and sustainable beekeeping industry inOntario. The association advocates for beekeepers' interests, supports honey bee research and delivers practicaltraining and information. The OBA has approached the College's Honours Bachelors of Applied Technology(Biotechnology) program to examine the effectiveness of Ontario honey as a wound treatment. In partnershipwith the OBA, Fanshawe College will collect data and complete analysis from a sample of 40 apiaries inOntario. The goal is to identify the correlation between apiary conditions and honey which has properties thatcould be effective for wound treatment. The outcomes of this project would result in the creation of a newhoney product with a much higher price-point for Ontario's beekeepers. Through participation in this project,the Fanshawe student research assistants (RAs) will improve their understanding of data collection methods,experimental design and testing, and will have the opportunity to participate in a research project in a clientfacing role.