Emeritus Professor (2001-present) University of Florida
Professor (1981-2001)  University of Florida
Assistant Professor (1978-1981) The Ohio State University
Temporary Lecturer (1977) University of Georgia
Economic Development Officer (1973) Northeast Georgia Regional Planning Commission
Construction Inspector (1970) Dekalb County Georgia
U.S. Naval Officer (1967-1970) NAS Lemoore California
Peace Corps Volunteer (1964-1966) Ecuador

Awards:

Awarded the Florida Entomological Society Extension Award in 1990, Apiary Inspectors Service Award in 1997, American Association of Professional Apiculturists Award for Excellence in Extension in 1998, Eastern Apicultural Society Roger Morse Extension Teaching, Extension and Regulatory Award in 2003, Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services Plant Protection Award of Eminence in 2007.

Current Activities:

Developer of the Apis Information Resource Center .  Other publishing efforts include a variety of papers and publications (see bibliography below). 

Past Reporting Activities:

As a writer for the beekeeping press for over 25 years, I have published numerous articles for The Speedy Bee, Bee Culture and American Bee Journal.  The first publication listed includes summaries of the majority of the annual conventions of the American Beekeeping Federation, as well as resumés of World Apicultural Congress meetings held in Acapulco, Mexico (1981); Budapest, Hungary (1983), and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1989). I completed a series  of articles for Bee Culture on the Durban, South Africa Apimondia meeting (2001), and also series  on genetically modified organisms,  Brazilian apiculture, events relating to honey bees at the International Union of Social Insects (Russia), and Africanized honey bees in the Americas  for the American Bee Journal.

International Competencies:

Frequently invited to international conferences, including the Caribbean (1992), Mexico (1993, 1998, 2004, 2005), Uruguay (1996), Brazil (1996, 2000, 2004 ) and France (1997).   Organized and hosted the international symposium on beekeeping extension and regulation for the 1999 Apimondia meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada.  Beekeeping consultant in Paraguay (1980), Ecuador (1980, 2000), Antigua (1986),  Egypt (1992),  Chile (2002), Iraq-Kurdistan (2004).  

Former Peace Corps Volunteer (Ecuador; 1964-66) and speak Spanish fluently. I have training in Italian 1989 (six-month sabbatical in Bologna, Italy) and French 1997 (six-month sabbatical in Aix-en-Provence, France).

Fulbright grantee to Ecuador in 2000 to teach publishing electronic documents through the World Wide Web and honey bee biology. 

Selected Publications:

Sanford, M.T. and Richard Bonney. 2010 "Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees" Storey Publications

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "The Promise of RNAi in Honey Bee Health and Research" Bee Culture (November ) Vol. 136: 15-17.

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "The Packer-Importer Board (PIB)" Bee Culture (October) Vol. 136: 21-24.

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "Viruses and Honey Bees" Bee Culture (August) Vol. 136: 19-21.

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "CCD - The Role of Emerging Pests, Pesticides and Pathogens" Bee Culture (July) Vol. 136: 19-21.

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "Recent Events in Florida Beekeeping" Bee Culture (June) Vol. 136: 19-21.

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "Epigenetics:  More Than Just the Honey Bee Genome" Bee Culture (May) Vol. 136: 17-19.

Sanfore, M.T. 2008 "Lobbying for Bee Research" Bee Culture (April) Vol. 136: 21-23.

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "Blogging Apimondia 2007 'Down Under in Oz'" American Bee Journal, (April) Vol. 148 (4): 346-348.

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "Honey and Human Health" Bee Culture (March) Vol. 136: 50-52.

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "Notes from the National Beekeeping  Conference" Bee Culture (March) Vol. 136: 19-21.

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "Keeping Bees Healthy: Minnesota Online Course Part II" American Bee Journal (March) Vol. 148 (3): 245-247.

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "Keeping Bees Healthy: Minnesota Online Course Part I" American Bee Journal (February) Vol. 148 (2): 119-123.

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "Honey - An Environmentally Friendly Food" Bee Culture (February) Vol. 136 (2):  21-23.

Sanford, M.T. 2008 "Better Stock for Beekeepers" Bee Culture (January) Vol. 136 (1): 17-19.

Sanford, M.T. 2007 "Two Decades of Varroa - Part II" Bee Culture (November) Vol. 135 (11): 19-21.

Sanford, M.T. 2007 "Two Decades of Varroa - Part I" Bee Culture (October) Vol. 135 (10): 19-21.

Sanford,  M.T. 2007 "More on Databases and Beekeeping - Measuring Climate Change," Bee Culture (September) Vol. 135 (9): 19-21.

Sanford, M.T. 2007 "What Would Langstroth Do?" Bee Culture (August) Vol. 135 (8): 19-21.

Sanford, M.T. 2007 "Insecticides and CCD - Part II)," Bee Culture (July) Vol. 135 (7): 17-18.

Sanford,  M.T. 2007 "Insecticides and CCD - Part I," Bee Culture (June) Vol. 135 (6): 17-19.

Sanford, M.T. 2007 "Colony Collapse Disorder Updated," Bee Culture (May) Vol. 135 (5): 17-19.

Sanford, M.T. 2007 "Colony Collapse Disorder," Bee Culture (April) Vol. 135 (4): 38-39.

Sanford, M.T. 2007 "A Global Bee Breeder Initiative," Bee Culture (March) Vol. 135 (3): 21-22.

Sanford, M.T. 2007 "A New Nosema," Bee Culture (February) Vol. 135 (2): 18-20. 

Sanford, M.T. 2007  "Just Say No to Africanized Bees," Bee Culture (January) Vol. 135 (1): 16-18.

Sanford, M.T. 2006  "Update on the  Honey Bee Genome Project," Bee Culture (December 2006) Vol. 134 (12): 21-23.

Sanford, M.T. 2006. "Wikipedia and the Beekeeper," Bee Culture (November) Vol. 134 (11): 17-19.

Sanford, M.T. 2006. "EAS Goes Global in Georgia," Bee Culture (October) Vol. 134 (10): 17-19.

Sanford, M.T. 2006.  "The Fourth Individual in a Honey Bee Colony," Bee Culture (September) Vol. 134 (9):  17-19.

Sanford, M.T. 2006. "At Risk Populations for AHB: The Case of  Civil War Reeactors."  Bee Culture (August) Vol. 134 (8): 15-17.

Sanford, M.T. 2006.  "Beekeeping In Argentina," Bee Culture (July) Vol. 134 (7): 17-19.

Sanford, M.T. 2006.  "At Last, A Standard  of Identity for Honey," Bee Culture (June) Vol. 134 (6): 18-20.

Sanford, M.T. 2006.  "Mite Tolerance in Honey Bees  (Russians): Breeding For The Small Beekeeper," Bee Culture (May) Vol. 134 (5): 17-19.

Sanford, M.T. 2006.  "New Generation Cooperatives: Has Their Time Come?"  Bee Culture (April) Vol. 134 (4): 17-19.

Sanford, M.T. 2006.  "Queen Problems Again or Maybe, It's Still," Bee Culture (March) Vol. 134 (3): 17-18.

Sanford, M.T. 2006. "The Africanized Honey Bee: A Biological Revolution with Human Cultural Implications." American Bee Journal Vol. 146 (five installments: March, April, May, June, July).

Sanford, M.T. 2006.  "The State of Bee Science," Bee Culture (January) Vol. 134 (1): 23-25.

Sanford, M.T. 2005.  "Antibiotic (Tylosin) in Honey," Bee Culture (December) Vol. 133 (12): 20-22.

Sanford, M.T. 2005.  "IUSSI  Meets in St. Petersburg, Russia," American Bee Journal (November) Vol. 913-915 (three installments: November, December 2005, January 2006). 

Sanford, M.T. 2005.  "Thoughts On Survivor Bees," Bee Culture (November) Vol. 133 (11): 47-49.

Sanford, M.T. 2005. "EAS' 50th Anniversary in Ohio," Bee Culture (October) Vol. 133 (10): 44-46.

Sanford, M.T. 2005. "AHB in Florida?" Bee Culture (September) Vol. 133 (9): 15-17.

Sanford, M.T. 2005. "Survivor Bees Around The World; Why I No Longer Keep Bees," Bee Culture  (August) Vol. 133 (8): 19-21. 

Sanford, M.T. 2005. "USDA Bee Lab Review," Bee Culture (June) Vol. 133 (6): 19-20.

Sanford, M.T. 2005. "AIA, AAPA, and ABRC - What Do All Those Letters Mean?"  Bee Culture (May) Vol. 133 (5): 17-19.

Sanford, M.T. 2005.  "6th Brazilian Encontro and 8th International Congress on Tropical Bees," American Bee Journal  Vol. 145, (three installments: May, July and August).

Sanford, M.T. 2005. "American Beekeeping Federation Convenes in Reno, NV," Bee Culture Vol.  133 (March, April).

Sanford, M.T. 2005.  "Mexican Beekeeping Seminar Convenes in Tabasco," Bee Culture Vols. 132-133 (three installments: December 2004 and January-February 2005).

Sanford, M.T. 2005. "Beekeeping in Brazil: A Slumbering Giant Awakens," American Bee Journal Vols. 144-145 (four installments: September and December 2004; January and March 2005).

Sanford, M.T. 2004. "New Technologies and Beekeeping," Bee Culture (November) Vol. 132 (11): 47-49.

Sanford, M.T. 2004. "Mite Tolerance in Honey Bees," Bee Culture (October) Vol. 132 (10): 23-26.

Sanford, M.T. 2004. "The Templeton Prize and  its Relation to Beekeeping," Bee Culture (September) Vol. 132 (9): 19-21.

Sanford, M.T. 2004. "High Fructose Corn Syrup: A Revolution in the Making," Bee Culture ( June and July) Vol. 132 (5 and  6).

Sanford, M.T. 2004. "Florida Bee Inspection in the New Millennium," Bee Culture (April) Vol. 132 (4): 19-21.

Sanford, M.T. 2004. "Databases and Beekeeping,"  Bee Culture (March) Vol. 132 (3): 17-19.

Sanford, M.T. 2004. "Minnesota Bee Research and Extension," Bee Culture (January) Vol. 132 (1): 19-21.

Sanford, M.T. 2003. "World of GMOs and How it Relates to Beekeeping," American Bee Journal Vol. 143 (five installments: April, May, June, August, September).

Sanford, M.T. 2003. "Computer Programs  for the Beekeeper," Bee Culture (November), Vol. 131 (11): 17-18.

Sanford, M.T. 2003, "The Fate of Bee  Inspection in the U.S.," Bee culture (July), Vol. 131(7): 19-21.

Sanford, M.T. 2003.  "Using Liquid Formic Acid for Mite Control," Bee Culture (June) Vol. 131 (6): 17-19.

Sanford, M.T. 2003.  "Cracking the Honey Bee's Genetic Code," Bee  Culture (April) Vol. 131 (4): 19-21.

Sanford, M.T. 2003. "The Lasting Influence of Two Men: A Retrospective on the Career of Dr. W.C. Rothenbuhler," Bee Culture, (March) Vol. 131 (3): 19-22.

Sanford, M.T. 2003. "Beekeeping in the Digital Age: Just the Facts Researching the Wise Guy Using the Web." Bee Culture, (February), Vol. 131 (2): 21-24, 48.

Sanford, M.T. 2003, "Sue Cobey and Her New World Carniolans," Bee Culture (January), Vol. 131 (1): 21-23.

Sanford, M.T. 2002, "Apimondia in South Africa," Bee Culture, Vol. 130 (seven installments: January, February, March, May, July, August, September).

Sanford, M.T. 2002, "Working Smarter, Not Harder: Apicultural Productivity in the 21st Century," BEEBIZ,  April. 

Sanford, M.T. 2001,"Introduction, Spread and Economic Impact of Varroa Mites in North America," Mites of the Honey Bee: Dadant and Sons, Inc., pp. 149-162.

Sanford, M.T. 2000, "Managing Honey Bees and Profitability in the New Millennium," BEEBIZ, Autumn Issue, pp. 15-20.

Sanford, M.T. 2000, "La Productividad Apícola en el Siglo XX!"  Apitec, Vol. 24, pp. 8-14.

Sanford, M.T. 1999, "Communications in the Digital Age: Apicultural Applications," Proceedings 36^th Apicultural Congress, Vancouver, BC, September, pp. 11-12.

Sanford, M.T. 1999. "Apicultural Education and Regulation in the new Millennium," Proceedings 36^th Apicultural Congress, Vancouver, BC, September, pp. 172-3.

Sanford, M.T. 1999, "A Feast of Firsts--ABF Meets in Music City," The Speedy Bee, Vol. 28, Nos. 4, 5, April (pp. 8-11) and May, pp. 6,8. Also published in BEE BIZ, Issue. 10, August, pp. 8-12.

Sanford, M.T. 1999. "Managing Honey Bees and Profitability in the New Millennium," Proceedings First Caribbean Beekeeping Congress, Tobago, West Indes, February, pp. 34-40.

Sanford, M.T. 1998. "VI Ibero-Latin American Congress, Beekeeping Seminar," The Speedy Bee, Vol. 27, Nos. 10-12, October/November/December pp. 13-18.

Sanford, M.T. 1998. "Pollination: The Forgotten Agricultural Input," Proceedings Florida Agriculture and Trade Show, Lakeland, FL, September, pp. 45-47.

Sanford, M.T. 1998. "Managing Honey Bee Nutrition," Memorias: VI Congreso Ibero-Latinoamericano y XII Seminario Americano de Apicultura, Mérida, Yucatán, México, August.

Sanford, M.T. 1998. "Recién Avanzas en la Revolución de la Informática e Impactos en la Apicultura," Memorias: VI Congreso Ibero-Latinoamericano y XII Seminario Americano de Apicultura, Mérida, Yucatán, México, August.

Sanford, M.T. 1998, "Intermiel ’98," Bee Biz, Issue 8, July, pp. 3-6.

Sanford, M.T. 1998, "55^th ABF Convention, ‘Rocky Mountain High’ Colorado," The Speedy Bee, Vol. 27, Nos. 2, 3, February and March, pp. 8-13.

Sanford, M.T. 1998. "A Year in France: Beekeeping in France and the USA," Bee Biz, Issue 7, February, pp. 14-17. Translated into Spanish and republished as "La Apicultura en Francia y los Estados Unidos," APITEC, Nos. 12-13, September, October, November, December.

Sanford, M.T. 1997. "Fifth Ibero-Latin American Apicultural Congress Meets in Mercedes, Uruguay, Parts II and III," Bee Biz, Issues 5 (February)-6 (July) , pp. 10-11 and 15-16.

Sanford, M.T. 1997. "11th  Brazilian Beekeeping Congress Convenes," The Speedy Bee, Vol. 26, No. 1, January  pp. 7-10.

Sanford, M.T. 1996. "Protein Management:  The Other Side of the Nutritional Coin in Apiculture," Proc. 11th Congreso Brasileiro de Apicultura, Teresina, Brazil, November, pp. 51-57

Sanford, M.T. 1996.  "Revolucão Digital da Informatica na Apicultura," Proc. 11th Congreso Brasileiro de Apicultura, Teresina, Brazil, November, pp. 37-46.

Sanford, M.T. 1996. "Fifth Ibero-Latin American Apicultural Congress Meets in Mercedes, Uruguay, Part I" Bee Biz, Issue 4 (October) , pp. 12-15.

Sanford, M.T. 1996. "The Digital Information Revolution--How it Relates to Beekeeping and Beekeepers, " The Speedy Bee, Vol. 25, No. 9, September, pp. 8-10.

Sanford, M.T. 1996. " Electronic Newsletter Delivery: From Email to World Wide Web," Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Use of Computers in Agriculture , American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Cancun, MX, pp. 867-871

Sanford, M.T. 1996. " Teaching Beekeeping Using the World Wide Web: The Correspondence Course Revisted," Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Use of Computers in Agriculture , American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Cancun, MX pp. 352-356.

Sanford, M.T. 1996. "La Revolución de la Información Digital.  Como se Relaciona con la Apicultura, " Proc. Fifth Congreso Ibero Latino Americano de Apicultura, Mercedes, Uruguay, June, pp. 27-30.

Sanford, M.T. 1996. " Business Building Seminar Hears of a Paradigm Shift," The Speedy Bee, Vol. 25, Nos. 1 and 2, January and February pp. 1-17,18; 11-14.

Sanford, M.T. 1996. " ABF in Portland--Has the Federation Come Full Circle?"The Speedy Bee, Vol. 25, Nos. 3 and 4, March and April, pp. 11-14; 12-13.

Sanford, M.T. 1995. "Texas Does the ABF Right," The Speedy Bee, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 10-11.

Sanford, M.T. 1995. "Mite Situation Reviewed," The Speedy Bee, Vol. 25, No. 3, p. 12.

Sanford, M.T. 1995. "Does Commodity Promotion Pay for Producers?" The Speedy Bee, Vol. 25, No. 6, p. 12

Sanford, M.T. 1995. "Revolution in Washington--What it means to the Beekeeper," American Bee Journal, Vol. 135, No. 4, p. 239.

Sanford, M.T. 1995. "Testing for Adulteration--A Federation Focus," American Bee Journal, Vol. 135, No. 5. p. 343.

Sanford, M.T. 1995. "Technology and Teaching Entomology," American Entomologist, Education Connection, Vol. 41, No. 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 70-71.

Sanford, M.T. 1994. "Honey of a Distribution Scheme," 51 Reasons: How we use the Internet and What it says about the Information Super Highway, FARNET, Inc. p. 9.

Sanford, M.T., T.R. Fasulo & J. Medley. 1993. "Electronic Delivery of Apicultural Information," BeeScience, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 10-15.

Sanford, M.T. 1993. "Moscas on the Move: The African Bee in Northern Mexico," The Speedy Bee, Vol. 22, No. 9, pp. 10-13.

Sanford, M.T. 1993. "Communicating in the Global Village," American Entomologist, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 8-9.

Villavicencio, R.A., A. Suazo, H.G. Hall & M.T. Sanford, "Evaluating Honey Production in First Generation and Backcross Hybrids of African and European Honey Bees in Honduras, " Proceedings of the American Bee Research Seminar: American Bee Journal, Vol. 133, No. 12, p. 869.

Sanford, M.T. and R.A. Hoopingarner. 1992. "Business Practices and Profitability," The Hive and the Honey Bee, (Hamilton, IL: Dadant and Sons, Inc.) pp. 723-755.

Sanford, M.T., J.C. Medley and T.R. Fasulo. 1992. "Intermedia in Extension Programming," Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computers in Agricultural Extension Programs IFAS, University of Florida, pp. 253- 255.

Sanford, M.T. 1992. "Managing Nutritional Resources for Honeybees," Proceedings First Regional Training Workshop of Beekeepers, Castries, St. Lucia, May 11-13, pp. 37-40.

Sanford, M.T. 1992. "Observations on Beekeeping in the Caribbean," The Speedy Bee, Vol. 21, No. 7, July, pp. 11- 14.

Hoopingarner, R. & M.T. Sanford, 1991. "The costs of 'beekeeping'. III. Trends in Commercial Agriculture" American Bee Journal, Vol. 131, No. 11, November, pp. 709-712.

Hoopingarner, R. & M.T. Sanford, 1991. "The costs of 'beekeeping'. II. Survey of Sideline Beekeepers" American Bee Journal, Vol. 131, No. 2, February,pp. 114-115.

Sanford, M.T. & W.B. Johnson. 1991. "A Florida Honey-Bee Feeding Study Using the Beltsville Bee Diet," Bee Science, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 72-76.

Hoopingarner, R. & M.T. Sanford, 1991. "The costs of 'beekeeping'. I. Survey of Commercial Beekeepers" American Bee Journal, Vol. 130, No. 6, June, pp. 405-407.

Sanford, M.T. 1989. "Apimondia in Rio: Africanized Bees Re- evaluated," The Speedy Bee, Three Part Series, Vol. 18, No. 12 (December), pp 11-12; Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 8-10; Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 16-18.