Hands-on conservation through education, habitat restoration, bee rescue, and community hive sponsorship.
No single intervention saves bees. Our programs are designed to work together — education builds awareness, sponsorships fund habitat, rescue operations protect existing colonies, and restoration creates the landscapes bees need long-term. Every program reinforces the others, compounding impact across communities and ecosystems.
Place native bee homes and managed hives in communities across the country, nurturing local ecology and supporting food production where it matters most.
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School programs, teacher workshops, and community classes that bring pollinators to life — from observation hives in classrooms to field days in wildflower meadows.
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Transforming lawns, vacant lots, and degraded land into native pollinator corridors that provide year-round forage and nesting habitat for dozens of bee species.
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Humane removal and rehoming of colonies that have taken up residence where they're not welcome — giving bees a safe new home while protecting people and property.
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The Sponsor-a-Hive program places native bee houses and managed honeybee hives in backyards, school gardens, corporate campuses, and community parks. Each hive is installed by our trained team, monitored throughout the season, and supported with educational resources that connect sponsors to the story unfolding in their own neighborhood.
Native bee populations have declined by more than 25% in North America over the past two decades. A single well-placed bee house can support dozens of mason and leafcutter bee nests — providing critical pollination for gardens within a 300-meter radius. Managed honeybee hives extend that impact further, producing local honey while supporting colony health across the region.
Sponsors receive monthly e-updates with photos and activity data, an annual impact report, and access to a dedicated stewardship line. Your hive doesn't just help bees — it becomes a conversation starter and a tangible anchor for conservation in your community.
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Our education programs reach thousands of students, teachers, and community members every year — from elementary school classrooms to county fairgrounds. At the core of each program is a live observation hive that lets participants watch bees working in real time, making abstract ecology immediate and personal.
We partner directly with school districts to align programming with state science standards. Teachers receive a full curriculum kit they can use year-round, and students who participate in our field trips often go on to become advocates — converting lawns to pollinator gardens, petitioning for pesticide-free parks, and bringing their families to our community workshops.
Community workshops run monthly in multiple cities and are free and open to the public. Topics rotate seasonally: spring planting guides, summer hive health, fall habitat prep, and winter bee biology. No prior knowledge required — just curiosity.
We transform underused urban and rural land into functioning pollinator corridors — native plant communities that provide continuous forage from early spring through late fall. These aren't ornamental gardens. They're working ecosystems, designed around local bee species and built to thrive with minimal ongoing maintenance.
Each project begins with a site assessment to understand existing conditions, drainage patterns, sun exposure, and adjacent land use. We select native plants proven to support the specific bee communities in your region, then lead volunteer installation days that turn neighbors into stewards. Participants learn to identify native species, spot signs of pollinator activity, and troubleshoot common planting challenges.
Our monitoring team tracks species diversity, bloom coverage, and nesting activity throughout the year — generating data that feeds into regional conservation research and helps us refine future plantings for maximum ecological impact.
When a colony establishes itself in a wall void, attic, chimney, or tree cavity, the instinct is often to call an exterminator. We're the other option. Our rescue team responds around the clock, assessing the situation and performing safe, targeted extractions that preserve the colony intact. No poison. No destruction of the colony.
Rescued colonies are rehomed with vetted local beekeepers or placed in our own managed apiaries, where they contribute to honey production, pollination research, and educational demonstrations. Many of the bees in our observation hives started as rescue colonies — going from a stressed swarm in someone's eave to ambassadors for their species in front of thousands of students each year.
After extraction, we seal entry points, clean residual wax and honey, and provide a written prevention guide to reduce the likelihood of re-colonization. We also follow up with educational outreach to help property owners understand why bees chose their structure — and how to make the surrounding environment less attractive to future swarms.
Browse our four core programs and decide where your energy or dollars will have the most impact — whether that's sponsoring a hive, scheduling a school workshop, or restoring a pollinator garden.
Our team reaches out to walk through logistics, answer questions, and build a timeline that works for you. Every engagement is customized to fit your space, your community, and your goals.
Receive regular updates — photos, species counts, hive activity reports — showing exactly how your involvement is reversing pollinator decline in your corner of the world.
Report a bee swarm for free humane removal, or make a donation through Zeffy — a zero-fee platform where 100% of your gift funds conservation directly.
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