Ways to get involved
LOCAL BEE CLUBS
LOCAL BEE CLUBS
Has your city established their own local bee club? Are there multiple clubs to choose from in your city?
Your State Beekeepers Association is a great resource for discovering a club near you! For example, I could look on the Colorado State Beekeepers Association to find a club in Colorado to join.
Not in Colorado? Here's another great resource from Harvest Lane to locate a club in your state.
SPREAD AWARENESS
LOCAL BEE CLUBS
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CONTRIBUTE WITH DATA
DENVER MILE HIVE CLUB
Research and data collection is incredibly important. A common goal among beekeepers is to improve bee health and inform all beekeepers of current statistics.
If you're interested in participating or learning more, please feel free to visit:
DENVER MILE HIVE CLUB
DENVER MILE HIVE CLUB
Do you live in the same city as Boost the Bees?
Join today at: https://www.milehivebeeclub.org/
The local Denver bee club is an INCREDIBLE group of beekeepers who meet monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm at the Washington Street Community Center.
We may start off with 30 minutes of Q&A or demonstrations, then we share the latest club info, followed by captivating lectures from knowledgeable speakers either via Zoom or in-person presenters.
We are a lively group with lots of laughs, raffle giveaways and fun stories!
$25 annual membership fee also includes co-membership to CSBA (Colorado State Beekeepers Association). Join us today!
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CONTINUING EDUCATION
You can often find free online continuing education courses on honey bees and beekeeping.
Visit our Facebook page to see the latest free CE's available including monthly webinars from these incredible free resources:
- At-Home Beekeeping Series through Alabama Extension
- South Western Ohio Beekeepers Association
- The Bee Supply
Support pollinators
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Look Colorado drivers, it has arrived!
Support local pollinators by showing how much you care. Show off this beautiful license plate designed by artist Alain Suel.
Support the People & Pollinators Action Network (PPAN) when you register your new pollinator license plate!
Learn more at: https://www.peopleandpollinators.org/co-pollinator-license-plate
mite-a-thon RESULTS
2022 - 2023: bee informed partnership - loss & management survey
2022 - 2023: bee informed partnership - loss & management survey
Unfortunately, the annual Mite-a-Thon is no longer being conducted. To view results from previous years (2017-2021), please visit: https://www.pollinator.org/miteathon
The annual Mite-A-Thon was an anonymous, voluntary participation survey where you provided your Spring and Fall mite level counts in an effort to gain further understanding of Varroa mite levels as a whole in the US, Canada and Mexico.
2022 - 2023: bee informed partnership - loss & management survey
2022 - 2023: bee informed partnership - loss & management survey
2022 - 2023: bee informed partnership - loss & management survey
Available Only: April 1st - April 30th, 2023
The annual Bee Informed Partnership Loss & Management survey is available for beekeepers to take right now!
According to BIP's website:
Purpose: "To document honey bee colony losses and related beekeeping management practices in U.S. operations on an annual basis."
BIP's website states:
"The annual survey is the longest national effort to monitor honey bee mortality rates in the U.S. In addition to estimating the level of colony mortality in the country, the survey allows us to identify the most prevalent practices employed by U.S. beekeepers and relate those with risk of colony loss."
The survey is anonymous, voluntary, confidential and no cost to the beekeeper.
Visit the link to learn more and if you're a beekeeper, take the survey!!