Bee Friendly, Bend!
You host a hive. We manage it. The environment benefits. That's pretty sweet!
What is this?
We install a hive in your yard and manage it.You provide the location. We do everything else:
- ensuring the hive has enough food and water throughout the year.
- checking and treating for pests.
- preventing swarms.
- winterizing your hive.When the bees are ready to share, we harvest your honey and wax for you. We can even jar it with custom labels, making for perfect locally-crafted gifts.
Why host with us?
Benefits for the environment:
- Bees pollinate gardens, flowerbeds, and native plants, increasing biodiversity, and keeping Bend beautiful.- Bees can travel up to 5 miles from your home. Small, local farms can benefit from your bees!- All hives produce queens and drones that visit communal mating sites. Your healthy bees will be helping to make new hives!
Benefits for you:
- The most local honey and beeswax you can possibly make, right out of your own yard!- We keep it simple for you: no risking the health of your hive (or a sting) as you learn a complex skill, and no limitations on travel because you have to check your hive every week.
How much is this?
290 dollars one time covers the your new baby colony (called a nucleus or "nuc"), a home for them to live in, and installation in your yard (including a small water source). We will also install native flowering plants near the hive, if you are interested.
109 dollars every month after installation covers all hive maintenance needs. Weekly visits in the spring, summer, and fall to check for food, water, pests, and to prevent swarms. Bi-weekly visits in the winter. Harvesting your honey and wax, when the bees are ready to share.Individual glass honey jars with custom labels are an additional fee; otherwise honey will be provided in large jars or jugs.
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