Bee Hopeful
“In the end, we will conserve only what we love;
we will love only what we understand
and we will understand only what we are taught.”
Our bees provide one out of every three bites of food that we eat. No bees, no food, no us. It's also a commonly known fact that our bees are in trouble. Annual losses of honey bee colonies are in the tens of thousands. We are are losing our solitary and bumble bees at unsustainable rates. It will be up to the next generation to not only understand their importance, but to take action in their conservation.
Our “Bee Hopeful” program teaches kids, in a positive and engaging way, why our bees are essential to everyday life and how the kids can be bee heroes - working to conserve the things they love.
Join in, and invest in our future!
Volunteer at an educational event,
Enroll your child or students, in one of our upcoming programs,
Request Sarah to teach a “How to Teach Kids About Bees” workshop at your beekeeping association’s convention,
Start your own program, using our free e-book! Click here for the English version, and here for the bilingual English/Spanish version. If you prefer to buy a printed and bound copy of the book, order here,
Support the Bee Hopeful program by making a donation,
Bring Minecraft: Education Edition “Build with Bees” to your school or home school group,
Get inspired by our list of Activities for Kids,
Check our Resources for Educators.
“As is the case with many educators who love honeybees, one of Sarah’s main goals in her work is to dispel fear surrounding bees. She sees her youngest students as the key to reversing this social fear. “That is why I do what I do,” she says, “to inspire a sense of fascination, wonder, and love at a young age, that I hope turns to understanding or even advocacy as these kids grow into our leaders of tomorrow.” She also sees the need for our society to educate a generation of citizens that understand the complexity of our modern food system and question its flaws. When asked why pollinator education is so important, she answered, “If you can capture the heart and imagination of a child, and release the sweetness and light of the honeybee in them- they will never forget it. By saving the bee, they will save our world.””
