SAVE THE BEES

Help us protect the precious keystone species responsible for pollinating 1 in 3 bites of food and 80% of the world’s flowering plants.

ADVANCING FOOD SECURITY

We support urban farmers and gardeners who grow produce for food insecure communities by providing training, supplies, and pollinator habitat.

EDUCATION

We believe education is a pathway to community and ecological resilience. Through training programs, events, and classroom tools, we support a growing community of educational stewards dedicated to saving the bees.

BEE HABITAT AND POLLINATOR CORRIDORS

Habitat loss is a major threatto countless bees and pollinators. We collaborate with community, municipal, and corporate partners to  reimagine urban, underserved, and industrial landscapes as safe pollinator havens.

EVENTS

Learn more about bee life and ways you can help Save the Bees. Join us for free pollinator walks, “Hive Dives,” habitat tours and more during our in-person and online events.

CROWDFUNDING TO SAVE THE BEES

Show your support by engaging your network of friends, family, and like-minded and professional communities with our peer-2-peer online fundraising platform.

Protecting Bees, Building Habitat, and Strengthening Communities Together

A New Era for The Honeybee Conservancy

After a wonderful decade as The Honeybee Conservancy, we are thrilled to share we’ve relaunched as The Bee Conservancy to better capture our expanded mission to protect all bee species around the world.

Bees lie at the heart of our survival. They pollinate 1 in 3 bites of food we eat and are essential to the health and prosperity of countless ecosystems.

However, bees are in peril. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, more than half of North America’s 4,000 native bee species are in decline, with 1 in 4 species at risk of extinction.

The Bee Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting bees, safeguarding the environment, and securing food justice through community-based education, research, habitat creation, and advocacy. We strive towards a day when all bee populations thrive in protected habitats, and are supported by an engaged global network.

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Native Bee Species in North America

Did you know that there are more than 20,000 species of bees around the world? About 1/5 of them pollinate plants across North America.

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Species Are at Risk of Extinction

According to the Center for Biological Diversity, more than half of North America’s 4,000 native bee species are in decline, with 1 in 4 species at risk of extinction.

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Bites of Food Pollinated by Bees

Bees are an essential part of our agriculture, pollinating many fruits, nuts, and vegetables.  Their health directly impacts food security.

 

Why Bees?

Inside Our Story

The Bee Conservancy strives to be a better world for bees and communities everywhere.

Take a peek inside our hive to learn more about why we started this organization, the impact of bees on our daily lives and ecosystems, and the challenges bees face today.

Video courtesy of APlus media.

Solitary Native Bee stanced on the side of a tree