Adopt a Beehive in Colorado: How Hive Sponsorship Works
Most people love bees and have no way to keep them. Hive adoption fixes that. You sponsor a real hive, I do the beekeeping, and you get to follow your bees through the season without owning a single piece of equipment.
What is hive adoption?
When you adopt a hive, you sponsor a working colony of honey bees that I keep here in Colorado. Your support helps cover the real costs of keeping bees: the hive equipment, the bees, feeding, health care for the colony, and the time it takes to do it right. In return you get a front row seat.
Choose your sponsorship
Hive Helper is $50 per year, Hive Share is $125 per year, and Full Hive Adoption is $490 for the first year. All three include Colorado honey. Full adoption adds a personalized hive name, pastel color, dedication, and certificate.
PDF certificates are emailed within 5 days of purchase; printed copies are mailed upon request. Shipping is included within the contiguous 48 states. Enter any requested future gift/start date at checkout. Honey timing depends on the season. Guided visits are $50 per person per visit and booked separately.
Why people do it
- You support a local Colorado beekeeper and real pollinators.
- You get to see inside a hive, which almost nobody ever does.
- You learn how a colony lives through spring, summer, fall, and winter.
- You get a hive with a name, a color, and a story that is yours.
Why it makes a great gift
Everyone has too many candles and too many gift cards. A named hive is different. It is a gift that keeps going all season, with videos and updates that show up long after the holidays. It works for gardeners, nature lovers, kids, teachers, coworkers, and the person who has everything. It also does some good for pollinators, which is a nice thing to put your name on.
Founding member hives are limited
I am keeping the first group small so I can give every hive real attention. There are 20 sponsored hives available for the first season, and when they are gone, they are gone.
How to adopt a hive
Choose your sponsorship and purchase through Stripe, or ask questions through the contact page or Instagram at @BrianKeepsBees and I will walk you through it. If you want to give a hive as a gift, tell me and we will set it up together. You can also see everything I offer on the services page.
Want to know what a season in the apiary looks like first? Read what my first year of beekeeping taught me.