It’s no secret that pollinators are a crucial part of our food system. In fact, 84% of commercially grown crops are insect-pollinated, and honey bees contribute $24 billion annually to U.S. agriculture. Think about it this way: one in three bites of food are made possible by bees!
Despite this VIP status in the food world, they are bombarded by threats to their food, homes and environment from every angle! It’s hard to be a busy bee when you’re losing places to land, places to rest, places to eat, places to live – and places to pollinate.
So, how can you help to Give Bees a Chance? You can teach the kiddos in your life about their importance through together-time activities and resources. Share your at-home crafts with #GiveBeesAChance in social to help share the buzz!
Journey into the incredible world of honey bees with games, facts, activities and more! Get a sweet taste of honey bees and why they're so important in this 20-page booklet for kids ages 5-11.
Reading out loud with children is a great way to help develop reading comprehension skills. Here are some tips and tricks to help develop these skills with your young reader.
Because the future of food depends on healthy pollinators, it’s time for everyone — even the kids! — to make honey bees a priority.
Listening ears on! Close your eyes, take a deep breath through your nose, and get ready to dive right into our honey bee Audio Story with us! This Whole Kids Foundation exclusive helps to teach all about Honeybees (with a few celebrity bee appearances, too!).
Learn tips and tricks for getting a head start on starting your seeds.
There’s so much to learn about our pollinator heroes! Check out these bee movies and videos and watch with parents, kids, friends and neighbors!
Read on for some favorites to learn about the important job bees do, why we should be grateful to these pollinators, and what you can do in your own garden and community to help bees.
Learn how you can support bees and other pollinators while beautifying your neighborhood and community. Grab your gardening gloves, and let’s get to work!
Check out our YouTube playlist to see bees up close and learn more!
Your family can protect pollinators at home every day. One easy and tasty way? Buy local honey.
Learn from our very own Queen Bee, Nona Evans, and watch a slideshow from honeycomb to honey jar.
You already know that one in three bites of food we eat is made possible by bees — but what does that mean when you’re standing in the grocery store? Which foods need pollinators, and which don’t? Test your knowledge with this fun and interactive game.
Check out The Bee Cause Project on Open Educational Resources — a public digital library — at oercommons.org. Use this quick-start guide (PDF) to create a free account.
This lesson plan and assessment from the Bee Cause Project takes you on a journey to discover if pollinators find your campus a hospitable home.
Explore lessons using the honey bee and hive as the backdrop for STE(A)M investigations.
A handbook for teachers and new observation hive owners.
Our Bee Grant program allows for a K–12 school or non-profit organization to receive support for an educational beehive.
Explore Whole Kids Foundation grant recipient schools and nonprofits near you!
Download and print trivia cards or test your bee knowledge below!
The hollow of a tree trunk.
In waxy hexagons inside the hive called a honey comb.
It masks the “fear scent” bees can give off and helps them stay calm.
The queen.
About 40 days.
About 11,400 times per minute!
A special series of movements called a “waggle dance.”
A drone.
Pretty much forever.
About 1/12 of a teaspoon.
At least 150 million years!
50-100
Tami Enright, executive director of The Bee Cause Project and bee champion, is hoping to create a new generation of bee lovers. She’s working to bring educational beehives to thousands of students across the U.S. and Canada through the Give Bees a Chance campaign — and you can help!
After Whole Kids Foundation funded its first school beehive in 2015, we’ve been a little bee-obsessed. Nearly 400 beehive grants later, and just like our students, teachers and schools, we understand how important pollinators are to our food system.
One in three bites of food is thanks to our pollinators.
Because I love food and have worked in the food business my whole life, I have been a bee evangelist since we helped that first school get its hive four years ago. Last year, I became a beekeeper.
Meet a recent buzzworthy Bee Grant recipient: Detroit Hives. #GiveBeesAChance
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