Save the Bees

Care that carries forward.

A hive sponsorship funds a managed honey bee colony in one of our Florida yards and the care that keeps it healthy. Honey bees are farmed pollinators, not wild ones. Part of what sponsorships support is habitat work for Florida's native bees, which is where the conservation need actually sits. We keep the two straight so you know what you are giving to.

Palmetto Farms began with two hives. The bees gave Joe a place to find peace. Our family is dedicated to caring for them for generations to come.

In your name. In their honor.

A personal way to support the bees.

A hive sponsorship can be in your own name, in honor of someone or in their memory. It supports the work of our family apiary.

We keep bees throughout Florida. Lake Wales is the Palmetto Farms main apiary.

A one-time sponsorship

Discuss a gift in your name or someone else's, with the details confirmed by our family.

Explore sponsorship options

Ongoing support

Ask about monthly or annual hive sponsorship and the current arrangements.

Talk with our family

Palmetto Farms is a working family farm. Gifts are hive sponsorships, not tax-deductible donations.

Bees covering the exposed wooden frames of an open hive.
Inside a working hive.
A different way to belong

Sponsorship and membership are separate.

A sponsorship is not a Founders Circle membership. For a named hive, custom-labeled honey, bottling day and founding recognition, explore the membership by introduction.

Learn about the Founders Circle