Support Responsible Beekeepers
Adopt A Hive
Support responsible beekeepers, strengthen managed colonies, and expand practical pollinator conservation by adopting a working hive.
Your Adoption Helps Bees Thrive
A Direct Way to Support Healthy Hives
A Save The Bees USA hive adoption is a symbolic donation. It supports working hives, responsible beekeepers, pollinator habitat, and education across the United States.
Support the Work Behind Every Healthy Colony
Managed honey bee colonies require regular inspections, disease and pest management, reliable forage, safe locations, and experienced care. Your adoption helps fund that work.
It also helps us bring bee education into schools and communities and create safer pollinator habitat.
Your adoption does not transfer ownership of a physical hive to your property. It creates a meaningful connection to the conservation work your sponsorship makes possible.
Where Your Support Goes
Four Parts of a Stronger Program
Responsible Beekeeping
Hive inspections, colony health, pest management, and thoughtful expansion.
Habitat Restoration
Pollinator-friendly planting, diverse forage, and safer nesting spaces.
Education
School programs, community learning, and public outreach.
Research and Advocacy
Better understanding of bee health and support for pollinator-friendly practices.
Support Adopt A Hive
Give to Adopt A Hive
Choose an amount that works for you. Your gift supports bee conservation, responsible beekeeping, pollinator habitat, and education across America.
Make Your Donation
Support Adopt A Hive with a one-time or recurring donation.
Give more than $200 and you can name your adopted hive and receive a personalized certificate of adoption, for yourself or as a gift. Add your preferred hive name and the name for the certificate in the optional message field.
How It Works
From Your Gift to Field Impact
The process is simple, and your support helps sustain the work throughout the year.
Choose Your Gift
Select a suggested amount or enter your own, then choose a one-time or recurring donation.
Support a Working Hive
Your contribution helps fund responsible hive care, education, habitat, and conservation outreach.
Name Your Hive
For a gift or donation over $200, you can name your hive and receive a certificate of adoption. This is a symbolic adoption, not ownership of a physical hive.
Why Adopt a Hive?
Help Thousands of Bees and the Places They Pollinate
Healthy honey bee colonies support agriculture, flowering plants, public education, and greater awareness of every pollinator’s role.
Conservation With Practical Benefits
Honey bees pollinate many crops and wild plants. Their work supports food production, plant reproduction, and habitats used by other wildlife.
Colonies face challenges from habitat loss, limited forage, pests, disease, pesticide exposure, and changing weather. Thoughtful management and diverse forage help hives remain resilient.
Hive adoption combines that practical care with education, giving more people a clear way to understand and support pollinator conservation.
Common Questions
What to Know Before You Adopt
Can I Adopt a Hive Near Me?
You can donate from anywhere in the United States. Donations support our program work; a hive in your specific city is not guaranteed.
Do I Receive a Physical Hive?
No. This is a symbolic sponsorship and does not transfer a hive to your home or property.
Can I Give an Adoption as a Gift?
Yes. For a gift donation over $200, you can choose a hive name and receive a certificate of adoption in the recipient’s name. Include the recipient’s name and preferred hive name in the optional message field.
A Gift With Lasting Impact
Give Someone a Connection to a Living Hive
For a gift or donation over $200, name your hive and receive a certificate of adoption. Gifts of every size support responsible beekeeping and pollinator education.
Join the Movement
Adopt a Hive and Help Bees Thrive All Year
Your donation helps care for working hives, expand pollinator education, and create safer habitat.