What We Do
Our pollinator protection programs help people create habitat for native bees, care for honey bees, and bring living hives into the classroom. Explore how Save The Bees USA works with schools and local beekeepers.
Our Mission
What Pollinator Protection Looks Like in a Community
At Save The Bees USA, we protect pollinators through practical programs, community initiatives, and advocacy. Our work helps the insects that support biodiversity and food security thrive in safer, healthier environments.
Creating Thriving Environments for Pollinators
Save The Bees USA works to create a world where bees and other pollinators can live and grow in healthy environments. Bees help plants reproduce by moving pollen, supporting food for people and animals and keeping natural systems in balance.
Education is central to that mission. We teach children and adults about the importance of bees through school programs, community events, and online learning.
For example, a community garden can include native flowers that bloom at different times. As students observe which bees visit those flowers, they can see why planting choices matter.
Hands-On Programs
Pollinator protection programs in action
Our education and conservation programs help students and communities understand why pollinators matter. Each program turns learning into action by protecting bees, restoring habitat, and inspiring long-term stewardship.
Observation Hives in Schools
The Observation Bee Hive Project gives students a safe, close-up view of colony life. They learn how bees behave, why pollination matters, and how protecting bees supports a healthy environment.
See Bees Up Close
Adopt A Hive Program
If you want to help care for a honey bee colony, you can sponsor a working hive. Pollinator protection for managed honey bees includes the regular attention a beekeeper gives the colony.
Adopt A Hive
Bumblebee Program
Our Bumblebee Restoration Program creates safer habitat where native bumblebees can nest, forage, and thrive. Education and practical habitat work help communities support their survival.
Save BumblebeesBee Preservation Initiatives
Four Ways Communities Put Pollinator Protection Into Practice
Pollinator protection works best when people have clear, practical ways to participate. For example, a school can plant native flowers and then keep a simple record of the bees that visit. The Xerces Society’s guide to helping pollinators explains how habitat, nesting space and pesticide choices fit together.
Empowering Communities
Workshops, community gardens, and local events teach people to plant native flowers, reduce pesticide use, and provide nesting sites for bees.
Creating Change Through Advocacy
We advocate for limits on harmful pesticides, promote sustainable farming practices, and support initiatives that preserve essential pollinator habitat.
Restoring Habitats
We help create pollinator-friendly environments by planting native flowers, shrubs, and trees; installing bee hotels and nesting boxes; and collaborating with schools and environmental groups.
How You Can Help
Volunteer: Join local conservation efforts.
Donate: Support our programs and advocacy campaigns.
Spread awareness: Help others understand why pollinators matter.
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Choose a Pollinator Protection Program
First, choose the kind of pollinator protection you care about. A teacher can explore an observation hive lesson, while a family can help protect nesting habitat or support a beekeeper through hive adoption.
Save The Bees USA is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit protecting bees and pollinators across the United States through education, habitat restoration, responsible beekeeping, and community conservation programs.
Turn Concern Into Action
Explore a hands-on program or help fund pollinator education and conservation nationwide.