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| The Film - The Bee Guardian | ||
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In production -The Bee Guardian We will have a trailer of the movie up soon, stay tuned!
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| Expanding the Reach of Bee Guardians -Our Programs | ||
 Photo by Gaiam Bee Guardian demostrating caring for bees with a top bar hive |
Forming viable alliances between sustianable communities, farms and gardens maintaining locality based pollination. Boulder Sustainability Center We are working with the Boulder Sustainability Center offering Bee Guardian classes to conincide with the Center's hands-on curricula designed to provide essential tools and resources for living together in an ecologically and socially sustainable way, tailored to the unique local environment of Boulder, CO. The Center's classes draw on local, experienced growers, farmers and other experienced community members. Instruction includes permaculture methods and biodynamic processes. |
How Can I Become A Bee Guardian? Learn More The website we maintain www.backyardhive.com offers information and question responses to Bee Guardians helping them get started and maintain a healthy bee colony |
| Inspiring Young People - Children we are mentoring | ||
 Photo by Lisa McVicker Young Bee Guardian, Rafi admires the work of the honey bees. |
Eco-education encourages children to be caring global citizens engendering an authentic concern for a healthy environment. Gateway Apprenticeship Program There are a number of local programs awakening the love of bees in children 1st through 12th grade. Lisa McVicker is mentoring/working with children, ages 7-11, through Gateway Apprenticeship Program in North Boulder. Facilitated by Sage Hamilton, this homeschooling program serves a group of families dedicated to learning through the power of mythic stories and ritual theater, including art, song, music, practical arts and handwork. Joy Kemna, the program’s master gardener, herbalist and medicine woman, also works with the bees, along with teaching the children to tend the garden that provides nectar plants for the entire season. Working with bees directly, without cumbersome suits, the children and adults have an opportunity to serve the bees without fear, experiencing these gentle creatures and their habits. Lisa and Joy are committed to using organic, sustainable methods and bringing spiritual awareness to the process of caring for the bees. Terra Malmstrom, the advisor for the Gateway program, is the science teacher at Shining Mountain Waldorf High School. She has been offering a class there, including Biodynamic approaches to caring for bees. Terra also offers summer camps through Shepherd Valley Waldorf School in bee care and bee-oriented activities, including beeswax candle making. Interested in starting a program at your school or community? |
| Assisting New Bee Guardians - Meet our experienced Guardians | ||
 Photo by The Bee Guardian Corwin sharing his knowledge with a new Bee Guardian |
Experienced Bee Guardians are available for guidance and capable of preparing new Bee Guardians in the community. Goals: ~Introduce sustainable beekeeping practices, top bar hive construction plans and support media to people who are prepared and willing to establish a healthy hive colony. ~Provide up to date introductory materials for new backyard Bee Guardians Learn more about becoming a Bee Guardian |
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| Synthesis of Current Research | ||
 Photo by The Bee Guardian Honey bees in Top Bar Hive |
The Time to Act Is Now: If we are going to get to the center of CCD issue, we believe that it is important not only to evaluate current research that has already been done, but we also need to synthesize information gathered from different fields of science and use non-standard methods of inquiry, to look at the problem from a diverse perspective. |
| Stay Informed of What is Happening in the Bee World | ||
Be informed of what is happening at BeeGuardian.org. |
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 Photo by The Bee Guardian Female working top bar hive |
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 Photo by Lisa McVicker Terra works with the kids where the hives are among huge cottonwood trees |
