Take part
Volunteer
Give your time to the bees in your city. You choose the work. Volunteering is free.
How your time helps
Choose the kinds of help you like. The form lists the same five.
Community events
Help at local events, such as markets and garden days. Tell neighbors how a community hive starts.
Pollinator planting
Plant and care for flowers that feed native bees and other pollinators.
School and group talks
Help children and adults learn how bees pollinate the food we eat.
Photos and stories
Record local plantings and events with photos and short notes.
Finding hive hosts
Suggest gardens, schools, and businesses that could host a community hive. Staff review each host.
Why a city needs volunteers
A community hive starts with a city campaign. Each campaign starts in the Gathering Interest stage. In that stage, people follow the campaign, volunteer, and propose a host. We collect no payment in that stage.
Then staff review the host, the beekeeper, the purpose, and the goal. Your form tells staff where people want to help and what they want to do.
You can ask Adopt The Bees to review a hive for your city on the Start a Hive page.
What happens after you sign up
Sign in
We link your form to your account and email updates about it to your account address.
Tell us where and how
Choose up to 10 cities or ZIP codes, the work you like, and the times when you are free.
Staff review your form
We read each form. Your form stays on our volunteer list, also when no event is planned near you.