We need your help, winter has not been kind to the bees

We need your help, winter has not been kind to the bees

Hive losses this winter have been heavy all over the country. Unfortunately, our apiary isn’t any different. At the high point last summer we had 32 hives. We went into fall with 26. We have come out of winter with 7, and only 2 of those look reasonably strong.

For us, this is a huge loss. We now need to replace more hives than anticipated and, since our students graduate with a hive and we don’t have hives to split, we need top purchase 6 additional hives for them, too. That means we need to purchase about 30 hives total in the next few weeks (and find someone who has nucleus colonies available for purchase still.) These will cost is between $160 and $200 each, assuming prices don’t go up dramatically due to the increased demand.

So, this is where you come in. Our only way to purchase the hives we need is to ask all of you to help us out. We need to raise sufficient funds to pay for the hives and only have 4 to 6 weeks to do so. There are a couple of options for how you can help us out.

Any donation will be a help, no donation is too small or too large. (We use PayPal for credit card processing. They take out 2.2% plus $0.30 per transaction. You do not need a PayPal account to donate.)

If you want to see what one of our students has to say about the program, please watch the video below, it will only take 60 seconds.

Thank you for your support of our program and your willingness to help us help our veterans and first responders.

Bees4Vets now helps First Responders

Bees4Vets now helps First Responders

Bees4Vets is pleased to announce that we are now also accepting First Responders with PTSD and/or TBI as students.

Due to the incidence rate of PTSD among First Responders, we have decided, with the support of our existing students, to accept First Responders as students in our program. If you know a first responder (Fire, Law Enforcement or Medical) with PTSD or TBI, please have them contact us. We are accepting students for this year’s program right now.

Thank you for supporting Bees4Vets and helping us help our Veterans and First Responders.

TREK Mountain Bike

TREK Mountain Bike

The time to buy your raffle tickets is running out. Don’t miss your chance at this fantastic mountain bike.

One of our great prizes is a TREK Marlin 5 Mountain Bike: 18.5″, Black with an Aluminum Frame, SR Suntour 100mm travel front fork and Shimano hydraulic disc brakes front and rear, from Ray Fenwick Valued at $539.00. This is a really nice bike in the most common size. Delivery will be in person in the Reno area, we do not have a way to ship the bike, but you are welcome to come and pick it up.

Support Bees4Vets and get your chance at this great mountain bike. Get your tickets today. You can purchase right on the website at https://bees4vets.org/raffle/ or catch us at the Riverside Farmer’s Market Saturday morning.

We have another prize in the Raffle!

We have GREAT news! Another prize has been donated to the Bees4Vets Raffle! It is a TREK Marlin 5 Mountain Bike, 18.5″, Black with an Aluminum Frame, SR Suntour 100mm travel front fork and Shimano hydraulic disc brakes front and rear, from Ray Fenwick Valued at $539.00. This is a really nice bike in the most common size. Delivery will be in person in the Reno area, we do not have a way to ship the bike, but you are welcome to come and pick it up.

Bees4Vets is not sponsored by TREK.

We were on the radio!

We were honored to be invited to the “Insight this Morning” talkshow with Bill Schulz. We talked about our program, how we started and what we do. A huge thank you to Bill for taking the time to talk to us and sharing in our passion to help local veterans learn beekeeping.

Here is the recording, give it a listen! Then buy a raffle ticket or 6 or more. All proceeds support the Bees4Vets program.

RAFFLE!

We’re doing a raffle! In order to help fund our 2019 Veteran student-beekeepers we’re raffling some great prizes! Tickets are $10 each, or 6 for $50. The proceeds will help us provide our program for another 10 students in 2019.

Your raffle ticket gives you a chance at winning a prize, the top prize being a $1000.00 gift certificate to the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno, NV.* There is also a Champagne Balloon Ride prize, valued at $500.00, with an additional prize that we are waiting on confirmation from the donor. There will also be a few gift baskets.

Most importantly, your $10 will help us help more Veteran students like those featured in the video below (or follow this link.)

Your $10, or $50, or more will help us make a difference in the lives of more veterans. None of our personnel are paid, we’re all volunteers at Bees4Vets. All of the money raised will go directly to supporting this program that helps local Veterans with PTSD/TBI. Please, buy a ticket or 6 or more! Your generosity will benefit someone who needs our help.

You can purchase tickets from any Bees4Vets officer, director or volunteer or from our raffle page. See https://bees4vets.org/raffle to purchase tickets online or for further info.

 

Thank you.

 

 

*Our Raffle is not sponsored by the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino.