Want to help honey bees?
Join the UF/IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory (HBREL) in improving honey bee health, increasing the sustainability of the beekeeping industry, and preserving the vital role that honey bees play as pollinators.
Our goal is to improve the health and productivity of bee pollinators everywhere. We conduct research, share our findings through diverse extension programming, and train future generations of bee educators, researchers, and conservationists.
Your monthly or annual gift will support our research and outreach programs, allowing us to elevate our work and reach more people who care about honey bees. We ask you to support at one of the following levels:
Adopt a Bee: $10 monthly/$120 annually
Supports one Extension or outreach activity
- Recognition on the website/donor sign at the HBREL
- “My Honey Bees Go to UF” sticker
Adopt a Queen: $25 monthly/$300 annually
Supports our research hives
- Recognition on the website/donor sign at the HBREL
- Annual updates from the Honey Bee Laboratory
- Invitation to hive demonstration days (annual event)
- “My Honey Bees Go to UF” sticker and tote bag
Adopt a Hive: $100/month or $1,200 annually
Supports our research projects
- Recognition on the website/donor sign at the HBREL
- Annual updates from the Honey Bee Laboratory
- Invitation to hive demonstration days (annual event)
- “My Honey Bees Go to UF” sticker and tote bag
- Special event invite with Dr. Jamie Ellis, Dr. Cameron Jack, and Ms. Amy Vu
Photo Credit: Cat Wofford, UF/IFAS Communications
Make your recurring gift online at
Adopt A Hive Honey Bee Research Fund
For more information, please contact UF/IFAS Advancement advancement@ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1975
The University of Florida Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization soliciting tax-deductible private contributions for the benefit of the University of Florida. Full disclosure statement: http://bit.ly/UFFdisclosure.
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Adopt a Hive Donors
Ms. Amy Lohman Mr. Mark Rosser Dr. Robert A. Porter Sr. and Mrs. Cynthia A. Porter Mr. Jerry Gudauskas Mr. David and Mrs. Colleen Larsen Brevard Backyard Beekeepers Mr. William A. Sklaroff Ms. Georgia Evaul Mr. John Zapata Ms. Rachel Smith One Hive Foundation Pinellas Beekeepers Association Mr. Scott Evaul Busy Bee Anonymous -
Adopt a Queen Donors
Endless Summer Roofing Co. Mr. David Ball Mr. Greg Escarra Mrs. Melissa Kalis Ms. Susan M. Harris Ms. Lynne Ellis Lake County Beekeepers, Inc. Busy Bee / Sara Gocek Mr. Jason Hewett Ms. Lisbeth Mack Ms. Mihaela Gutman Ms. Sara Marcello ANONYMOUS Ms. Allyson Valenzuela Rose & Miranda Clementel Ashley Dopf (In Honor of Carol Creighton Hadley) Judy Stefan Suncoast Beekeepers Association Taylor County Beekeepers Club Carl Lewis Dr. Kerry Borer Ms. Vera Damron -
Adopt a Bee Donors
Ms. Julie R. Conn Mr. Graham Stoddard Ms. Marjorie King Anonymous Ms. Denise Detrich Ms. Hannah Flitman Mrs. Joelle M. Allen & William Allen Mr. David Giddens, Bee Blessed Honey Stacey Scheb Ms. Belinda Tietgens Mr. and Mrs. Mike Smith Terrie Flaherty Wilmarie Marrero (Nicole Boyle) Tampa Bay Beekeepers Associates James Reid Janelle Holder