Bee University NYC

🎓🐝 Celebrating Cohort One of our 2024 UBF Fellowship! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has made this possible, empowering our fellows with meaningful knowledge in urban beekeeping, green jobs, and environmental justice. 🍯✨ Our graduates received their certificates, harvested honey, and even bottled their own to take home! 🐝🌿 Join us in congratulating these incredible young minds. Stay tuned for Cohort Two! #BeeUniversityNYC #UBF2024 #UrbanBeekeeping #YouthEmpowerment

Are you a nonprofit leader, development coordinator, or fundraiser? Interested in getting involved with the education and environmental community in NYC? Use your professional experience and expertise in non-profit development, particularly fundraising and sponsorship to support Bee University NYC's mission of training the community in beekeeping, leadership, and environmental advocacy. Learn more and apply today at beeuniversitynyc.org/jobs

This week we'll be introducing our Summer Interns from Pace University, Davionna &. Vanessa! 🐝 "Bee-U gives me the opportunity to teach and empower others on a topic I feel very passionately about, saving the bees and the plant. I'm so grateful to have found this incredible community to spend my summer with! " - Vanessa "Bee-U allows me to create media content that promotes positivity and benefits our community. I am dedicated to producing high-quality content that spreads positive messages. I appreciate Bee University NYC's mission and enjoy collaborating with the communication team to highlight BeeU's engaging and educational programs, which have taught me about the crucial role of bees in our environment and motivate me to advocate for sustainability." -Davionna

Cohort 1 of the Urban Beekeeping Fellowship is more than half way complete! 15 students from across New York City have been training in beekeeping, environmental advocacy, and leadership. We can’t wait for them to showcase what they've learned at graduation, at the completion of their 7 weeks. #urbanbeekeeping #bees #youth #programs #statenisland #leadership

Today we'll be introducing our Programs Team - Michelle, Ethel, and Denis 🐝 "The Urban Beekeeping Fellowship is a program I wish I had participated in during the summer months when I was home from college. This experience can help cultivate a deeper understanding of the environment surrounding us and encourage our youth to seek green jobs. Bee-U is the next step for those looking to find themselves and understand the importance of nature, all while exploring fun workshops/classes centralized around our favorite little pollinators, Bees!" - Denis "What I enjoy most about working at Bee-U is connecting with others on topics that need more attention. This year, the program has expanded environmental advocacy and awareness. Having a safe space to discuss these topics is something I look forward to every Sunday." -Ethel " I love working at Bee-U because it allows me to give back to the community. There's no better feeling than bringing people together to work towards a better tomorrow!" - Michelle

🐝 Our Urban Beekeeping Fellows conduct bi-weekly hive checks to maintain and ensure the health of our honey bees as apart of our hands on beekeeping training. Here are some shots from last weekend! Stay tuned to see what other interesting experiences our fellows are having during this UBF season. #education #youth #programs #statenisland #youthdevelopment #beekeeping #urbanbeekeeping #honey

🐝 Transforming New York City, one hive at a time! 🏙️ Our Urban Beekeeping Fellowship isn't just about honey or even beekeeping, but it's about exposing youth especially those from underrepresented communities to become participants in the green economy. Our impact report highlights how we are empowering local communities with skills in environmental advocacy and leadership through engaging year-round programming. Together, we're creating a sustainable future for NYC. 🍯 Click the link to read our full FY23 Impact Report. https://lnkd.in/ergG9d5A #ImpactThroughEducation #BeeTheChange #NYCNonProfit #BeeUniversityNYC #BeeUniversity #BeeU

Today we'll be introducing our Development Associate - Devisha Bisaria 🐝 “I think Bee-U is a fantastic initiative to get students out of their comfort zone and give them the opportunity to support and engage with environmental activism efforts! Teaching the younger generations of the importance of not only bees but the values of leadership, teamwork and responsibility are the reasons I admire this organization and it’s efforts!”

Bee bearding is cool phenomenon where bees gather at the entrance of hive to keep it cool, especially during summertime heat waves! Let’s ensure our fuzzy friends stay comfortable during the warmer months 🐝 #BeeFact #SummerBearding #BeeU

Cohort One of our Urban Beekeeping Fellowship is off to a great start! 🐝 Our fellows have begun learning about bees, their hives, and why these pollinators are so crucial to the world! During week two of the program, we brought back a crowd favorite our cooking class! Thank you to our guest chef Taylor for facilitating this session for us again this Summer. The fellows made a fruit salad with a hot honey yogurt dressing, pasta salad with a honey vinaigrette and a German potato salad! #urbanbeekeeping #bees #youth #programs #statenisland #leadership #cooking #honey #youthdevelopment #nyccookingclass #nycthingstodo #nycfellowship