Our Impact

of 2023 Urban Beekeeping Fellows would recommend this program to a friend

of 2023 Urban Beekeeping Fellows rated the Urban Beekeeping Fellowship 9/10 or above

of 2023 Urban Beekeeping Fellows feel better equipt to talk about environmental issues

“It was simply AMAZING. The best internship I have ever been involved in. It was out of what I normally do but I was happy that I explored this opportunity.”

Hikmat B., 2023 Urban Beekeeping Fellow - Cohort One

DOE STEM Matters Urban Ecobuilders Camp
(Collaboration with MakerSpace NYC)

Students spend the DOE STEM Matters Urban Ecobuilders Spring Break Camp learning about our urban ecosystem and the plants, insects, and animals that live in New York City. Students participate in hands-on projects such as building native bee and pollinator habitats, birdhouses, making useful household and beauty products from beeswax and other natural ingredients, and much more. Guest beekeepers and urban naturalists join the Camp to demonstrate how they care for the bees and extract honey and wax from the hives that we have on our Makerpark site. During the Spring Break Camp, bees are in hibernation and students will not have contact with actual bees. We spend time indoors and outdoors learning about ways in which we can all care for our urban plants and animals that help make our city better.

of participants feel safe around bees by the conclusion of the program, which is a 28% increase from pre-program surveys

of participants understand how honey is made by the conclusion of the program, which is a 66% increase from pre-program surveys

of participants would recommend the Spring Break Camp to a friend