{"id":16118,"date":"2021-08-10T09:30:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T15:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outwardhound.com\/furtropolis\/?p=16118"},"modified":"2021-08-09T08:32:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T14:32:54","slug":"outward-hound-caught-a-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outwardhound.com\/furtropolis\/barking-news\/outward-hound-caught-a-buzz","title":{"rendered":"Outward Hound Caught a Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a growing global company, we regularly assess our impact on the environment, our role in communities, and our workplace culture. So when The Peoples Bees<\/a>, a Denver-based urban beekeeping project, approached us about sponsoring one of their honey bee hives, we were\u2014we have to say it\u2014bee-side<\/em> ourselves \ud83d\udc1d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had us at \u2018bee-to-bee partnership\u2019,\u201d says Michael Parness, Outward Hound CMO, in response to a pun in The Peoples Bees\u2019 proposal referencing a B2B (shorthand for “business-to-business”) relationship.<\/p>\n

The Peoples Bees\u2019 mission is to connect the people to the bees through apiculture, education, and advocacy, in that order.<\/p>\n

Why Bees?<\/h2>\n

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\u201c’Apiculture\u2019 is the technical term<\/a> for \u2018beekeeping\u2019, which is just the beginning of what we do,” explains Christine Webster, founder and director of The Peoples Bees.<\/p>\n

“Contrary to popular assumption, honey bees are not native to North America; they were initially imported for the precious honey and wax they produce, and because of their super pollination power, a sizeable portion of our food system now relies on them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c[Bees] are considered livestock, which makes the keeper of such livestock a farmer\u2014traditionally a honey farmer. But I don\u2019t believe our country needs more honey;<\/p>\n

I believe we need a radical shift in our relationship with our environment, and the wonderful world of bees is plenty captivating to facilitate that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite honey bees being an introduced species in the United States, they are here to stay. \u201cSo let\u2019s learn from them!\u201d Christine exclaims.<\/p>\n

Spreading the Word<\/h2>\n

Honey bees are a great segue to learning about the 4,000 or so known bee species native to the United States\u2014of which nearly \u00bc come from our home state of Colorado. Here’s how you can support the mission.<\/p>\n

Sponsor a Hive<\/h3>\n
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Outward Hound’s Buzz Shack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Peoples Bees offers many paid services, such as group beekeeping experiences, private beekeeping lessons, wasp and bee nest removal, hive hosting, and hive sponsorship; but many of their services are also free, including swarm rescue, educational programs for local institutions, and donations to non-profit organizations\u2014of both the honey and money kinds. Hive sponsorship is what Outward Hound is proud to have enrolled in.<\/p>\n

By sponsoring one of The Peoples Bees\u2019 hives, we are funding not only the equipment and maintenance the honey bee colony requires, but also the free educational programs they produce for Denver Public Libraries, Denver Public Schools, and Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora, Colorado.<\/p>\n

The programs typically include an overview of pollination, the role of pollinators in ecosystems, and how people can take action to support vulnerable bee populations, complete with a honey tasting and sometimes live honey bees on display. People of all ages enjoy their programs\u2014especially children.<\/p>\n

\u201cChildren are people at their most impressionable stage in life, and they often come to our events reluctantly curious about insects. With the presence of our live honey bee observation case, every one of our events is an opportunity to create a positively safe, intimate, and memorable learning experience for them. Knowledge really is power, and our kiddos are the future,\u201d says Christine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWitnessing a child transition from being horrified by bees to wanting to hold one in a matter of minutes is incredibly special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Host a Hive<\/h3>\n
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