Bee Adoption Program
Sponsor a Hive at West City Farm
Name a real hive. Get monthly updates from the beeyard, honey from your hive's harvest, and a certificate with the hive's name and location.
How it works: You choose a tier and submit a name for your sponsored hive. Doug attaches a small cedar nameplate to the hive bar. Monthly update cards go out by email — inspection notes, swarm activity, forage observations — and your honey allocation ships each season with a note from the hive.
Pollen Patron
Named sponsorship of one hive location. You receive the monthly inspection email update and one jar of honey from your hive's harvest shipped once per season (late summer).
- Hive named in your honor
- Monthly email inspection update
- 1 jar honey / harvest season
- Printable adoption certificate
- No farm visit included
- Hive photo not included
Colony Champion
Full sponsorship — named hive, photo of your hive with the nameplate attached, monthly updates with inspection notes, and a full honey allocation (3 jars) from your hive's harvest each season.
- Hive named in your honor
- Photo of your named hive
- Monthly email + swarm alerts
- 3 jars honey / harvest season
- Printed adoption certificate
- 1 farm visit / year (2 guests)
Queen's Guard
The highest tier — includes everything in Colony Champion plus a full-season honey subscription (monthly deliveries May–October), unlimited farm visits, and a handwritten seasonal letter from Doug about your specific hive.
- Everything in Colony Champion
- Monthly honey subscription (6mo)
- Unlimited farm visits, any time
- Handwritten seasonal hive letter
- Name on website donor wall
- First access to limited varietals
Makes a great gift
Gift a Bee Adoption
We can set up an adoption in someone else's name — perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, or the person who has everything. The first update arrives with a gift card explaining what they now own a little piece of.
Gift an Adoption