Dew Drop Drill for Sale

There is also now significantly more competition than ever applying for smaller pools of money - due to the state of the stock market. I’m remaining hopeful that we will endure, as I’ve pulled this organization through some pretty rough times over that last decade and a half. We’re looking at ways to generate some cash flow for our programs by selling some of our regenerative farming equipment. 

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Those Baby Goats, Tho! A Day with Chia Thrane

I arrived on a breezy Friday afternoon and was instantly welcomed by little Axel – their 7-year-old son who is an impressive nature whiz.  Chia had prepped him on who was coming to visit and he had already trapped a bee under a glass while she he foraging on dandelions in the yard, in anticipation of my arrival.

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Buzz on the Range: Partner Spotlights

As “Buzz on the Range” project partners – an initiative organized by the Western Sustainability exchange and Meagan Lannan of Barney Creek Ranch, funded by Western SARE – these ranchers have been utilizing some innovative methods to get more flowers on the ground for bees through utilizing cattle. These are: feeding flower seeds in mineral, winter bale grazing, and adaptive/rotational grazing.

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2024 was a Blur

There were truths, fears, regrets, and gratitudes spoken aloud though tears and laughter.  Most importantly, upon reflection – we realized that we had accomplished so much more than we had assumed.  What a blur of year 2024 was!

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"Bison and Bee Habitat" project expands to MontanA

In May of 2024 Spring was springing a few weeks behind in Montana.  I was rattling around in the camper van, waiting for the flowers and the bees to pop out; getting in some trail runs with Midgie, spending time laptopping away in friends' driveways in Missoula, and also taking road trips around the state to connect with a few ranchers working on the cutting edge of innovative conservation and coexistence projects. 

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Celebrate Bees for World Bee Day (Week)

You’ll win because you have a chance to score some sweet prizes, you’ll win by showing our sponsors and project partners some love by bidding on their item, and you’ll win by making a donation to support grassroots (flowerroots??) bee conservation by supporting our research, education, regeneration, and art programs and projects!

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Collecting Bees

A note here regarding bee research, and a common reaction from those working outside of the world of melittology and entomology - “Why are their dead bees in your art? Aren’t you trying to save them?”

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Looking Back, Looking Forward

As we stand on the threshold of a new year, I am filled with gratitude for the incredible support we have received from individuals like you throughout the past year. Your generosity has not only fueled our mission but has also been a BEEcon of hope for the future. Thank you!

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