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The Bee Conservatory
Our Work

Our Field Work

What live bee removal looks like, what gifts help cover, and how to ask us anything you want to know before you give.

Beekeeper on a ladder vacuuming a bee swarm from a tree, sunlight flaring through the leaves
Sun through the leaves during a swarm removal
From the Field

Live bees, moved instead of killed

These photos are from our own rescues.

  • Beekeeper on a ladder using a bee vacuum to remove a honey bee swarm from a tree branch
    Collecting a swarm from a tree branch
  • A large honey bee swarm clustered on a tree trunk against a blue sky
    A swarm clustered on a tree trunk
  • Looking up at a large honey bee swarm in a tree as a beekeeper reaches in to collect it
    Reaching into a tree to collect a swarm
  • A honey bee swarm gathered on a wooden swarm-trap box mounted to a tree, ladder below
    A swarm on a wooden swarm-trap box
  • Close view of a live honey bee swarm cluster on a tree limb being collected by a beekeeper
    A close view of a live swarm
  • Suited beekeeper beside a honey bee swarm hanging from a low tree branch
    A swarm on a low branch
  • Beekeeper removing honeycomb and bees from an opened wall cavity into a crate
    Moving comb and bees out of a wall
  • Beekeeper in a white suit transferring frames covered in bees into a hive box
    Transferring frames into a hive box
What Gifts Help Cover

Examples of program costs

Gifts are unrestricted unless you tell us otherwise, which means they go to whichever program needs them most that season. To designate a gift to rescue, habitat, or education, call us at (916) 404-4294.

  • $25

    Supplies for a swarm call

    Helps cover the fuel, protective gear, and hive boxes a volunteer beekeeper uses on a live swarm rescue.

  • $50

    Native plants for a garden bed

    Helps buy California-native, pesticide-free flowering plants for a school or community pollinator bed.

  • $100

    A month of hive care

    Helps cover inspections, mite monitoring, and equipment for the colonies we have relocated.

  • $250

    A classroom program

    Helps fund a hands-on pollinator lesson for a Sacramento-area classroom, with take-home materials.

Ask Us

Want budget or board details?

We are a young organization, so if you want budget or board details before giving, email [email protected]. You can also read how to check any charity, including us.

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