The MV Bees Apiary and Academy

The MV Bees began with a RREV (Rethinking Responsive Education Ventures) grant through the Maine Department of Education. It provided the money to build a building and apiary site, safety gear, equipment, and honey bees for our program. 

The 4th graders will be learning about honey bees and beekeeping, then they will share their knowledge with the other students at Meroby Elementary. The 4th graders will become Beekeeping Ambassadors for the school and community.  The 5th graders will continue learning about beekeeping and expand their knowledge through additional experiences and research. There will be summer youth beekeeping experiences offered as well.

It is our hope that through engaging with beekeeping, student attendance will increase and they learn more calming/coping skills to help them deal with emotional struggles. Each time students come into the apiary enclosure, a beekeeper will be there to teach, guide and facilitate their experience. 

The ultimate goal is that all students from RSU 10 will have opportunities to engage with our bees, benefitting from this purposeful endeavor. 

To provide for the financial needs of maintaining an apiary, the MV Bees offers the sale of honey, queen bees, and crafts made by students. This allows for the purchase of things like mite treatments, sugar for feeding the bees, and equipment replacement.

The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.