Kia ora, my name is Kathryn Jer and I am the Managing Director of Clever Little Bees. I am a trained primary school teacher and have taught in both New Zealand and the UK. I launched Clever Little Bees when I realised there was a need for fun, different and educational after-school programmes that were focused on areas outside of the traditional sports, music and arts programmes. As well as after-school apiculture courses to teach primary school children the basics of beekeeping, Clever Little Bees offers apiculture courses for adults and also personalised lessons to schools to support learning as per the NZ Science Curriculum.

From Term 1 2022, Clever Little Bees will be teaching beekeeping lessons one day each school week at the Climate Action Campus – a campus with which Avonside Girls’ High School is involved. Clever Little Bees is currently seeking sponsors for the Climate Action Campus hives. We would love to be able to place at least 10 hives on the Climate Action Campus. This would enable groups of students to have practical lessons with a hive, learn about the importance of bees for pollination and how this impacts our food chain, as well as educational practices relating to bees. By sponsoring a hive within the Climate Action Campus - you are just not sponsoring one school, but every school involved in this campus, as well as the wider community.

Details for sponsoring a beehive

· 1 beehive to be set up at the Climate Action Campus for 12 months

· Weekly practical beekeeping lessons for students during the school year

· Lessons taught by a trained teacher with a Level 3 New Zealand Certificate in Apiculture

· Honey for schools to sell as a fundraiser

· 12 additional beekeeper visits per year to service the hive

· Registration of the apiary with Apiculture New Zealand

· Annual disease inspections and filing with Assure Quality

· 2 treatments against pests and disease per year

· The benefits for you

· Recognition as a sponsor of a Climate Action Campus beehive for all media coverage.

· Your name/company logo will be painted on the beehive for the duration of your sponsorship

· Honey that is sold from the beehive will be branded with your name/company logo

· You support the school and wider community

· You show your support for apiculture and practical learning for students

The cost for sponsoring a beehive is $1,400 per year.

Please consider sponsoring a hive within this school community. For further information please visit www.cleverlittlebees.co.nz, or contact me at cleverlittlebees@gmail.com or on 027 863 8730.