Plan Bee

Bees play a crucial role in our environment as pollinators but unfortunately are dying at an alarming rate. Plan Bee aims to create a solution to sustain and increase the local bee population by collaborating with other clubs on campus to manufacture bee homes which would later be distributed to the local areas and residents of Ames.

There is currently no established meeting time. Feel free to contact Marcus or Lizzy for more information regarding meeting details and how to get involved.

This project is currently inactive.

Status 2019/2/5

Prototype is complete (Warre/Langstroth hybrid hive); will soon start testing for moisture control and start connecting with beekeepers for testing and feedback.

Posted 2021-03-11 19:44:40 by Local Records

Status 2018/11/6

Building; plan to finish by end of semester. Testing using psychrometric monitoring.

Posted 2021-03-11 19:44:16 by Local Records

Status 2018/10/9

Design is complete; construction begins. Materials on the way. We need to accomplish equipment training at Boyd. Looking for more participation.

Posted 2021-03-11 19:43:54 by Local Records

Status 2018/3/9

We are planning a pitch to the beekeepers for a trial season during spring of 2019. We will start full hive construction this semester.

Posted 2021-03-11 19:43:18 by Local Records