Bsszzt Bsszzt! I’m Danie, Founder of My Sistas Keeper EduApiaries (MSKEA).

What started as a vision has now taken root—and risen. Our hives are active, our spaces are alive, and our community is growing. This season, we’re not just building… we’re sustaining something sacred.

MSKEA is a network of Black urban beekeepers creating safe, hands-on, deeply human experiences with honey bees across Cleveland. Through rooftop hives, backyard apiaries, and community-centered learning, we are reconnecting people to land, pollinators, and each other.

And now—the hive is awake.

🌱 What This Fund Supports

This fundraiser supports ongoing operations across MSKEA hives, including:

- 🏙️ Maroon Square Rooftop Hive

- 🌿 Johnson’s Backyard Botanicals Warre Hive

- 🍯 Hood Honey Bee House Hive

Alongside these spaces, we are growing the next layer of this work through the HiveWorks Academy Apprenticeship—a hands-on learning pathway for emerging beekeepers to build skill, confidence, and relationship with the hive over time.

🛠️ Your Support Provides:

- Protective suits + gear for safe community hive tours

- Hive equipment (frames, supers, foundations, covers)

- Smoker fuel + tools for daily hive care

- Materials for hands-on learning experiences

- Support for the HiveWorks Academy Apprenticeship, including training tools and participant access

- Maintenance + seasonal sustainability of active hives across MSKEA

🐝 Community Support Tiers

$25–$50 | Ground Support

Helps fuel the day-to-day: smoker materials, basic tools, and shared resources.

$75–$125 | Hive Access Support

Provides protective gear and safe participation for community members entering the hive space.

$150–$250 | Hive Build Support

Supports core hive components and infrastructure across MSKEA locations.

$300–$350 | Full Season Sustainability Sponsor

Keeps the hives thriving all season—maintenance, replacements, and community programming.

🌾 Community Materials Drive

We welcome in-kind donations of:

- Untreated wood chips / smoker fuel materials

- Pine needles, twigs, cardboard rolls

- Dried herbs like lavender or chamomile

💛 Why This Matters

These hives are more than boxes of bees.

They are entry points—into courage, curiosity, and care.

They are where fear softens.

Where hands meet.

Where knowledge is passed forward.

From first visit… to first touch… to apprenticeship… to stewardship.

Every contribution helps us keep these spaces open, safe, and thriving.

If you’ve been watching, supporting, or wondering how to step in this is your moment!

The hive is awake. 🐝

Bee FUNded Fundraiser - MSKEA 2026

The hive is awake! Help us build rooftop sanctuaries, grow new beekeepers, and root pollinator care into the heart of Cleveland.established in Cleveland.

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