Huneebee Project

if you’ve stopped by our gardens or our farmers market over the years, chances are you’ve met Jim. And if you haven’t, we’d like to change that!

Jim has been a Board member and Huneebee volunteer for years, and he’s the heart behind our flower beds. a true dahlia connoisseur, he spends hours cultivating blooms across our two growing flower sites in New Haven. he spreadsheets and plans, he plants and stakes, he weeds and cuts, and he arranges each bouquet with, in his favorite scenario, unsuspecting recipients in mind. this year, Jim helped us plant nearly 20 varieties of dahlias!

we’re also excited to be back at the Sunday Farmers Market after our first market of the season on June 28! as the summer unfolds, you’ll see more and more of Jim’s flowers making their way to our market stand alongside our local honey and other Huneebee goods.

so if you see Jim in the field or at the market, be sure to say hello. don’t be shy, and ask him about dahlias. you might learn more than you expected. his generosity, knowledge, and steady commitment have helped our gardens grow in size and color, and we’re grateful to have him as part of the Huneebee family.

🌼 see you Sundays. the dahlias are on their way. 🌼

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insights from Jamie, a BKIR grad, beekeeping apprentice, and, most recently, community beekeeper at Huneebee’s garden in Fair Haven.

BKIR (Beekeepers in Residence) is Huneebee’s signature therapeutic and workforce development program for teens and young adults who are systems impacted. participants learn the art and science of beekeeping while developing meaningful connections, mindfulness strategies, leadership, resilience, and transferable job skills - facilitating healing and preparing them for future successes far beyond the hive.

visit Huneebee Project at the Edgewood Park farmers market in New Haven this summer! shop our raw local honey, seasonal cut flowers, and other hive-inspired products while supporting meaningful real-world experience for youth and young adults in a supportive, community-centered environment!

📆 Sundays, June 28 - November 22
⏰ 10 AM - 1 PM
📍 Edgewood Park, at the corner of West Rock and Whalley

🍯 raw honey giveaway alert!!! 🍯

makes The Great Give fun for us (and over 500 other nonprofits!), so we want to make it fun for YOU!

donate just $5 or more between 5-8 PM EST today and: 1) Huneebee will be entered to win an extra $3,000 and 2) YOU will be entered to win a 12 oz jar of Huneebee honey + recycled canvas Huneebee tote

what’s The Great Give? it’s a 36-hr, online, community wide giving event for non-profits across the greater New Haven area. we’re raising $15k to bring therapeutic and trauma informed job skills training to our most extraordinary and resilient young adults - with beekeeping, flower farming, and connection.

learn more and donate through the link in our bio!

it’s here, huneebees! the superbowl of giving for 🎉🎉🎉

giving begins today at 8 AM EST and ends tomorrow, May 7th at 8 PM EST. you can support by making a gift through the link in our profile!

we get a payout from for EVERY DONATION greater than $5 AND it’s being matched 1:1 by our Double the Impact Fund. that’s a greeting card, a small iced coffee, half a sandwich, a gallon of gas… okay, maybe more depressing than uplifting, but the point is - a mere $5 can go a long way here!!!

please also visit thegreatgive.org to learn more and to make a donation to any of the amazing and inspiring participating nonprofit organizations. we couldn’t adequately support our Huneebee youth, bring dozens of pollinator flower beds to urban spaces, or tend to our honey bee hives without our partners-in-care like , , , , - and so many more.

sending bee buzzes, smoke blessings, and deep gratitude to all of you. 💛🐝