Support Bee Hotels for Alley Pond, Queens NY

Hello! My name is Andre Wang, and this year, I am a rising senior at Stuyvesant High School, a Life Scout, and an Assistant Senior Patrol leader of Boy Scout Troop 153B based in Douglaston, NY.

My Eagle Service Project focuses on constructing 6 Bee Hotels for Alley Pond's Pollinator Gardens, which also accounts for Oakland Lake.

What are Bee Hotels?

Bee/wasp hotels cater to solitary native bees and wasps, many species of which are endangered. Increased honeybee-keeping combined with a finite amount of pollen available in the environment has resulted in many native bee/wasp species being outcompeted, despite some being better, more efficient pollinators. Coupled with habitat destruction, native bees and wasps have fewer and fewer resources available to them.

In collaboration with the Friends of Alley Pond volunteer organization, my project aims to construct bee/wasp hotels to provide an additional habitat for solitary bees and wasps. Placed within Alley Pond Park's pollinator gardens, these solitary bees and wasps will have access to native flowers and other pollen sources. Not only will the bees and wasps gain a new habitat and a closer food source, but the native flowers also gain more efficient pollinators, allowing them to proliferate and beautify the garden.

Where will the money go?

The majority money that you donate will go towards buying materials such as lumber and screws as well as tools such as screwdrivers! Other costs may include food and refreshments for the volunteers, safety equipment, and more.

I also need your help! If you are interested in volunteering to help assemble or install the bee hotels, please contact me through this page! Let's do this together!