Helping Beekeeper Victims of LA Wildfire

Beekeepers and Friends,

Bee Platoon is the world's first honeybee disaster response organization.

My name is Patrick, and I am the Executive Director of Bee Platoon, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting beekeepers in disasters. We received an urgent request to help beekeepers who are victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. This fundraising effort is to not only assist in the evacuation of hives, but also to provide a critical resource for first responders during the wildfire. This is historic: this is the first time a honeybee disaster response team is going to assist during a federally declared disaster.

We are registered with multiple VOADs (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters) and I am going to drive there and work for a week or more. I will bring equipment and supplies and other assistance to beekeepers and first responders.

Note: Every dollar goes to helping victims and supporting the team. I take no salary from this position.

We are a brand-new team, and this effort will allow me to make 2 trips: the first during the response, and the second during the disaster recovery. During the recovery, I am going to rent a van and provide fresh beekeeping tools and hive boxes to replace those that have been destroyed. I will also be doing swarm response through the VOAD deployment for first responders.

Please share this with everyone. The more we receive, the more I can do! Also, please consider joining our newsletter on our website.

Thank you for your support in this historic effort!

Patrick