What Hive Legacy includes
A practical, mentored pathway – not a one-off handover.
This is what the Student Hive Team grows into: real protective gear, a real smoker, real responsibility at the hive, season after season.
Hive handover & site-readiness process
A structured check of site, safety and school approval before any hive is placed.
Beekeeper mentor
A teacher, caretaker or community beekeeper mentor supports the school through every season.
Student Hive Team & learning calendar
A seasonal calendar of hands-on learning, run by a student team with ongoing mentoring.
Honey extraction & label design
Students learn to extract honey and design their own label as part of the programme.
Fundraising / social-enterprise pathway
Subject to food-safety and school requirements, honey becomes a real fundraising product.
Resilience Fund
Students themselves recommend how proceeds are reinvested into the next resilience action.
Not every site suits a honey-bee hive. Where a hive isn't appropriate, schools receive an alternative pollinator habitat package instead – so every school still leaves with a living legacy.
Two ways to experience it. Book a school session at BeeTopia NZ Limited, or we can come to you – for schools taking part in future intakes of the programme.
Ask about Hive Legacy for your school See how it fits the Community Plan