Carmen Pearce-Brown

Canberra

Community & Social Good

A$2,000

of $2,000 targetyrs ago

Successful on 10th Dec 2012 at 1:00AM.

WE DID IT

- This project is the first crowd funded urban agriculture project in Australia - well done everybody! And THANK YOU

All future information will now appear on the project blog at:

http://www.canberraurbanhoney.com.au

I am a 3rd generation beekeeper with a vision to share the fascinating world of bees and honey with other people. My vision for the Canberra Urban Honey Project is explained in our video at:

http://youtu.be/ZT1lQ3vUcak

I grew up in a family of commercial beekeepers and am passionate about sharing the joy of beekeeping and honey. Many say I "have bees in my genes". The link below will take you to a radio interview I did with 666ABC Canberra.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/05/08/3497910.htm

Bees are a critical part of our eco-system. I'm hoping you will help me to bring bees into the city of Canberra, to establish micro-apiaries on the flat-top roof spaces of multi-story buildings.

When people learn of my beekeeping heritage they often ask: "Why don't we see bees like we used to?" People who have backyard vegetable gardens or fruit trees say things like: "I don't get as many apples as I used to years ago." or "I didn't have many strawberries, I didn't see any bees on them". It's quite remarkable to me. Many people recognise, over recent years, there has been a change in their home produce. They usually understand that the declining numbers of bees in our city means less pollination for their backyard vegetable gardens and fruit trees.

I've listened to people ask about and comment on the lack of bees in our city and thought I could do something about it. This project is a way to answer a call that seems to be coming from the community to have more bees in the city and also share my love of bees and honey.

How I want to do it
I've kept bees in the surburbs of Canberra for some time and with the support of the Canberra community could expand to develop micro-apiaries throughout the city. My plan is to move bees from the country to the city.

My extended family are commercial beekeepers and I have convinced them to donate their best hives to the project. You can find more information about me and my family at:

*our website - http://honeydelight.com.au/Honey_Delight/Home.html or

*our facebook pages - http://www.facebook.com/HoneyDelightCanberra

- http://www.facebook.com/CanberraUrbanHoney AND

*my twitter - https://twitter.com/Honey_Delight

I just need buildings with flat roof spaces as sites for micro-apiaries (4 hives) and people with an appreciation of sustainable food production and gardening.

My extended family have offered support with beekeeping equipment and new queens, if needed. I have even convinced my parents to give me more of my grandfathers precious bee boxes.

How can you help?

You can help in lots of ways. :-)

*Do you have a building with a flat roof? I am asking people who own multi-story buildings with flat roofs to work in partnership with me, by donating their roof space to the project, so I can establish a micro-apiary. It is important that the roof space is accessible by a stairwell.

*Would you like to support the project? The money you donate will go toward:

-the cost of moving bees from the country to the city;

-developing a blog to keep you, and hopefully many more people, informed about the progress of the Canberra Urban Honey Project; and

-if additional funds are available, purchase of additional beekeeping or honey storage equipment.

Give the project buzz!

Spread the honey love!

Have a hive mind!

-like Canberra Urban Honey on Facebook

-follow me on twitter

thank you for reading, and I look forward to hearing from you here, on twitter, or Facebook.

:-)

buzz buzz !!

DONATE your FLAT roof space to the Canberra Urban Honey Project & host a micro-apiary (4 hives). The roof space has to be accessible from a stairwell (hives are too awkward to pull up a ladder) You receive: - a warm and "buzzy" feeling from every bee in every hive you host, - recognition on the Canberra Urban Honey Blog, - a "Hive Host" certificate AND - 3 kilograms of honey from each harvest of the micro-apiary you host. Available for Canberra only

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Est. delivery is Oct 12

Thank you, your generosity will help the Canberra community to "bee" more sustainable. To help prolong that warm & "buzzy" feeling I'd love to send you a handwritten note, welcoming you to the "Hive" of Canberra Urban Honey.

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Est. delivery is Nov 12

Thank you, and welcome to the "hive". - I'll help that warm & "buzzy" feeling with a note welcoming you to the "hive" AND - give you a 150g jar of '1st Harvest' Canberra Urban Honey from a micro-apiary in Canberra. *Canberra locals can collect from Capital Region Farmers Market. *Interstate supporters - please add $5 for postage. *Overseas? - welcome to the Aussie hive :-) if ever your in Canberra, visit us at the market to receive you're honey with a big smile :-)

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Est. delivery is Dec 12

Thank you :-) If I were a bee - I'd do a waggle dance!! - I will welcome you to the "hive" with a hand written note PLUS - give you a 250g jar of '1st Harvest' Canberra Urban Honey from a micro-apiary in Canberra. *Canberra locals can collect from Capital Region Farmers Market. *Interstate supporters - please add $7 for postage. *Overseas? - welcome to the Aussie hive :-) if ever your in Canberra, visit us at the market to receive you're honey with a big smile :-)

1 chosen / 29 available

Est. delivery is Dec 12

Thank you! Your helping Canberra have lots of worker bees :-) - I'll welcome you with a note to make sure you have that warm & "buzzy" feeling PLUS - give you a 500g jar of '1st Harvest' Canberra Urban Honey' from a micro-apiary in Canberra. *Canberra locals can collect from Capital Region Farmers Market *Interstate supporters - please add $7 for postage. *Overseas? - welcome to the Aussie hive :-) if ever your in Canberra, visit us at the market to receive you're honey with a big smile :-)

7 chosen / 23 available

Est. delivery is Dec 12

WOW! Your a queen attendant bee! You will be welcomed into the "hive" with: - a personal thank you note; - a 500g jar of '1st harvest' Canberra Urban Honey; and - a 100g (approximately) piece of Canberra Urban HoneyComb. *Canberra locals can collect from Capital Region Farmers Market. *Interstate supporters - please add $10 for postage. *Overseas? - welcome to the Aussie hive :-) if ever your in Canberra, visit us at the market to receive your honey with a big smile :-)

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Est. delivery is Dec 12

You'll get a buzz from tasting Canberra's biodiversity! Your reward will "bee": - a note welcoming you to the Canberra Urban Honey Hive, AND - TWO 500g jars of '1st harvest' Canberra Urban Honey from two different micro-apiaries. *Canberra locals can collect from Capital Region Farmers Market *Interstate supporters - please add $10 postage. *Overseas? - welcome to the Aussie hive :-) if ever your in Canberra, visit us at the market to receive you're honey with a big smile :-)

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Est. delivery is Dec 12

For those who REALLY love to have a warm & "buzzy" feeling you can tag along with me, to one of the micro-apiaries somewhere in Canberra. I promise I wont put you to work, but you will have to wear some of the gear! You will get up close with a hive and take home a 500g jar of honey from the micro-apiary you visit.

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Est. delivery is Dec 12

WOW :-) your buzzy awesomeness is: - name a hive in your honour; - a 500g jar of honey from the 1st years harvest (3 or 4 harvests) from your hive; - recognise you and your hive on the Canberra Urban Honey blog; and - a monthly Facebook & twitter post about your hive, tagged to you. *Canberrans please collect honey from Capital Region Farmers Market. *Interstate supporters - please add $20 postage. *Overseas? Collect three jars of honey & a HUGE smile when you visit us at the market :-)

1 chosen / 9 available

Est. delivery is Dec 12