Urban Beekeeping Fellowship

Urban Beekeeping Fellowship

Urban Beekeeping Fellowship

Bee-U’s Urban Beekeeping Fellowship is a paid program for youth aged 16-24 to gain hands-on training in beekeeping, leadership, and environmental advocacy.

Urban Beekeeping Fellows learn basic skills of beekeeping, dive deep into contemporary environmental issues in their neighborhoods, and learn about career pathways to green jobs.

Bee University NYC is dedicated to diversify the green jobs industry. While we intentionally select a diverse set of participants, applicants who are underrepresented in the green jobs industry (i.e. women, LGBTQIA+, black and brown youth) will be prioritized.

The 2025 Urban Beekeeping Fellowship will have two cohorts

(15 students each)

Cohort Brooklyn: May 31 - August 16

Cohort Staten Island: June 1 - August 16

Responsibilities

  • 1 hour per week dedicated to asynchronous virtual learning and short quizzes

  • 4 hours bi-weekly dedicated to in-person hive checks/maintenance or other bee related activities

  • 4 hours bi-weekly learning about environmental justice related topics and supporting with community projects

  • 5-20 hours for optional sessions (includes accompanying our Beekeeper on honeybee swarm collections, or other beekeeping related tasks, supporting with community projects, etc.)

  • Completion of the Urban Beekeeping Fellowship (three months)

Priority Application Deadline is

Sunday, April 5, 2025

Final Application Deadline is

Sunday, April 27, 2025

All 2025 applicants will be notified of their status on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Fellowship Qualifications

  • 16-24 years old 

  • Available on:

    • Saturdays 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM (Cohort Brooklyn)

    • Sundays 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM (Cohort Staten Island)

  • Interest in urban agriculture, beekeeping, gardening, and environmental sustainability

  • Resident of New York City

Compensation

Participants will receive a stipend for their participation in the program, which includes a transportation stipend.

Participants can work additional optional sessions for an extra pay that they attend (up to six sessions).

UBF Compensation Breakdown:

  • $65 per Workshop ($780 for 12 Workshops)

  • $70 Transportation Stipend

  • $25 per Optional Session (up to 6); $150 total

Earn up to $1,000 as a Fellow!

For more information on the Urban Beekeeping Fellowship, reach out to our Executive Director, André Ware andre@beeuniversitynyc.org.

The 2025 Urban Beekeeping Fellowship is sponsored by

the Office of Neighborhood Safety, Staten Island Foundation, DJ McManus Foundation, and Citizens Committee for New York City

in partnership with MakerSpace NYC and Weeksville Heritage Center