Seniors Look at Bee Hive

The Bee Well Project

A peaceful, powerful and profound opportunity for seniors and honeybees to thrive together.

The Bee Well Project is a low-cost, low-effort, high-reward program that can be easily added to Life Enrichment programming in seniors’ communities. Through eight exciting sessions, seniors participate in educational and hands-on activities while exploring the world of honeybees.

Unlock everything you need to bring the Bee Well Project to life!

This eight session collection is available for $250 CDN on the easy-to-use Patreon platform. 

WHAT’S INCLUDED

  • Seven engaging educational videos featuring Chief Beekeeper Julia on location in her beautiful backyard apiary, quirky kitchen, and stunning gardens.
  • Six guided meditation moments designed to complement the sessions with reflection and engage the spiritual dimension of wellness.
  • Interactive, interesting and multi-sensory activities to engage all five senses and bring the lessons to life.
  • Facilitator’s guide with clear, step-by-step instructions for smooth delivery
  • Bonus activities so you can make the Bee Well Project suite your community..

BEE WELL PROJECT GOALS 

  • Empower seniors to understand and champion the importance of honeybees and pollinators in shaping a thriving environment

  • Foster meaningful connections between seniors, the land they call home, and their communities.

  • Enhancing pollinator habitats in the neighbourhoods surrounding our homes.

  • Improve seniors’ overall well-being through creatively activating the ICAA’s Dimensions of Wellness and Principles of Active Aging.

Initially developed in 2022 as a partnership between Bria Communities and Beekeeper Julia Common in Delta, BC, the project has been enhancing the lives of the 500 Bria residents, local pollinators, and the community.

For the past three years, we have field-tested, grown and improved the project to strengthen it’s impact on residents’ health and wellness.

Do you know how seniors are often invisible in our society? Honeybees are often invisible in operation as well. And yet the bees are vital, and so are our elders.

Julia Common, Bee Well Project Beekeeper

This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

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