Did You Know?
One in four native bee species faces the threat of extinction, and 40 percent of insect pollinators globally are threatened, including many that are essential to healthy food crops and ecosystems.
We are a proud sponsor of Save Ohio Bees, a 501c3 nonprofit that restores pollinator habitat, funds conservation, and provides educational resources and programming to the community.
Initially launched in 2020 as a community service initiative of The Buzz Maker® during our 15th anniversary, Save Ohio Bees has grown to become a nationally-recognized conservation nonprofit.
Every $1,000 raised restores 43,560 sq. ft. of habitat with 28 species of native flowers.
Learn more about how Ohioans are restoring pollinator habitat in backyards, parks, conservancies, and urban areas across the state and how you can become a donor or sponsor.
“We have now entered the world’s sixth mass extinction event, the biggest and most rapid global biodiversity crisis since a meteor ended the age of the dinosaurs.
Bumble bees are the best pollinators we have in wild landscapes. If declines continue at this pace, many of these species could vanish forever within a few decades.”— Peter Soroye, PhD, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa