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Help Us Build The Harmonic Hive - A Roaming Bee Classroom

$300 of $300,000 goal
Given by 3 generous donors in 7 weeks

Help build the Bee Resilience Lab at BeeTopia NZ Limited - New Zealand’s first roaming bee classroom, bringing hands-on science to schools.

Matakana, Auckland

Imagine a classroom that travels directly to children - bringing bees, microscopes, biodiversity, science and resilience learning to their school.

Bee Resilient is raising funds to create The Harmonic Hive, a purpose-built mobile bee and biodiversity classroom that will travel to schools and communities across Aotearoa.

Built on a towable trailer, the Hive will open into an immersive learning space where children can safely experience the world of pollinators. Inside will be microscopes, an observation hive, sensory equipment, bee suits, interactive science activities and technology allowing students to explore the sounds and vibrations of a working hive.

The classroom will also incorporate solar power and external hive compartments, creating a practical, sustainable teaching environment that can go wherever it is needed.

Our goal is to make environmental education hands-on, memorable and accessible — particularly for schools without access to specialist bee and biodiversity programmes.

Funds raised will help us design, build and equip The Harmonic Hive, including the trailer, fit-out, solar system, teaching equipment, microscopes, observation hives, bee suits and learning resources.

This is about more than bees. It is about helping children understand the connection between people, pollinators and planet and showing them that even the smallest actions can create meaningful change.

Small wings. Big impact. Help us take the classroom on the road.

Kelly Hamilton's involvement (page creator)

Founder of Bee Resilient. We are actively running the pilot programme in schools. We would love to expand our operations across New Zealand with the Bee Resilience Lab.

The photos of the built Harmonic Hive are computer generated, and the final mobile classroom may look different.

Use of funds

All funds raised will go towards designing, building and fitting out the Bee Resilience Lab, including the trailer, solar system, observation hive, microscopes, bee suits, sensory and science equipment, and learning resources for schools.

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Sharron
Sharron on 14 Oct 2026
Such a great programme. I hope we can bring this to my school 👍
$100
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 27 Sep 2026
Habee birthday Mr Woo
$100
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 25 Sep 2026
This is simply beeautiful 🐝!
$100
Kelly Hamilton

Thank you so, so much! 🐝 You're our very first donor, and that makes you truly special to all of us. Your kindness means the world, and it's helping us build a future where bees and people thrive together. We're buzzing with gratitude! Have a bee-utiful day 💛 — The Bee Resilient Team

Kelly Hamilton

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This campaign started on 23 Sep 2026 and ends on 23 Dec 2026.