Bronze Sponsor – 125€
Adopt a hive for one year
Name listed on sponsor board (optional)
Paint a hive super in their chosen design/colors
12 jars of honey during the season
Certificate of sponsorship
Annual photo update of "their" hive
Silver Sponsor – 250€
Everything in Bronze plus:
24 jars of honey
Personalized hive plaque with sponsor's name
Invitation to one members' open hive day
Quarterly hive updates with photos
Gold Sponsor – 500€
Everything in Silver plus:
36 jars of honey
Guided beekeeping experience for 1–2 people
Opportunity to help harvest honey
Framed photo of their hive
Platinum Sponsor – 1,000€+
Everything in Gold plus:
Entire hive named after sponsor
60 jars of honey
Exclusive annual "Sponsor Day"
First access to limited products (comb honey, queen bees, nucleus colonies if available)
Special engraved plaque on hive
Detailed annual report on colony performance
Corporate Sponsorship Packages
Business Hive Sponsor – 500–1,500€
For local businesses:
Company logo on hive
Honey jars with custom company label
Content for their sustainability reporting
Photos and updates for their marketing
Visit to the apiary for staff
Many local businesses like environmental projects because they can demonstrate local engagement.
Additional Revenue Ideas
Queen Sponsorship
For your dark bee breeding project:
Sponsor a queen for 50–100€
Receive updates on her offspring and breeding line
Certificate showing her lineage
Pollinator Sponsor
For people who don't want honey:
50€ yearly contribution
Wildflower planting support
Digital updates
Founder Circle
Limited to first 20 sponsors
500€
Permanent recognition as founding supporters of the SIWI Dunkel Bienen project
Special numbered certificate
"Adopt a Dark Bee Colony – Help Preserve Germany's Native Honey Bee"
