The American Bee Project seeks agricultural tax benefits for lands made available to rebuild bee colonies impacted by colony collapse disorder.
If you own vacant land, you may be able to help save bees while saving on your taxes.
THE AMERICAN BEE PROJECT
One out of every three bites of food we eat depends on the honey bee. Tragically, commercial bee colonies are collapsing throughout the United States and around the world at an alarming rate, a phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), linked to pesticides on crops. It is imperative that beekeepers have access to healthy forage land to rebuild bee colonies after crop pollination.
By leasing their vacant land to a commercial beekeeper for legitimate commercial agricultural use, property owners may be able to save on their property taxes, insurance and other costs while helping to save the bees. Commercial beekeepers use the land to make honey and rebuild the health of their hives.
Our founder, Julie Zahniser, was named 2014 Pollinator Advocate of the United States for her innovative approach to making forage land available to beekeepers by expanding agricultural tax benefits to beekeeping.