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Sustainable Honeybee Program (SHP)

Sustainable Honeybee Program is an all-volunteer, nonprofit group dedicated to providing educational and hands-on experiences to the regional beekeeping community. We offer our support to area bee clubs and hobby beekeepers in the NVA, MD & DC area. Founded by Billy Davis, a certified EAS Master Beekeeper, SHP aims to strengthen the beekeeping skills of beekeepers who work with us and are anxious to learn about stress-free beekeeping.

Empowering Beekeepers

SHP provides volunteering opportunities for people who want to learn about honeybees and work with experienced beekeepers to learn useful beekeeping skills and stress-free techniques.

Our Methodology

We use techniques for keeping bees enjoyable, sustainable, and stress free through the use of the quiet box, the quiet cloth, and sustainable hive stands. Inspection sheets are used to track findings and provide guidance for upcoming inspections. Download Inspection Sheet

What We Do

We organize workshops to provide experiential learning opportunities to beekeepers and partner with local bee clubs to provide both presentations and field-day opportunities in SHP’s apiaries. We sell beekeeping items that we used in our apiaries.