Heroes to Hives
What is Heroes to Hives?
Heroes to Hives is the nation’s largest agriculture training program for US military service members. Our FREE 9-month online intensive beginning beekeeping education course is designed to train US service members in the art and science of beekeeping to prepare them to be successful in the beekeeping industry as a hobby, a career, or as a therapeutic practice. Since 2015, Heroes to Hives has trained over 15,000 Service Members and their dependents from all over the world. Click the H2H Course link above to learn more about our educational offerings.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE 2025 HEROES TO HIVES PROGRAM THROUGH FEB. 28, 2025
Support Heroes to Hives Alumni Owned Beekeeping Businesses
Many Heroes to Hives Alumni go on to be successful small business owners. We host a nationwide map of Alumni that you can purchase a variety of honey bee products from at the link below. By supporting Heroes to Hives alumni you are supporting military families and US honey producers.
Our Partners
We work with a large network of Universities, Non-Profits, and For-Profit organizations to provide free expert instruction on beekeeping at apiaries across the US.
Acknowledgments
Founded by Bee Wise Farms LLC and Michigan Food and Farming Systems’ Veterans in Agriculture Network.
This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number 2023-38640-39573 through the North Central Region SARE program under project number ENC23-229. USDA is an equal-opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.