FAQ's

An online, group based mentorship program, lead by a beekeeper with varying interests and expertise and a huge dose of enthusiasm to see you grow from the experience.

Browse our mentors profiles on the Hive Buddy website and select a beekeeping mentor that suits your style and has the personality that works for you.

During the program you will meet online approximately every fortnight. This will be usually in the evening to accomodate most people's busy work schedules and allow the beekeepers to get out with their bees during the day. In between these group catch ups there will be the oportunity to pose questions and experiences to your cohort in your private Hive Buddy mentorship tribe.

Most cohorts are $59 per month or $590 per year to get specialied group mentoring with an experienced beekeeping mentor.

Take a look around the Hive Buddy platform, see how the mentors exchange their ideas and interact with the people on the platform. Check their business social media profiles to gauge the sort of person they are. Book in!

No, the best approach is to find the person that suits you and your interest level. All Hive Buddy mentors have very different approaches and personalities. This diversity of options is what makes Hive Buddy great for you.

That's up to you, if you want different perspectives or even completely different topics to explore than this is a great idea.

Absolutely, mentorship is not a replacement for quality, hands-on beekeeping courses. We provide a great follow up after you have developed some of the foundations of beekeeping.

Yes, the price is the same and you can order them online from the mentorships page

Yes, this is one of the best places to learn more about beekeeping and start to get oriented to the issues and challenges all beekeepers face from time to time.

Join Hive Buddy for free and take a look at the different mentorships and programs on offer. There will be something there to help you with your decision making.

We will be offering this soon, keep an eye out on the mentors page on our website for when this is released.

We believe it is time to truly value the contribution of many of beekeepings greatest. The people involved have willingly given freely in many instances and their skill and care is worth the price that you pay.

It's no surprise to us that people are busy and that you may miss the occassional session. All sessions are recorded and available to cohort members so they can catch up or rewatch the group sessions.

We don't want to change planned events too often but it may happen as bees (and life) can create unplanned complexity from time to time. The mentor will always catch up the session and if you can't make it they will record it for you.

We are developing a tight framework around how we accept new mentors. This shouldn't be seen as discouraging. We want people who are commited to other people so we need to be careful. Suggest to them that they should email us at hello@hivebuddy.com

It will be different and not necessarily better or worse. In a mentor group you get to hear the stories an experience from a whole group and not just your mentor. Team mentoring is well regarded as a great way to quickly gather exposure to lots of different ideas and experiences.

We have carefully worked with the mentors to make sure they have the tools they need to deliver a quality mentor program. If you still feel like it's not working then send us an honest email with an explanation (hello@hivebuddy.com). We'll then want to chat with you to learn more about the situation so we can guide our mentors appropriately. The above is treated with respect and care.

Email us to discuss options - hello@hivebuddy.com