The Bee the Change Guide, created by Deborah Johnson, Co-Chair for GFWC Delaware, provides clubs a flexible framework for supporting pollinators at any scale. While honeybees often get the spotlight, native bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, and hummingbirds quietly sustain gardens, farms, parks, and green spaces across Delaware. These pollinators need more than nectar; they also need safe places to live, such as hollow stems, bare soil, dead wood, brush piles, and naturalized corners.
The guide encourages every club to provide three essentials:
- Flowers for food
- Water for wildlife
- Places to live
Clubs can choose from a variety of projects, including pollinator gardens at schools and libraries, seed packet giveaways, pollinator container gardens, and native plant information tables at community events.
President’s Pollinator Bag Initiative
This child‑focused outreach provides seed packets, activity sheets, and simple planting instructions through schools, libraries, and summer camps. The initiative introduces young learners discover the importance of pollinators and giving them a hands‑on way to “bee the change.”
Supporting Hives for Heroes
GFWC Delaware is proud to uplift Hives for Heroes, a national program that connects veterans and first responders with mentor beekeepers. One mentor. One new beekeeper. One hive. Small actions multiplied across many GFWC clubs can create a powerful network of pollinator habitats throughout Delaware.
Contact Information
Deborah Johnson Phone: 302‑382‑3572
Project Guide available on the GFWC Delaware website.
