Bee-Friendly Farming Self-Certification

The "Bee Friendly Farming" initiative is an important means of raising consumer recognition and support for helping bees by (1) recognizing those who provide bee habitat, and/or (2) supporting bees by purchasing farm products and local honey bearing the "Bee Friendly Farmer" logo.

Use of the registered BFF logo to achieve these bee-important objectives is encouraged. Click Here for information on allowable uses, including important information about limitations on use for commercial purposes.

YES, YOU CAN Join nearly 200 Bee Friendly Farmers in 31 States and 3 Provinces rippling in a growing wave across the U.S. and Canada.

Thanks to our partnership with Seeds of Diversity Canada (SoDC), Canadians are eligible and welcome to join the growing Bee Friendly Farming movement! Just self-certify below. SoDC has a "Pollinator Toolkit" for Bee-Beneficial Plantings tailored for Canadian applicants at Pollination Canada. Click Here for Canada-US Map. Add YOUR logo! Click Here for joint PFSP-SoDC Media Release about expansion of the BFF initiative to Canada. Click Here for Tax-Related Information for Canadians.

SCROLL DOWN for easy self-certification questionnaire.

"Bee Friendly Farmer" is an inclusive term that is intended to recognize Bee Friendly anyone who supports bees directly or indirectly--farms, ranches, businesses, schools, local governments, nonprofits, gardeners and beekeepers.

Click Here for a 2-page description including photos. Click Here to download a BFF Brochure. Click Here to download free Bookmark template. Check out the Bee Friendly Farming Map and our Facebook page!

The $25 ANNUAL Certification Fee is tax-deductible for U.S. participants. Click Here for Tax-Related Information for Canadians. Your generous contribution will be used to help cost-share efforts by growers to plant additional bee forage.

A 9"x12" Certified BEE FRIENDLY FARM (or GARDEN) metal sign can be yours, to proudly display once you are BFF-certified.

Price is only $40 for each sign, including shipping and handling, to cover our costs. Click on "Donate" Button on the right hand side of this page to make payment. Then e-mail kathy@pfspbees.org, and specify whether you want the Farm and/or Garden version. One of our volunteers will ship your special sign(s) to you.

Specialized BFF Logo stickers (3/4") are available once you are BFF-certified (Suggested uses-add as label to/on your food or honey products, put on shirts or hands of visitors to your booth, store or event)! Click Here for information on allowable uses of the trademarked BFF logo, including important information about limitations on use for commercial purposes. Contact kathy@pfspbees.org to request your supply. Priced at our cost, $25 for 500 (contact us for quotes on other quantities). Please indicate type and quantity. NOTE-Electronic versions of logo for Gardens and Schools now available and sent to BFF-ers when requested.

Upon completing the questions on this easy online application to certify your Bee Friendly Farm or other bee friendly habitat and paying a tax-deductible $25 fee (renewed annually), you are on your way to helping contribute to increasing identified habitat that can support not only honey bees but native pollinators. Annual certification fees are deposited in a special fund that will be used to provide cost-share assistance to growers planting additional forage for honey bees and other native pollinators. Click Here for Tax-Related Information for Canadians. Once you are certified, you will receive our quarterly newsletter and Bee Friendly Farmer logos for your use, to help spread the word that our bees need plenty of year round sources of pollen and nectar to stay healthy (Need Help? E-mail kathy@pfspbees.org). To plant for bees, click here for a "pollinator toolkit" of links to resources for bee-beneficial plantings.

For help in responding to Question #4 below (bee beneficial plants), Click Here for a list of plants in the California NRCS Pollinator Biology Tech notes. If you are not located in California, consult your State NRCS office for information about pollinator-beneficial plants in your state. If you are in Canada or other northern climes, you can of course skip winter and distribute plant list across your growing season! Click Here for resources tailored for Canadian applicants.

YOU can help by spreading the word about this exciting Bee Friendly Farming self-certification opportunity to your contacts.

NOTE: It's far more efficient for us to capture and review the information if you complete this on line certification (whether you elect to pay on line or by mail--if paying by mail, please so indicate in the comments section at the end). However, if you would prefer to complete and mail a hard copy and payment, Click Here to download and print a pdf version of the certification form.