Stichting Wellbeeing

🎉 Reflecting on 2024 🎉 We’re filled with gratitude and pride for everything we’ve achieved together. 🌟 From insightful courses to inspiring moments of connection both with the bees and each other, this year has been nothing short of amazing. 💛 Thank YOU 💛 — our learners, supporters, volunteers, and partners — for making it all possible. Your dedication fuels our mission and helps pollinators in Amsterdam. ✨ Want to get your new year off to a great start? Join our Intro Course and kickstart 2025 with environmental purpose! 💪 Visit the link in our bio for more details. Here’s to continuing this journey in 2025! May it be a year of growth, kindness, and well-beeing for us all. 💬 What’s one highlight from 2024 that inspired you? Share below! #Wellbeeing #Amsterdam #Bees #ThankYou2024 #Hello2025 #Gratitude #TogetherWeThrive #NewYearNewYou

🇬🇧 Teamwork, flowers, and hot chocolate! ☕🌸 Last Saturday, we successfully planted hundreds of flower bulbs around the Bee Palace in Westerpark, with help from the Municipality of Amsterdam and a group of wonderful volunteers. The flowers’ nectar will welcome the bees in early spring, offering them a convenient first meal as they emerge from hibernation. Afterwards, we warmed up with hot chocolate at Het Woeste Westen and learned about the history and conservation of Westerpark’s nature reserve. It was the perfect way to round off the year and prepare for the seasons ahead! 🇳🇱 Teamwork, bloemen en warme choco! ☕🌸⁠ ⁠ Afgelopen zaterdag hebben we met succes honderden bloembollen geplant rond het Bijenpaleis in het Westerpark, met hulp van de gemeente Amsterdam en een groep fantastische vrijwilligers. De nectar van de bloemen zal de bijen in het vroege voorjaar verwelkomen en een handige eerste maaltijd zijn wanneer ze uit hun winterslaap komen.⁠ Daarna warmden we op met warme chocolademelk bij Het Woeste Westen en leerden we over de geschiedenis en het behoud van het natuurgebied in het Westerpark. Het was de perfecte manier om het jaar af te ronden en ons voor te bereiden op de komende seizoenen! #Westerpark #Vrijwilligersdag #Amsterdam #Natuurbehoud #Bijvriendelijk #geefomdebijen #redonsmilieu #samenvoorbijen #bees

Internship: Sustainability Research and Fundraising Join a grass-roots non-profit in Amsterdam! We are looking for a motivated Fundraising Intern to lend their skills and assist our cause! Apply now for a paid internship (200€-450€/month) Perfect for those keen to experience many different roles and a chance to diversify your portfolio! The Wellbeeing Foundation is a community of environmentalists and beekeepers dedicated to making a difference for the bees and the pollinators in Amsterdam, committed to protecting bees & pollinators and fostering awareness of their crucial role in sustaining ecosystems. How you will help: Fundraising and Donation management: Develop and implement fundraising strategies, actively reach out to potential donors during your internship, and cultivate relationships to enhance and maintain donor loyalty. Diversification of Income Streams: Identify and create new funding opportunities, such as grants and partnerships, while developing targeted marketing strategies to broaden financial support. Research project: Come up with interesting business solutions or research findings on how to make bee-preservation commercially relevant (sponsorship strategy). Administration and Organisation: Help keep our projects and volunteers on track by setting up meetings and staying on top of emails, updates, plans and administration of our foundation. What you will bring: You are motivated, creative and well organized with a passion for environmental issues. You are pursuing a degree in environmental science, communications, economics, business, politics, public relations, or a related field. You are a team-player but also able to work on your own Proficiency in Excel/Google sheets Fluent in English or Dutch You are mainly located in Amsterdam Experience in fundraising, marketing or non-profit organisations is a plus What we can offer: An opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing non-profit. Flexible working hours and partial remote work options. Hands-on experience with beekeeping and environmental activism A chance to contribute to vital conservation efforts in Amsterdam. Free access to our “Buzzing Bees” course to deepen your knowledge of pollinators. Important Details Start Date: January/February 2025, Duration: 6-12 months Part-time or Full time Internship, 16-32h per week (200-450€ salary) Location: Amsterdam, remote work partially possible Deadline: Apply until 31.12.2024 Start your journey with Wellbeeing and apply today for this paid internship in the heart of Amsterdam! How to Apply: Send your CV and a short cover letter to info@wellbeeing.org.

🫰🌼Join us: December 14th @ 10:30 @ the Beepalace in Westerpark Pollinating insects need nectar and pollen the whole year round. In early spring flowers are rare, and bulbs are the solution! Join us on the 14th to put our bulbs in the ground before it freezes, and they will provide our pollinators with the earliest flowers of the year. We bring the bulbs, you bring your friends and a spade if you can. Looking forward to see you then! 🇳🇱 Doe mee: 14 December - 10:30 @ Bijenpaleis in het Westerpark Bestuivende insecten hebben het hele jaar nectar en stuifmeel nodig. In de vroege lente zijn bloembollen zeldzaam, en bloembollen zijn dé oplossing. Help ons de 14e om onze bloembollen in de grond te krijgen voor het gaat vriezen. Dan zorgen zijn voor de eerste bloemen van het jaar die de bestuivers zo hard nodig hebben. Wij nemen de de bollen mee, neem jij je vrienden mee en een spade als je die hebt? We kijken er naar uit jullie dan te zien!

🇳🇱 Geef een duurzaam cadeau deze feestdagen! Doe met je cadeau een bijdrage aan ons ecosysteem en adopteer 100 bijen met deze cadeaubon voor 30€ 🤗🌸🐝 Er is ook een cadeaubon van 15€ voor 50 bijen beschikbaar. #duurzaamcadeau #adopteerbijen #geefomdebijen #bijvriendelijk #redonsmilieu #duurzaamleven #verantwoordcadeau #natuurcadeau #cadeauideeen #bijendonatie #ecosysteemredden #samenvoorbijen #bijenredden #feestdageninspiratie

🌱 Join Our Crocus Flower Bulb Planting & Bee Brainstorming Event! 🐝 ⁠ Help us support our local bee population by planting spring bulbs and brainstorming for bee sustainability. ⁠ Join us for a fun, community-building afternoon full of hands-on activities and meaningful discussion! ⁠ ⁠ 📅 Event Details: • Date: Sunday, December 1st • Time: 12:00 - 14:00 • Location: Leonardo da Vinci School ⁠ ⁠ 🕒 Schedule: • 12:00 - 13:00 | Introduction, rooftop tour & Flower Bulb Planting • 13:00 - 14:00 | Bee Sustainability Brainstorming Session 🐝 ⁠ ⁠ How to Join: Please send us a message at info[at]wellbeeing.org if you’d like to attend. Looking forward to seeing you there! ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🌱 Kom naar ons bloembollen planten & bijen brainstorm evenement! 🐝 ⁠ Help ons bij het ondersteunen van onze lokale bijenpopulatie door bloembollen te planten voor de lente en mee te brainstormen over verduurzaming van onze stichting. ⁠ Het wordt een gezellige middag waar je groene vingers los kunnen gaan en je deel kunt nemen aan een levendige discussie over de toekomst! ⁠ 📅 Informatie: Datum: zondag 24 november Tijd: 12:00 - 14:00 • Locatie: Leonardo da Vinci school ⁠ ⁠ 🕒 Programma: • 12:00 - 13:00 | Introductie, rooftop tour & bloembollen planten • 13:00 - 14:00 | Brainstorm over duurzaamheid voor de bijen en de stichting ⁠ Laat ons weten of je komt Stuur ons een bericht via info[at]wellbeeing.org als je erbij wil zijn.

🌸 Help Amsterdam Bloom for the Bees! 🐝 We’re excited to offer crocus flower bulbs at a special price to support Amsterdam’s pollinators and the foundation’s efforts! 🌱 Here’s how you can join: €0.45 per bulb €0.40 per bulb when you buy 40 or more 🌼 Pickup Dates & Locations: 📍 November 24 | Leonardo da Vinci School | 14:00 or 17:00 📍 December 1 | Westerpark | 14:00 - 16:00 Whether you’re planting for a stunning spring garden or joining our bee-friendly initiative, every bulb you plant makes a difference! 👉 Get your bulbs and make Amsterdam buzz with life! 🌷 #SupportPollinators #CrocusForBees #AmsterdamBlooms

🌱 Join Our Crocus Flower Bulb Planting & Bee Brainstorming Event! 🐝 More details in our newsletter for both events - like and subscribe to keep updated with future editions!

🎃Don't be spooked by bees!👻 This Halloween, remember our busy bees who make pumpkins, apples & treats possible! 🍏🐝 As October comes to an end, let's appreciate the change of season and remember to slow down, just as the bees begin to rest in the colder weather🍂🍄🕯️ #beekind #happyhalloween #beespooky #savethebees #wellbeeing #amsterdam #onebeeatatime #norestforthewicked

🐝✨ How do bees navigate?✨🐝 A few weeks ago @LAB111 our bees put on quite the show! They were taking their orientation flights around the hive, getting to know their surroundings better and adjusting their internal GPS. 🌍💛 What's even cooler? As they swirl in the sun, they create what we call a shadow dance on the hive—a mesmerizing display of nature in motion! ☀️🖤 These flights help the bees learn their home’s exact location, ensuring they can navigate back safely after exploring the area for nectar and pollen. 🌼🍯 Swing by and witness this natural choreography—it’s bee-utiful to watch! Or even better donate to our crowdfunding campaign to help protect the BeePalace - link in bio. #BeeMagic #OrientationFlights #ShadowDance #LAB111 #WellBeeing #SaveTheBees 🐝🌿