{"id":7925,"date":"2026-07-24T13:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makersip.com\/?page_id=7925"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:47:25","slug":"support-the-makers-ip-bee-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/makersip.com\/index.php\/support-the-makers-ip-bee-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Support the Makers IP Bee House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-549ed994 gb-headline-text\">Behind every fence post, there is an adventure \u2014 and this one is buzzing right along on our family farm in Monterey, Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Makers IP Bee House is an ongoing, hands-on experiment rooted in the traditional Slovenian A\u017d hive design. We\u2019re blending time-tested mountain wisdom with modern monitoring, climate control, solar power, and livestreaming so we can learn, document, and share what works for beekeepers here on the Cumberland Plateau. Every camera feed, temperature log, flow frame test, and design tweak is about proving that <em>if they can do it, we can do it<\/em> \u2014 and helping others do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-3f04c3ae\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-a89443d5\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a89443d5\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your support keeps the adventure going. Donations help us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purchase and test new monitoring equipment, solar components, and hive materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain reliable livestreams and YouTube content so folks can watch the bees in real time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Document findings transparently for other makers, homesteaders, and beekeepers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore research partnerships and improvements that honor both tradition and innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re a small family operation doing this the old-fashioned way \u2014 with curiosity, grit, and a whole lot of grace. Every dollar goes straight into the Bee House project and the knowledge we share freely on makersip.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-7c17644f gb-headline-text\"><strong>How to Donate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve set this up through PayPal Every gift, big or small, is deeply appreciated and helps us keep building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em><strong>Please note:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<em>Voluntary contribution to support the Makers IP Bee House experiment. Makers IP LLC is a for-profit business. No goods\/services or tax receipt provided.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-fa74d4be\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-b2b72c50\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-e2f00f60\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e2f00f60\">\n\n<span class=\"gb-button gb-button-c2c6dd66 gb-button-text\">Donate Now<\/span>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-018642a7\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-018642a7\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-ecb289be gb-button-text\" href=\"https:\/\/experiment.com\/projects\/bridging-the-apicultural-gap-implementing-slovenian-beekeeping-models-in-tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Experiment.com Project<\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-5ae77fdf\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5ae77fdf\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-35247b43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"2400\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-35247b43\" src=\"https:\/\/makersip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bee-house-interior3.png\" alt=\"Bee house interior hive construction\" title=\"bee-house-interior3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makersip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bee-house-interior3.png 2400w, https:\/\/makersip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bee-house-interior3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/makersip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bee-house-interior3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/makersip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bee-house-interior3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/makersip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bee-house-interior3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/makersip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bee-house-interior3-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/makersip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bee-house-interior3-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-b4936605 gb-headline-text\"><em>Bee house interior hive construction<\/em><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thank you for believing in the Makers IP mission.<\/strong> Whether you send a money or just stop by to watch the live hive cams, you\u2019re part of the story. We can\u2019t wait to show you what the bees teach us next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Mark, Cynthia &amp; the Makers IP Team <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Questions?\u00a0<\/strong>Email Mark Davis at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mwdavis@makersip.com\">mwdavis@makersip.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MakersIPLLC\"><strong>MakersIP YouTube Channel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behind every fence post, there is an adventure \u2014 and this one is buzzing right along on our family farm in Monterey, Tennessee. The Makers IP Bee House is an ongoing, hands-on experiment rooted in the traditional Slovenian A\u017d hive &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Support the Makers IP Bee House\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/makersip.com\/index.php\/support-the-makers-ip-bee-house\/#more-7925\" aria-label=\"Read more about Support the Makers IP Bee House\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7925","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/makersip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/makersip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/makersip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makersip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makersip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/makersip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7925\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/makersip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}