Reward Update!
Update #18
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Apr 11, 2013
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THANK YOU!!! WE DID IT!
Sweet bee supporters! You've done it! We reached $39,960, which is totally and absolutely incredible.
We are so excited to have done this with you all and can't wait to share the work we're doing! We'll be starting construction in about a month, and will have an operational honey house in August of this year!
We'll be sending out surveys within the week to all of you, our sweet backers, to gather info on where to deliver your rewards, how to schedule classes, and other questions.
This Kickstarter campaign has been the biggest thing the Beez Kneez has done to date- and it's setting the stage for amazing work in the future. We are so excited and honored and humbled to have done this work with you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Kristy and Erin, The Beez Kneez.
6 Hour Countdown!!!!!
Beez Kneez count down math! We have 6 hours left, 818 people who have pledged, and only $722 to make our kickstarter total a round number. We have 861 likes on Facebook.
Seriously, this is the last chance to pledge. If 5 more people chose to pledge $150 to put their name in lights on the Honey House wall, we would hop, hop hop across the finish screaming $40 G's, baby!
Thanks again to everyone! The end is near.
We did it!! but it's not over!
Only 26 hours left!!!
First off- thank you, thank you, thank you!
Kickstarter shares a lot of data with us over the course of the campaign, heartwarming and incredibly motivating data. We thought we’d share some of it with you all, as a heartwarming thank you and a motivating end of campaign push for these last 26 hours.
So, here it is:
Over 14,000 people have viewed our video! Or.. 1 person has viewed it 14,000 times!
but..only 23% of you all watch till the end, which means you've been missing our skit! It's worth it! and starts at the tail end of the video. Bees and beekeepers in the city, Beez Kneez style.
Eighty percent of the folks who changed their donation amount over the course of the campaign increased their pledge, and we’ve gotten to this almost $39,000 with only 11 donations $500 and over. We have 805 supporters!
That's incredible! You're incredible! Thank you!
The moral is…
Thank you all so so so so much! We are so excited for this next stage in our business and are so humbled and honored to have you as part of our hive. Thank you, thank you!
Final 26 hour push!
Help us keep our hive thriving!
We involve fun in all the work we do.
Whether it’s having to count down three times to launch our Kickstarter at our live launch party (unplanned*), dressing ourselves and others up like bees (planned), or choreographed beekeeper dance routines (yet to come), we love and prioritize the fun!
Help us keep doing it.
With $50,000, we’ll be able to pilot education programming in conjunction with the Permaculture Research Institute Cold Climate who will share our space, host bicycle bee tours of our Twin Cities hives, and provide bee antenna for all people who choose classes, diner dinners, and parties! Said another way, if we make it to $50,000, everyone who chooses the party, the dinner, or a class reward will also get antenna!
and... if we get to this stretch goal, we'll also send all our backers a Beez Kneez dancing beekeeper video!**
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Feb 17, 2013 -
Mar 31, 2013
- First created · 4 backed
- Kristy Lynn Allen 313 friends
- Website: thebeezkneezdelivery.com
Pledge $10 or more
102 backers
Personal email thank you from the Beez Kneez, including project updates and a silly outtake from our Kickstarter video.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $15 or more
2 backers
NEW! Free digital downloads of B-Minus's greatest hits!
Estimated delivery: Jun 2013Pledge $20 or more
62 backers
Get your own Beez Kneez bicycle helmet antenna! You love bees, you love bikes, you love dressing like a bee on your bike. (We do too!) Join the Beez Kneez hive and make people smile as you pedal around your city.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Add $10 to ship outside the USPledge $25 or more
85 backers
Beez Kneez Honey House Kickstarter poster by artist Elizabeth Olson. Choose from our intro logo or honey house animation. Signed by your worker bees, Kristy and Erin.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Pledge $25 or more
93 backers
A 1oz taster jar of Beez Kneez Honey and Special supporter edition Beez Kneez/Community Bees on Bikes bicycle spoke card with images of Minneapolis landmarks. Free bicycle delivery if you live in Mpls or St.Paul. $5 for shipping outside MN
Estimated delivery: Oct 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $35 or more
120 backers All gone!
One pint jar of Beez Kneez raw and unprocessed wildflower honey. Free bicycle delivery if you live in Mpls or St.Paul. $5 for shipping outside MN
Estimated delivery: Oct 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $45 or more
10 backers
Honey Futures! A pint of 2014 harvest is yours! This is not included in the $100 medley. Why the honey delay? As a small business, this Kickstarter campaign has been our capital campaign for the Beez Kneez Honey House. It’s the biggest thing we’ve ever done, and we’re doing it for a lot of reasons, not least of which is to grow our honey production. We know you want honey, and we want to give it to you! You’re helping us grow bigger in order to do that. Thank you! Honey’s back!
Estimated delivery: Jul 2014Ships within the US onlyPledge $50 or more
64 backers
"Support you Local Beezness" or "Bees+Bikes=The Beez Kneez" Beez Kneez T-shirt of your choice. Two designs available. See website for images. Shipping included if in the US. Organic cotton "Baby Beez Kneez" onsies also available!
Estimated delivery: May 2013Add $10 to ship outside the USPledge $55 or more
3 backers
NEW! Celebrate the Beez (and this campaign) with a commemorative Beez Kneez Kickstarter T-shirt, with logo above by Elizabeth Olson
Estimated delivery: Jun 2013Add $10 to ship outside the USPledge $75 or more
3 backers Limited (97 of 100 left)
NEW! Join us for our Kickstarter exclusive Beez Kneez Honey House soft opening! Pastries, coffee, tea, and honey extraction on our Beez Kneez Honey Bee Cycles- pedal honey for your treats straight from the comb! Ticket good for you and a friend. Twin Cities Metro Only. (Exact date to be determined)
Estimated delivery: Sep 2013Pledge $100 or more
61 backers
Medley! All aforementioned prize bicycle delivered to your door, if you live in Minneapolis or St. Paul. Shipping included in US.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2013Add $10 to ship outside the USPledge $100 or more
0 backers
Special for businesses only! Beebackers Bronze-Recieve a bakers dozen of muffins made with Beez Kneez Honey delivered to your work, (by Bicycle if in Minneapolis or St. Paul) as well as a Beez Kneez Kickstarter support poster with your business logo included!
Estimated delivery: Jun 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $100 or more
10 backers All gone!
NEW! Tiny Diner dinner for two, with ingredients from the Beez Kneez Honey House gardens and hives. Twin Cities Metro Only.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2013Pledge $125 or more
4 backers Limited (46 of 50 left)
"HONEY, YOUR HONEY IS HERE!" Already a honey customer of the Beez Kneez? Do you want to be? Do you wish you had a special "mailbox" for your very special delivery? We have the perfect thing for you! The Beez Kneez Honeybox! Built by local woodworker, Colin Weaver. Made with Wisconsin White Pine or Reclaimed MN barn wood and branded by your worker bees at Beez Kneez. (Fits up to two quart jars of honey and weatherproofed for outdoor use) Add $5 for shipping outside of MN
Estimated delivery: Sep 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $150 or more
20 backers Limited (30 of 50 left)
"Your name in lights!" Help us light the Honey House! Artist Robin Cotton is building a honey comb light box with your name illuminated inside a hexagonal cell. These boxes will be arranged to say Beez Kneez and will be hung inside the Beez Kneez Honey House. The bicycle-powered extractors will power the lights and make you, the supporter, shine for all to see!
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $250 or more
3 backers Limited (12 of 15 left)
"Bee Branded". Beez Kneez, iron-branded wooden panel of deep-sized or 9 5/8" bee box. If you are a beekeeper, add it to your own hive. If not, hang it on the wall!
Estimated delivery: Jun 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $250 or more
6 backers Limited (2 of 8 left)
One hands-on, Basics of Beekeeping class with Community Bees on Bikes for you and 2 others. Twin Cities metro only.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Pledge $300 or more
1 backer Limited (9 of 10 left)
Beez Kneez Beekeeping Birthday/Celebration Class. For kids or adults, includes bike ride to hive and honey ice-cream! Maximum 5 people. Twin Cities metro only.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2013Pledge $300 or more
0 backers
Special For businesses only! Sweet Silver-Recieve a bakers dozen of muffins made with Beez Kneez Honey delivered to your work, (by Bicycle if in Minneapolis or St. Paul) as well as a Beez Kneez Kickstarter support poster with your business logo included! And, free mobile advertising on our bike trailers for a month!
Estimated delivery: Jun 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $500 or more
1 backer
Special for Businesses Only! Go for the Gold-Recieve a bakers dozen of muffins made with Beez Kneez Honey delivered to your work, (by Bicycle if in Minneapolis or St. Paul) as well as a Beez Kneez Kickstarter support poster with your business logo included! And, free mobile advertising on our bike trailers for a month as well as a hive dedicated to your business for all of our Community Bees on Bikes class participants to see!
Estimated delivery: Jun 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $500 or more
6 backers Limited (19 of 25 left)
"Beez Kneez Parent" Adopt a Beez Kneez hive. Personal dedication, your name and message painted on hive as well as monthly updates on status of your hive.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Pledge $1,000 or more
1 backer Limited (9 of 10 left)
Free hands on beekeeping class with Community Bees on Bikes for you and 14 of your friends that includes dessert. Twin Cities metro only.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Pledge $2,000 or more
0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
"Beez Kneez Spin Class." Ask the expert, get some exercise and harvest honey, all at the same time! Join bee guru, Dr. Marla Spivak in the first ever Beez Kneez spin class as we harvest the 2013 crop by bicycle. Twin Cities metro only.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2013Pledge $5,000 or more
0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)
For Beekeepers! Complete set of Beez Kneez branded equipment for two hives, and free 3 year membership to the Beez Kneez Honey House, for extraction, bottling, and resource share. (Membership for the upper Midwest only-- or whatever you deem the right amount of travel:)
Estimated delivery: Mar 2014Ships within the US onlyPledge $5,000 or more
0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)
For Learners! Know an interested classroom or have a group interested in learning more about beekeeping? Follow us through a season with the bees: 5 classes with your students or friends, with curriculum tailored to your age group and subject. Includes a jar of honey for each student that they bottle and label at the end of the season. For classes 15-30 students. Twin Cities only.
Estimated delivery: May 2013Pledge $7,000 or more
0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)
For Bikers! Get a bee bike of your own- black and yellow powder coat paint job, complete with Beez Kneez antenna for your helmet or handlebars. Additional shipping charges outside the Twin Cities.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $10,000 or more
0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
All other prizes (choose if you're a beekeeper, biker, or learner) culminating in catered private party at the Beez Kneez Honey House and one of our pedal powered honey extractors named in your honor.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013
