Free Range Beehives

What Free Range Beehives does

Free Range Beehives is a B Corp certified social enterprise founded in 2020 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, that delivers managed on-site beekeeping programs to corporate clients and real estate owners across North America. The company operates with 1-10 employees and currently serves approximately 35 businesses with 150 managed hives, engaging roughly 3,000 people annually through its programming. Its customer base spans technology (IBM, Google), real estate (Greystar), hospitality (Marriott), manufacturing (Gates Corporation), and media (Colorado Public Radio), indicating deliberate cross-sector positioning around corporate sustainability and employee engagement themes.

The core service is a managed beekeeping subscription installed on client property, structured as a two-tier offering: "Bee Good," an entry-level tier, and "Bee Great," a premium tier. Service delivery is hands-on and human labor-driven, encompassing hive installation, ongoing maintenance, swarm management, and on-site educational events and tours that double as employee engagement programming. As a complementary product line, the company sells nucleus colonies (starter bee colonies used to establish new hives) at $300 per unit, providing a one-time transactional revenue stream alongside recurring managed-service contracts.

The business model combines three revenue mechanics: recurring managed-service contracts priced on a quote basis, professional services for events and corporate programming, and fixed-price nucleus colony sales. Pricing is not publicly standardized for corporate programs and is set per engagement. The go-to-market is relationship-driven, leveraging B Corp and Best for Colorado credentials, partnerships with Colorado Public Radio and Denver Urban Gardens, and direct enterprise sales. Leadership is led by CEO and co-founder Mike Rosol, who brings 30 years of sales and marketing experience and is pursuing a Master Beekeeper certification, alongside co-founder Dave Mathias, whose background is in software.

Name

Free Range Beehives

Legal name

Free Range Beehives

Website

https://freerangebeehives.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Free Range Beehives is a Denver-based, B Corp certified managed beekeeping service that installs and maintains on-site hives for corporate clients and real estate owners across North America, offering tiered subscription programs, educational events, and nucleus colony sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Beekeeping Services

NAICS

Apiculture (112910)

akta.pro primary industry

Apiary Management Services (Contract Beekeeping, Hive Maintenance) (AFAEAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bee Health Management & Treatments (Mite/Disease Control Products & Services) (AFAEAHAK), Package Bees & Colony Sales (AFAEAHAF)

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Corporate Beekeeping Programs (Bee Good & Bee Great): Recurring service fees for bespoke beekeeping programs including hive installation, ongoing maintenance, and optional employee engagement events. Bee Good tier covers installation, maintenance, and basic programming. Bee Great tier adds full event hosting, health reports, and honey yield distribution. Pricing is quote-based and tiered.
2. Hive Tours and Corporate Events: Revenue from hosting tenant/employee hive tours (up to 6 people per tour), corporate event participation, and educational presentations. Part of the Bee Great premium tier but also available as standalone add-on services.
3. Nucleus Colony Sales: One-time sale of 5-frame nucleus colonies containing over-wintered Colorado bees with laying queens (Italian/Carniolan stock), Pro Nuc boxes, and colony guarantee. Sold for $300 per unit with limited availability.
4. Honey Distribution (Corporate Gifts): Honey produced from client hives is distributed to tenants/employees as branded corporate gifts under the Bee Great tier. This creates upsell opportunity and tangible ROI for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Free Range Beehives installs and professionally maintains beehives on corporate campuses and commercial real estate properties across North America through tiered subscription programs (Bee Good entry-level and Bee Great premium). Services combine hive management with employee and tenant engagement events, educational programming, and honey distribution for corporate gifts, using Italian and Carniolan honeybee stock selected for docility. The company also sells 5-frame Nucleus Colonies directly to individual beekeepers for spring delivery in the Denver metro area.

Product overview

Free Range Beehives is a social enterprise offering bespoke corporate beekeeping programs across North America. The company operates a two-tier service model: the Bee Good tier provides basic hive installation, maintenance, and educational tours, while the premium Bee Great tier adds event hosting, corporate gifting with honey yield, and comprehensive employee engagement. Additionally, the company sells Nucleus Colonies (5-frame nucs) directly to beekeepers. The core offering combines hive management services with educational programming and events designed to help corporations and real estate owners engage employees around sustainability and biodiversity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Managed Beekeeping Programs (Bee Good and Bee Great) Bespoke turnkey beekeeping program for corporate campuses and commercial real estate properties covering hive installation, professional maintenance, ongoing inspections, Varroa mite treatment, supplemental feeding, and educational programming. Delivered in two tiers: Bee Good (entry-level with installation, maintenance, presentations, and hive tours) and Bee Great (premium adding managed corporate event hosting, health reports, and 100% honey yield distribution to tenants or employees as corporate gifts). Includes free site suitability assessment using satellite imagery.
• Commercial Real Estate Beekeeping Services Specialty beekeeping offering for commercial real estate owners and property managers, providing on-site hive installation and management, branded honey production for corporate gifting, and tenant engagement events focused on biodiversity and pollinator education. Positioned as a unique tenant amenity that differentiates properties and supports sustainable building certification.
• Nucleus Colonies (5-frame Nucs) One-time sale of 5-frame nucleus colonies containing 3+ deep frames of brood, 2 deep frames of honey and pollen, an over-wintered laying queen of Italian or Carniolan stock, and a 5-frame Pro Nuc box (with $10 refund on return). Includes oxalic acid vapor Varroa mite treatment and a 30-day colony guarantee. Priced at $300 per nuc with limited spring inventory and metro Denver pickup.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35 businesses served across North America
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Colorado Public RadiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColorado Public Radio installed three beehives on the roof of its headquarters building in Centennial, CO through a formal partnership with Free Range Beehives. CPR is proud to share its headquarters with thousands of new bee residents, demonstrating the organization's environmental values.
• Denver Urban GardenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured partnership with Denver Urban Gardens for beekeeping education and community engagement. Co-founder David Mathias was interviewed at Denver Urban Gardens location. DUG serves as a pickup location for nucleus colony customers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bee Downtown: Bee Downtown installs and maintains hives on commercial properties across the Southeast US, focusing on corporate sustainability and employee engagement. Comparable service model and customer base to Free Range Beehives.
• Alveole: Alveole is the largest North American corporate beekeeping service, installing and managing hives on commercial rooftops for employee engagement and sustainability programs. It is the most direct national competitor to Free Range Beehives.
• The Best Bees Company: Boston-based The Best Bees Company provides managed beekeeping services for businesses, residential properties, and commercial real estate, including hive installation, maintenance, and honey production. It directly competes in the corporate/real estate beekeeping segment.

Regional players

• Denver Urban Gardens: Denver Urban Gardens is an actual partner of Free Range Beehives and operates community gardens where foraging is supported. Functioning as a regional pickup partner and education collaborator rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Bee Built: Bee Built offers corporate beekeeping programs and educational events, with a comparable focus on workplace engagement and sustainability storytelling. Operates at a smaller scale than Free Range Beehives.
• Honeybee Heroes: Honeybee Heroes provides managed beehive services for businesses and schools, with similar employee engagement programming. Smaller, locally focused competitor.
• Beesponsible: Beesponsible offers corporate hive hosting and bee conservation programs targeting sustainability-minded businesses. Comparable niche overlap with Free Range Beehives' corporate segment.

Others

• The Honeybee Conservancy: A nonprofit focused on bee conservation through education and habitat programs. Adjacent rather than competitive, but often referenced in corporate ESG partner ecosystems alongside paid services like Free Range Beehives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FreeRangeBeehives
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freerangebeehives
• Instagraminstagram.com/freerangebeehives

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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