A dead colony gets replaced every spring. A beekeeper who quits is gone for good. Keeper Badges puts recognition on the habits that keep colonies alive — earned, never luck — including the badge nobody else would make: one for losing your first colony and finding out why.
Mite Check
Hexagons are skills — habits that keep colonies alive. This one's your first proper Varroa wash.
First Light
Teal circles mark the journey. First Light is the very first colony of your beekeeping life.
We Hardly Knew Ye
Clay circles are stings, worn with pride. This is the badge for losing your first colony — its partner badge is for finding out why.
No points. No levels. No leaderboards. Nothing expires. A record of the journey — never a score.
Flying in for the pilot?
Keeper Badges is in a closed pilot with the UMES Extension Apiary Program, Princess Anne, MD. No invite yet? The gate opens wider at public launch.