Plant Something Bee-eautiful Grant

Plant Something Bee-eautiful Grant is sponsored by Keep Massachusetts Beautiful. Plant Something Bee-eautiful Grant is a grant from Keep Massachusetts Beautiful supporting the planting of pollinator-friendly plants and trees in Massachusetts public spaces.

Plant Something Bee-eautiful Plant Something Bee-eautiful in Massachusetts! Plant Something Bee-eautiful Help Restore Pollinator Habitats and Beautify Public Spaces in Massachusetts Our annual Plant Something Bee-eautiful program awards $10,000 in grants to Keep Massachusetts Beautiful chapters and other organizations. These grants support the planting of pollinator-friendly plants and trees in public spaces.

Our goal is not only to beautify public spaces, but also to restore critical habitats for pollinators. Thank you to Edrington for providing $10,000 in funding to support this program! Bees and other pollinators are in serious decline around the world.

The decline of pollinators is caused by habitat destruction, the overuse of pesticides that include neonicotinoids, farming practices that eliminate patches of wildflowers and cover crops, parasites, and pathogens, as well as climate change. According to the Pollinator Partnership , the monarch butterfly population has declined by 90% over the past 20 years.

Pollinators, including 20,000 species of wild bees, contribute to the growth of fruit, vegetables, and flowering plants. Plants that depend on pollination make up 35 percent of global crop production volume with a value of as much as $577 billion a year. * The annual deadline for submitting a grant request is July 31.

Please scroll down to submit a grant application. Congratulations to Our 2025 Plant Something Bee-eautiful Grantees! In 2025, we received numerous grant applications and issued 12 grants totaling $10,000.

Grantees included: Amesbury Public Library: $1,500 to plant a pollinator garden containing native plants on the east side of the library Ashburnham Pollinator Meadow Committee: $500 to create a pollinator meadow and bordering path in Winchester Park, featuring plants native to Worcester County Keep Attleboro Beautiful: $1,500 to plant a new 500 square foot pollinator garden on the former site of a golf course that is now Highland Park Becket Arts Center: $500 to transform a central public space into a blooming, biodiverse habitat for pollinators and a source of beauty and learning for the Becket community Boston Public Schools (Wild Ones): $500 to plant a new native flower garden featuring locally grown native plants, educational signage, and student tools and materials Easthampton Bee City Initiative: $500 to create a new pollinator garden alongside the Manhan Rail Trail and adjacent to Lower Mill Pond Fairhaven Sustainability Committee: $500 to plant a new pollinator garden at Macomber Pimental Park Keep Wakefield Beautiful: $1,500 to plant pollinator-friendly trees at five public school campuses in Wakefield The Taylor School in Foxboro: $500 to create a woodland edge pollinator and bird habitat for a therapeutic classroom Westfield State University: $500 to transform a quarter-acre campus lawn into a native meadow filled with diverse native perennials and grasses Worcester State University: $500 to expand the Teaching Garden, an outdoor classroom that serves as an urban oasis, and a vital green space within the city, providing pollinators with pollen and nectar Wrentham Housing Authority: $1,500 to create a 440 square foot pollinator-friendly garden at the Wrentham Housing Authority that will provide essential habitat for pollinators while also connecting residents with nature and gardening Congratulations to our 2025 Plant Something Bee-eautiful grantees!

You are all doing beautiful things for our environment and our pollinators. The deadline for submitting a 2026 grant is July 31, 2026. Submit Your Plant Something Bee-eautiful Grant Request Now Which grant amount are you seeking?

Note: $2,500 grants are only available to KMB Chapters in good standing. $500 an $1,000 grants are open to all KMB Chapters as well as non-affiliated organizations. Please Summarize Your Planting Project Proposal Explain your plans.

What will you plant and where? How will this project help pollinators? Please include an explanation of how you would spend your grant, as well as a proposed timeline.

Growing Wild for Pollinators – How you can help! The Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Department of Agricultural Resources want to help you start Growing Wild! This spring, DCR will once again be working with local nurseries to offer pollinator garden starter kits free of charge to customers.

Please note that the kits are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and they move fast! Kits will become available starting on June 1st at several nursery locations: See locations and get more details here. We also encourage you to check out the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association's Plant Something™ MA program.

Their website provides helpful information to make it easy for Massachusetts residents to plant gardens, trees, and flowers that provide habitat for pollinators. Their site also includes links to nearby nurseries where you can purchase the plants, trees, and shrubs you need.