Getting Started with Mindfulness Part 1: What is Mindfulness? It’s pretty easy to go through our days rushing about not really stopping to notice much, letting ourselves get caught up in worrying about the past, and trying to plan for an uncertain future. We forget to stop and acknowledge what’s happening in and around […]
Bees have the ability to instill both wonder and fear into the hearts and minds of human beings. Whether you love bees or run away from them, learning about these insects and their role in nature is always interesting .And it seems like the more you learn about their world, the more you realize how […]
When you’re new to beekeeping there’s so much to learn, it can be intimidating knowing where to start. And, even when you get some experience behind you and you think you know something, you realize that the new swarm you just got doesn’t plan on following any of the rules in any of the books […]
Have you ever walked under a flowering tree in the springtime right when the flowers are full of bees and it seems like the whole tree is alive and buzzing? How does it make you feel? Have you ever just watched bees buzzing around on a sunflower as it gently sways in the breeze? What […]
It might not seem that beekeeping could possibly be a calming, centering or soothing activity. I mean, after all, you’re putting your hands inside a box filled with tens of thousands of bees; each equipped with a stinger which it most definitely knows how to use. But mention the idea to any beekeeper and they’ll […]
There is so much advice out there for beekeepers. One of the great things I’ve found so far is that people who are into bees and beekeeping are usually pretty nice folks, and they’re always more than willing to talk about bees for pretty much as long as you are willing to listen. And it’s […]