Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. – Mary Oliver It’s easy to breeze right by the most astonishing things. A hawk circling overhead. A couple that has found one another. A caterpillar slinky-ing up a leaf. A bridge that spans a river. A newborn of […]
One of the great joys of beekeeping is the chance to witness cooperative behavior in many forms, like the festooning bee-line pictured above. But bees are also pretty extraordinary as individuals. A few weeks ago, a dear friend sent me a wonderful article about how honeybees move in water when their wings are too wet […]
LESSONS IN POLLINATION In honor of National Honeybee Day (August 17), here are a few observations I’ve gathered from beekeeping. On Intentionality. Bees don’t need a lot of care – in fact, you can mess things up by bothering them too much, or by rushing around. Each encounter needs to have a simple plan, light enough […]
“The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams.” – Henry David Thoreau The bees are back! I witnessed this beautiful sight recently in the Berkshires, when only the witch hazel was abloom.
Hello Honeybees, and welcome to our library! We’ve recently reorganized our online library in a way that allows for both more logical navigation and more serendipity. In short, we’ve established four major quadrants of wisdom (Investing, Nature, Spirit, and Nourishment) and we are arranging thematic pods of content within these big categories. This week we’re […]
Dear Honeybees, Once folks are intrigued by the combination of biomimicry and investing, the most frequent question we hear is, where do I begin? As with any ongoing practice, the vital and often vexing answer is, start where you are. This short graphic series presents some exhortations, some practice mantras, and some deliberate provocations; it’s […]
Dear Honeybees, Have you ever happened upon the perfect sentiment, only to realize that someone else has already expressed it perfectly? Here we present a short series of some of our favorite quotes, designed to go hand-in-hand with our “Practice and Provocation” series as we progress through the autumn season. Here’s to expression!
Dear Honeybees, Once folks are intrigued by the combination of biomimicry and investing, the most frequent question we hear is, where do I begin? As with any ongoing practice, the vital and often vexing answer is, start where you are. This short graphic series presents some exhortations, some practice mantras, and some deliberate provocations; it’s […]
Dear Honeybees, Have you ever happened upon the perfect sentiment, only to realize that someone else has already expressed it perfectly? Here we present a short series of some of our favorite quotes, designed to go hand-in-hand with our “Practice and Provocation” series as we progress through the autumn season. Here’s to expression!
Dear Honeybees, Once folks are intrigued by the combination of biomimicry and investing, the most frequent question we hear is, where do I begin? As with any ongoing practice, the vital and often vexing answer is, start where you are. This short graphic series presents some exhortations, some practice mantras, and some deliberate provocations; it’s […]