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It’s almost here! Spring! Sun, longer days, tender shoots and leaves, bright little flower buds, and the joyful appearance of the fuzzy, buzzy companions of delicate blooms—bees.
If you’re like us and inclined to geek out over anything bee-related, we’ve got just the thing for your next home movie night—The Pollinators. The award-winning documentary, directed by Peter Nelson, is a fascinating and informative look into the working lives of the industrious insects, and the dedicated beekeepers who help these brainy essential pollinators of fruit and veg do what they do best—maintain our food supply.
The Pollinators is now available for viewing worldwide. Wherever you are, you can watch it here. We’ll bring the popcorn, and with continued support from their friends, the bees will bring the apples, strawberries, cherries, avocados, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, coffee beans, almonds… you get the picture.
After watching The Pollinators, you can learn more about how to befriend the bees from The Bee Conservancy. You can access free kids and classroom educational material and find out how to participate in Sponsor-a-Hive and business and corporate partnerships.
If you’re ready to help mason, leafcutter, and carpenter bees set up shop in your yard or garden, you can find bee huts at garden supply stores, and Amazon. We use the bamboo huts at FWP, and our city bees seem very happy with their digs.
Feeling motivated to go all in and become a beekeeper? The American Beekeeping Federation is an excellent all-around resource for beginners, with members in 18 countries.
In addition to helping to keep our food supply intact, we think bees are just delightful to have around. When change is the only constant, they remind us that whatever else may be going on in the world, nature is always there perking along in the background—a reassuring source of comfort and beauty. If you’ve been meditating on the calming simplicity of the natural world to help you manage the rolling stress of the pandemic, keep a lookout for the arrival of the first winged wonders and do bee zen.
Have a peaceful weekend.
