In these times of guns, war, police violence, racism, misogyny and a country burning down from it’s ignorance and fear I am writing. I am writing for my life I am writing to make sense of I am writing for the lives of those who come after me. I am writing because I want a…

It’s bigger than just one bee. It takes a village of bees to build a hive. One honeybee will make only 1/12 teaspoon of honey in their lifetime. It takes 80,000 or more bees to feed a hive and share that beautiful elixir of honey with humans. Honey bees are under no illusion that they…

….and Summer Solstice! June 20-26 is National Pollinator Week. I celebrate these amazing little workhorses who feed us free of charge by their pollinator services. This summer as I teach Albuquerque Public High School students the art of beekeeping, I am amazed that youth who have trouble attending in the regular classroom or struggle with…