Queens have many statuses and meanings in our society.  Royal blood to be preserved. Anachronistic relics from the past. crowns of state. Powerful.  Powerless. Dignified beauties. High maintenance girls. Gender at play. In the hive, queens are the mules.  They carry all the genetic material for the next generation.  Her sole function is as the…

I begin my day with Tai Chi in a wild haze of bees.  My golden girls.  Sun lovers. Their little energizer bodies are built like solar collectors.  Sunlight and heat will immediately set them in motion. I too am a sun worshipper.  When the mornings begin to warm up, I am eager to start my…