The Pollinator Behind Your Breakfast
Dear Friend of the Bee, I’m a coffee guy. Some mornings, if I’m being honest, coffee is breakfast. I drink it black, usually from an
The Calm Before the Swarm
Dear Friend of the Bee, Pollinator Week is almost here, and this spring I’ve been spending more time than usual with bees. A lot more
Whatever You LOVE…Thank a BEE
Summer is here. Farmers markets are filling up again. Backyard gardens are waking up. Roadside blackberries are beginning to bloom. Families are grilling outside, pouring
5 Things You Can Do This Summer to SAVE the BEE
Memorial Day has passed. The grills are out. Gardens are filling in. Kids are out of school. Summer has unofficially arrived. But for bees, this
State of the Bee 2025/26: Beyond “Save the Bees”
For years now, the phrase “Save the Bees” has become part of the public conversation. You see it on seed packets, social posts, documentaries, backyard gardens, food
World Bee Day Is Here. And So Is A Great Chance To Make a Difference for the Bee.
Today is World Bee Day. And today every donation made to Save the Bee will be doubled through our 2:1 matching campaign until we reach
What One Bee Actually Does All Day – World Bee Day (May 20) Series
A worker bee begins her day before most of us are awake. And as tomorrow, May 20, is World Bee Day we thought “a day
The Silence We Don’t Notice Until It’s Gone – World Bee Day (May 20) Series
There’s a sound that belongs to spring. You hear it in gardens before you really notice it. A soft hum moving between blossoms. Bees drifting
A Bee’s Spring To-Do List (And None of It Is Optional)
Spring doesn’t arrive gently for a honeybee. It doesn’t ease in the way it does for us, where we notice a few warmer afternoons and
Your Ugly Sweater…and the BEE-auty Behind It
It’s Friday, December 19, 2025. Yep, Ugly Sweater Day. You dug it out of the closet, or grabbed one for ten bucks online. Personally, I
