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
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
The Drive That Feeds America
I left Eugene in early March before sunrise on my way to Anaheim, California and the 2026 Natural Products Food Expo, or Expo West. It
We’re Bringing Live Bees to Expo West. Here’s Why It Matters.
In March 2026, something unprecedented will happen at Expo West, the world largest natural foods conference. For the first time (to our knowledge) in the
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
Giving Tuesday and the Workers Who Never Stop Giving
If you take a minute this week to look past the sales, the countdown clocks, and the urgency of December, you’ll notice something quieter. The
Honey Bees, Native Bees, and the Question of Competition
At Save the Bee, we often get asked: Are you saving the right bee? It’s a fair question. Honey bees are critical to our food security,
What Does It Really Mean to “Save the Bee”?
And why it starts with habitat, not honey. This Pollinator Week, we’re asking a big, sometimes uncomfortable question: Could beekeeping be hurting bees? If you’ve
It’s Pollinator Week 2025 – Pollinators Feed the Planet. Let’s Feed Them.
POLLINATION: HOW IT WORKS Pollination is the simple act that keeps the planet blooming. Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the male part of
