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
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
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
When Bees Have Rights, We All Do

Something just happened in the Amazon for the first time. Stingless bees became the first insects on Earth granted legal rights. Not symbolic ones. Real
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,
Bee Health = Human Health – A sit-down with Dr. Paul Saladino

Earlier this summer, we had the opportunity to sit down with my friend Dr. Paul Saladino and talk with him about Save the Bee, pesticides,