You've heard
"save the bees"
BUT WHAT IF THE BEESÂ
Are Saving Us?
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In August 2019, my grandmother died at 103
In my grief, I went for a stroll in my neighborhood and passed a hollow tree surrounded by honeybees. I looked up. The bees were coming and going from a jagged hole high up in the tree. Like a classic Winnie the Pooh scene, I had stumbled upon a wild hive of honeybees!
The bees not only soothed my grief and gave me a sense of connection to my grandmother from beyond, they also spoke to me directly. "Bring together the bee people!" they said to me, "Help people know that we don't just build hives, we build communities."
I couldn't have imagined what the bees had in store for me
Not a beekeeper myself, I nonetheless knew I had to gather the bee people! I knew how to host a virtual symposium so, seven months later, in March of 2020, as the whole world was shutting down amidst the mysterious onslaught of COVID-19, the bees held nearly 200 humans together in a magical, honey-filled, protective hive of healing. They took us on an unforgettable journey. We recorded the journey, and you can access it now.Â
INTRODUCING...
WISDOM OF THE HIVE 2020
A 3-DAY HEALING JOURNEY INSPIRED BY BEES
Whether you are:
- already a beekeeper
- want to be a beekeeper
- or know you won't keep bees but you love their fuzzy cuteness
this event will open your eyes to the multi-dimensional learning bees have to offer us.
YOU WILL LEARN
what bees have to offer on every level:
- The Spiritual Wisdom of Honeybees
Spiritual beekeepers share insights you can apply to your everyday life, even if you’re not (yet!) a beekeeper. - Honeybees and the Healing Arts
Honeybees are natural healers. Learn how they help humans in herbalism, apitherapy (bee-sting therapy), and social/mental health. - Honeybee Wisdom for Social Justice and Social Change
Honeybees work together as a hive to survive. Learn about their social structures and habits and how we can apply them to our human projects. Hear from folks who are using beekeeping as a way to revitalize and heal their own communities. - Bee Ecology and Climate Change Action
Bee-come informed on climate change through the lens of beekeeping. Understand the honeybee’s ecological roles, and gain practical tools you can apply to help turn the tides of global warming from your own back yard. - Art of the Hive
Artists and creatives have been inspired by honeybees for millennia. Learn about bee-centric art, how it’s educating the public and how it can inform your own creative process. Learn about simple honeybee crafts such as beeswax candle making. - Natural Beekeeping 101
Interested in becoming a beekeeper? This summit will give you access to well-respected experts in natural beekeeping, including tips for getting started at home and resources for longer course opportunities.
MEETÂ YOUR SWARM OF SPEAKERS
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ARIELLA DALY
Honey Bee Wild
Ariella's pre-recorded interview on Dreaming with the Bees inspired the whole hive of participants to dream together. She created a collaborative dreaming project in response. Watch the recording to continue to dream with her!
NICOLE LINDSEY
Detroit Hives
See Tim Jackson for shared description; they're a team!
TIM JACKSON
Detroit Hives
Nicole and Tim are trail blazers in working with bees to help both bee and human communities thrive. As the power couple behind the non-profit Detroit Hives, their mission is to transform vacant lots into bee farms for the conservation of honeybees, to help spread bee awareness, and to educate our communities and local schools about bees and their contribution to our environment.
MICHAEL JOSHIN THIELE
Apis Arborea
Michael helps restore natural hive and habitat opportunities for bees. He facilitates multi-disciplinary research and specializes in the installation of "log hives," inspiring and educating humans in the process.
MANDY SHAW
Waggle Works PDX
Mandy helps urban and rural beekeepers start and maintain natural hives, runs a raucous bee podcast, and makes stylin' bee veils.
LAURA BEE FERGUSON
College of the Melissae
Laura teaches multi-dimensional beekeeping with a balanced blend of science, sacred, history, mystery, art, medicine, and activism.
DEBORAH RICHMOND
ReWilding Our Planet
Deborah helps re-wild bees and humans, facilitating and incorporating the human experience in part through Constellation Coaching.
FONTA MOLYNEAUX
Wild Everlasting Farm
Fonta teaches bee-centric beekeeping with a bioregional focus. She keeps bees in the context of a biodiverse family farm.
CHEYANNA BONE
Bee Craft
Cheyanna teaches deep listening to the bees on many levels, and mentors aspiring beekeepers in this art.
EMILY GRACE KING
Emily Grace King Artist & Designer
Emily Grace is an encaustic (wax painting) artist who keeps bees to sustainably produce the wax used in her art.
AMELIA MOODY
One Love Honeybee
Amelia is a natural beekeeper, an herbalist who produces natural remedies, and a practitioner of apitherapy (bee-sting therapy).
DEBRA ROBERTS
Holy Bee Press
Debrais a passionate honeybee friend and devotee, international speaker/educator/artistand bee celebrant, who shares her love of these precious and sacred beings on the Good Bee Road.
DAWN COMBS
Mockingbird Meadows & Soda Pharm
Dawn Combs is an ethnobotanist and the author of Sweet Remedies, Healing Herbal Honeys. She is nationally recognized as an expert in honey and plant-based sugars as a medium for medicine-making and teaches a “Bees First” methodology in the human/bee relationship.
MATT WILLEY
The Good of the Hive
Matt is a large-scale artist who paints murals and creates art installations about bees to educate the public about bees through the beauty of art.
BEN COSGROVE
"Montreal Song" from album Field Studies
Ben composed the theme music for this event is a traveling composer-performer whose music explores themes of landscape, place, and environment in North America.
JEANELL INNERARITY
MA, QMHP-C, LMT, CHT
Founder of The EcoSpiritual Education Center, LLC
Hi, I'm Jeanell, your Host for Wisdom of the Hive. As you learned above, this event was conceived of by the bees themselves. I've never experienced such a profound convergence of generosity and goodwill as this gathering of bee-folks during such trying global times. I will be forever grateful! I am a Processwork facilitator trained in Permaculture and Ecovillage Design and I offer "craft and skill" breaks throughout this event to help you build skills at home such as candlemaking, honey infusions, and pollinator garden creation.Â
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YOU WILL RECEIVE
- Lifetime access to the recording of this event, to enjoy at your own pace
- PLUS access to free gifts from speakers (subject to current availability on a per-speaker basis)
- PLUS access to the ongoing moderated chat where you can ask Jeanell questions and engage with other remote learners
"Excited to have something uplifting to watch in the evenings with my sweetie. We are building up our garden daily!"
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Hive Member
"So grateful that this is happening at this time. Dreaming with the bees for the wisdom of the earth and all her kith and kin feels especially meaningful during the current global state. Thank you for coming to learn with the bees. They have so much to teach us right now."
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Hive Member
"Thank you, Jeanell, for putting forth so much positive energy, effort and intent to bring “Wisdom of the Hive” into each of our lives. Thanks to each speaker for sharing your wisdom and thanks to each participant for supporting our community!"
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Hive Member
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A BEEKEEPER
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or a gardener, herbalist, or social activist to help both bees and yourself!
If you've been wondering how to feel a greater sense of purpose and connection in both the natural world and your sense of social and spiritual belonging, Wisdom of the Hive offers insights from the bees on all counts.
What if you could solve all of those problems at once for less than the cost of a date night out?
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