I went with Kim to a bee symposium in Santa Rosa.
It was held on the campus of the Santa Rosa Waldorf School and Farm. The main speaker's beliefs seemed to be a very close fit to the Waldorf philosophy.
He talked about how we should work with the instincts of the animal, which I really liked. He also talked about how bees were created by the people of Atlantis, which I didn't really like, and made me view him very suspiciously. He also talked a lot about avoiding manipulation of the hive.
During half time we ate a delicious lunch on the beautiful grounds of the school and looked at displays about honey bees.
Kim took pictures of the viewing window hive and of this Kenyon top bar hive which has a plexiglass window on the side. It's really nice to be able to see what your bees are up to without interrupting them!
1 comment:
Oh how totally neat, Kate!
I love the idea of peeking in on undisturbed bees. Can you retrofit your hives??
There's a box coming to you soooon with your gorgeous tactile sculpture(s).
xoxoxoxo Jayme
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