Today is World Bee Day!
Then again I tend to celebrate bees everyday. We keep a bee-friendly yard by planting lots of flowers that bees favor, such as a huge mound of lavender.
I will often go out and search for bees once the lavender comes into bloom. My favorites are the big black bumblebees. They remind me of little bears as they flit around gathering pollen.
Reading about bees is also a favorite. Here are few recommendations:
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Bees by Laline Paull
The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin
He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox
Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eager
The Keeper of the Bees by Gene Porter-Stratton
And I definitely tune into nature shows about bees. One of my favorites is found on PBS’ Nature called “My Garden of a Thousand Bees.” A wildlife filmmaker is stuck at home in Bristol, England during the pandemic lockdown and decides to film the busy bees in his backyard. I’m on my third rewatch. Here is the preview.
What are your thought about bees?
P.S. Don’t forget to nudge your congressperson to support PBS. Public broadcasting benefits everybody!
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Pam Webb 