Bees as A Bridge: Restoring Our Relationship to Honey Bees

Lecture one from the Kindred Bees Lecture Series: Bees as a Bridge: Bees are not just in need of saving, they are in need of a shift in human interspecies relating. We have incredible scientists and beekeepers tackling the big questions of how to keep bees in the modern era, however, we also need to ask the questions of why and who. Why keep bees and who are they? Honey bees sit at the confluence of the wild and the domestic. They are a bridge species, helping connect us to the land, the elements, and our own internal rhythms. Through the lens of European folklore and religion, we will examine the kinship and magic felt by many people toward honey bees, and the way intuition and ancient folk wisdom can inform how we relate to bees. To view other lectures please go to: https://www.honeybeewild.com/lecture-series