For those of you who think all this "old-style lifeskill" stuff is purely theoretical (aside from the hands-on craft portion of each workshop, like the beeswax candle making at left), Debra Tyler sends the following report from graduates of this month's Bee-ginning with Bees workshop:
Ralph reports that since the workshop, he, Collin, and Phill have successfully installed a package of bees and the bees are now busy collecting nector and building up their hive. He enjoyed watching a hornet fly near the hive and be surrounded by guarding honey bees and quickly change direction. There is something deeply satisfying about watching at the door of a healthy hive of bees and I'm happy to know, others are experiencing that pleasure.
(I should note that the workshops not only launch successful practitioners of old-style life skills, they also create communities of like-minded people who go on to share tips over email and good old telephone as they put their knowledge into practice. It's a bee-utiful thing.)
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