Saving the honeybee one beekeeper at a time!

Dear Friends,

It has been an incredible season at the Honeybee Sanctuary, with more educational programs being offered than ever before (17 workshops and classes this season)!  

Recently, we graduated 23 students, who spent two years in our Sustainable Biodynamic Beekeeper Training and just recieved their certificates.  Each student had the task to bring the Spikenard beekeeping methods to their own community and develop/further a project there.  Their final assignment was a presentation of their work, which was so incredibly touching to witness!  Some examples of projects that were presented and are ongoing:

-Kimberton, PA - A beekeeping project and the creation of a pollinator sanctuary that engages community members with special needs in the beekeeping work, inluding the work with the bees, the gardens, the bee products (honey, wax), and the wood working.

-San Juan, Costa Rica - A beekeeping project that has become part of a farm, Finca Luna Nueva, which synthesizes indigenous methods of keeping stingless bees and africanized bees with the Spikenard methods of beekeeping and provides tours and education for the public. 

-Los Angeles, CA - One student, and long time Waldorf teacher, developed a curriculum for teachers to integrate the bees in age-appropriate lessons and activities through grades 1-8.  

-Yorktown Heights, NY - A couple, who are professional recordkeepers in the medical field, reviewed and developed a new colony management rocordkeeping sheet for all of us to keep more thorough, detailed, and accurate notes of our beekeeping activities. 

..and many more!  It was absolutely fantastic to see how each student really brought their expertise and enthusiasm to their individual projects.  This is how the good work for the bees can really spread and make a bigger and bigger impact towards saving the honeybee.  We are so proud and grateful for our students!

May the winds be at your back,

Alex