Saving the honeybee one beekeeper at a time!

Dear Friends,

Blessings on the New Year!

It's truly encouraging to look back on 2015 and see all that we've accomplished at the Sanctuary.  The land is continuing to transform into a place of healing and beauty, the community of students and visitors continues to thrive and grow, and the relevance and importance of laboring in honor of the honeybee is ever more significant. 

We are so excited to share with you our plans for the new Children's Program, which has been moving forward bit by bit each year, but is now ready to open it's wings and catch the wind!  Our partnerships with regional Waldorf schools and local schools in the past year has given us great inspiration and a strong will to continue to provide experiences for children to engage with nature in a new way. 

Our curriculum includes a basic lesson on the bees, their role in nature and their importance; hands-on experience in the flower gardens; and opening a bee hive and observing the complex and mysterious workings of the honeybee, followed by questions and discussion.  These components weave together beautifully as the Sanctuary spaces embrace the children into a vibrant landscape that we've created with care and conscious thought. 

In 2016, we will be reaching out to make partnerships with new schools locally and regionally, and in order to support the transportation costs, food expenses, garden supplies, and art supplies, we're asking for your help!

We so appreciate all of you who have been with us these years and who continue to support our work. Weaving more and more children into what we can offer at Spikenard is a great and much needed step for our future. 

In gratitude and joy,

Alex