March 7, 2017 5°C                                                      Photo: Marco Moretti

“The flower doesn’t dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.”
– Mark Nepo

Last night I had another bee dream. This may be a reflection of hunger for my bees, for the smell and sound of the beeyard. Or maybe, as I secretly believe, they’re calling to me. In any event, I woke up longing for spring and a strong desire to ‘nest’, which for me means couch-time with beekeeping catalogues. Like gardeners who obsess over seeds and garden accouterments, beekeepers, too, can drop headfirst into beekeeping supplies...