Entranced, the boy lay on the grass beside the hives. He listened, put his hand close, and watched the bees crawl on his skin. Now 86, he still feels that one of the great blessings of spring is to visit the bees, lie down beside them, and listen. Bill Thurlow—“Honey Bill”—based in Ottawa, Canada, believes…

Our modern lives pull us in many directions. Continually trying to prove ourselves, we attempt to be good at everything. This leads us down a path where we perform many tasks but never excel at one particular endeavor. Not many of us set out to become average, but that is exactly where we end up…

To beekeep or not to beekeep? That was the question posed recently to the City Council in Mission Viejo, California. An ordinance to allow and regulate residential beekeeping within city limits failed to pass after citizens and councilmembers expressed concerns about public safety at a May 11 meeting. “We’ve heard a pretty big outcry against…