Ujubee/South Africa
The great concern to me is that Bees are not understood as wild animals. In order to interact with a wild animal, one would think that one would need to understand the animal in its wild state in order to work with that wild state and not against it, so that the animal is constantly supported and healthy. That, however, is not the case with Bees. Bees have never been studied in the wild. Wild honeybees are native only to Africa, Asia and Europe. And yet humans have taken them to all continents of the world to pollinate crops and make honey for human consumption with no underlying understanding of their true nature, their needs or the complexity of their natural ecosystems. The existing narrative about bees has emerged from their study and exploitation for industry not from the wisdom of the wild bee as an essential component of Nature and all biodiversity.
Bees need to be understood as the wild animals they are. The existing narrative needs to change and reflect them as they truly are, not as they are when managed by humans. Beekeepers and the agricultural industry have agendas that prohibit them from being able to understand the bee as a wild animal. Wild Bees need protection, understanding and space to be who they are. And as with everything in Nature, protecting space for wild bees will protects all the other beings both large and small who coexist in their ecosystem.
The great concern to me is that Bees are not understood as wild animals. In order to interact with a wild animal, one would think that one would need to understand the animal in its wild state in order to work with that wild state and not against it, so that the animal is constantly supported and healthy. That, however, is not the case with Bees. Bees have never been studied in the wild. Wild honeybees are native only to Africa, Asia and Europe. And yet humans have taken them to all continents of the world to pollinate crops and make honey for human consumption with no underlying understanding of their true nature, their needs or the complexity of their natural ecosystems. The existing narrative about bees has emerged from their study and exploitation for industry not from the wisdom of the wild bee as an essential component of Nature and all biodiversity.
Bees need to be understood as the wild animals they are. The existing narrative needs to change and reflect them as they truly are, not as they are when managed by humans. Beekeepers and the agricultural industry have agendas that prohibit them from being able to understand the bee as a wild animal. Wild Bees need protection, understanding and space to be who they are. And as with everything in Nature, protecting space for wild bees will protects all the other beings both large and small who coexist in their ecosystem.
South Africa
Founder of Ujubee, wild bee researcher. Small things matter.
USA, South Africa and Canada
A Wild One at heart, Nature and Right Relationship are my guides.
Wonderment HQ
Obsessed with the intelligence of relationships. Creative Director at The Wonderment Cooperative.
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