Honey Bees are tiny fairies with golden gossamer wings. They visit my garden filling the air with their sweet song, brushing lightly against my cheek, communicating with each other by dancing among native plants. Fat bumble bees land on tiny basil flowers pulling them into their faces with utter joy. The tiny stature of bees belies their immense abilities. With brains the size of a sesame seed they have a remarkable capacity to learn and remember things and to make complex calculations on distance traveled and foraging efficiency.

Honey bees are a highly organized society, acting with intricate cooperation.Bees are in serious decline in North America. Their biggest killer is industrial agriculture which uses pesticides and insecticides which kill indiscriminately.