18/05/2026
George Scott has been working to protect honey bees for years. Good to see this
There was something special about this swarm.
Yesterday we responded to a honey bee swarm call which is actually a service we do not offer anymore. To be completely honest, when George said yes to taking this one on, I was not thrilled. I was frustrated. Life has been busy, priorities shift, and I had my mind set on all the reasons why we should have said no.
But then we arrived.
As soon as I stepped onto the property and started connecting with the residents and standing beneath thousands of honey bees gathered together in this tree, every feeling of frustration quietly disappeared.
And it brought me back.
For anyone who has never seen a swarm before, this is one of the most incredible and natural moments in a honey bee colony's life. Swarming is how honey bees reproduce and create new colonies. About half of the hive leaves with the queen and temporarily gathers while scout bees search for a new home.
In many ways, I have always thought of swarming as nature’s version of birth.
Not an ending but a beginning.
A colony reaches a point where it has grown so full of life that it creates the conditions for something entirely new. A queen leaves surrounded by thousands of workers and together they begin the vulnerable and beautiful process of starting over.
There is trust in it. There is uncertainty in it. There is growth in it.
Standing there yesterday I realized something. Bees do not rush every stage of their journey. Even in transition they pause. They gather together. They rest in the branches before moving forward.
I think many of us need that reminder.
It is okay to slow down.
Slowing down does not mean stopping. Resting does not mean quitting. Sometimes we need a pause to reconnect with what first called us in.
Yesterday I thought I was showing up for the bees.
Instead the bees showed up for me.
And somehow they reminded me exactly why I started in the first place.
