“The only time I ever believed that I knew all there was to know about beekeeping was the first year I was keeping them. Every year since I’ve known less and less and have accepted the humbling truth that bees know more about making honey than I do.”

“When the time draws close the buzzing of the bees will be continuous.”

“To be successful, one has to be one of three bees – the queen bee, the hardest working bee, or the bee that does not fit in.”

“To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,One clover, and a bee,And revery.The revery alone will do,If bees are few.”

“Fairies with gossamer wings, Bring forth beauty, grace and joyful things. Fairies of the earth are caretakers of our soil, water and trees,They watch over beautiful creatures such as bears, bunnies and bees.Fairies ask that you breathe in and appreciate the vantage point from which you stand,Then trod carefully and respectfully with each intentional step you make across this beautiful land.”

“I don’t like to hear cut and dried sermons. No—when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.”

“When you dress like a flower, you can tell that pollination is on your mind.”

“Everything takes time. Bees have to move very fast to stay still.”

“There is nothing perfect…only life.”

“People, in general, would rather die than forgive. It’s that hard.”