Photo credit: Zoe Tyson
An obsession with bees offers unexpected pleasures. I stand, motionless but ready, by a clump of flowers. Then, the quick swoosh of the net, the moment of uncertainty while the results are still unknown, and finally, the belly leap of joy at a successful catch. Bee hunting has been a surprising side benefit of my quest to learn about native bees.
Five years ago I never would have thought that I would find bee hunting a delight or that I would fall in love with a battery of insects, and yet I have, all thanks to the discovery of one small fact: honey bees can’t pollinate tomatoes. That piece of information shook my world. I’ve gardened my entire adult life, had a garden design and coaching business...