I recently attended a speaking event called “Lessons from the Humble Honey Bee” through an organization called Ladies Out Loud (details below). Guest speaker, Lori DuMont, was informative, entertaining and truly inspiring!
While Lori covered interesting facts about bees and beekeeping, it was the life lessons we can take from them that I want to share with you.
All jobs are important
- Whatever you are doing, whether you are the queen, worker or drone, your skills and tasks are vital to the community.
The queen bee works for the colony
- No matter what your position, always work for the benefit of the group.
Look to the future to prepare and thrive
- Prepare diligently and methodically for harder times.
Success requires a non-partisan, informed democracy
- Share wisdom and communicate effectively with each other, always with the focus of benefiting the whole.
Your 1/12 of a teaspoon counts!
- Each individual honey bee provides about 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey. It doesn’t matter how small your contribution is, it still counts!
As we watch what is happening around the world, it can feel discouraging. Will our efforts make a difference? The humble honey bee says YES!
Every little thing we do helps to make the world a better place. Keep going!
Biographies
Lori DuMont is a teacher, pianist, bibliophile, gardener, and honeybee enthusiast. She lives in Airdrie with her husband and two young children.
Ladies out Loud is for women who are interested in learning, who want to be inspired by other women, and who like to have fun and chat about anything and everything (website).
ABC Bees is a pioneer Canada-wide for beekeeping education and innovation. They are Alberta’s only educator of beginner, intermediate, and advanced beekeeping skills. (website)
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