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To make a prairie

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.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

'No bee means no plants or trees are pollinated, thus eventually killing the one thing on earth that provides our atmosphere, so yeah when bees die so does all of humanity.' Luke, 9th October 2016, 15:40, Facebook.

Bees are crucial to the continuation of human life. But our impact on the environment through the misuse of insecticides and chemicals, added to the proliferation of pests and diseases and loss of habitat, is threatening the survival of this mighty insect. When bees have access to good nutrition, so do we – you can thank them for one in three bites of food you eat – and yet every batch of pollen has at least six pesticides in it.

From mythology to politics, religion to architecture, the honey bee has managed to waggle-dance itself into every nook and cranny of the human world. Our relationship with the bee is one that spans thousands of years, and I have attempted to synthesize it in one single book.

'I. Love. Bees. I love bees.'
Jared, 28th June 2017 at 12:29 on Facebook.

Me too, Jared, me too.
This is my tribute to the honey bee.

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To make a prairie | Photography by Fiona Filipidis