Summer has arrived, and the hive is alive with movement! We caught up with Peter Moskovits, founder and expert beekeeper of Honey by the Bay, for a look inside the hive and to check in on our beloved bees. This is the season when bees are at their busiest, darting from bloom to bloom, gathering nectar, building, storing, and buzzing. Flowers are open, herbs are wild, and the rhythm of the hive is steady and strong. 

While some bees are out gathering nectar and pollen, others stay busy indoors, packing away honey, reinforcing wax comb, and tending to the brood. Towards the end of summer, the queen begins to lay fewer eggs, and the hive slowly shifts from growing to preparing. Every cell filled with honey is a step toward survival in the cooler months. It’s a quiet kind of work, steady and intentional, as the bees build their reserves for fall and beyond.

If you have a garden, a balcony, or even an available windowsill, now is a lovely time to lend a hand. A shallow dish of water with a few pebbles gives bees a safe place to land and hydrate. Planting late-summer blooms like lavender, thyme, or echinacea helps carry the bees through the stretch of the season when blossoms become fewer and the days grow long.

Bees remind us to stay connected to the rhythm of the season we are in, busy when it’s time to build and thoughtful when it’s time to prepare. They have an instinctive sense that everything blooms and fades in its own perfect timing, much like our own internal seasons - after all, nothing in nature blooms all year round.

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