Telling the Bees – Emily Polk
Bees have long been witness to human grief, carrying messages
between the living and the dead. Finding solace in the company of
bees, Emily Polk opens to the widening circles of loss around her
and an enduring spirit of survival.
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In the tradition of telling the bees, beekeepers relay the news of
a death in the family to each of their hives, oftentimes draping
them in black mourning cloth. As bee colonies in the US perish in
record numbers, Emily Polk wonders if bees not only witness human
grief, but also feel loss themselves. Meeting with a famous Yemeni
beekeeper in downtown Oakland, California, and scientists from
around the world studying bee behavior and cognition, she learns of
the enduring generosity and spirit of survival of these tiny
creatures, and glimpses the greater circles of loss that connect us
with the more-than-human world. Read the essay. Photo: Wray
Sinclair / Gallery Stock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
megaphone.fm/adchoices
a death in the family to each of their hives, oftentimes draping
them in black mourning cloth. As bee colonies in the US perish in
record numbers, Emily Polk wonders if bees not only witness human
grief, but also feel loss themselves. Meeting with a famous Yemeni
beekeeper in downtown Oakland, California, and scientists from
around the world studying bee behavior and cognition, she learns of
the enduring generosity and spirit of survival of these tiny
creatures, and glimpses the greater circles of loss that connect us
with the more-than-human world. Read the essay. Photo: Wray
Sinclair / Gallery Stock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
megaphone.fm/adchoices
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