The Art of Beeing

I've been hearing about the importance of bees for a little while now and how their disappearance is a testament to how we've been treating the environment. So today, I finally watched Queen of the Sun, a documentary that explains the dire state of bees across American and in other parts of the world as well. Michael Pollan is featured in the movie as well as many organic beekeepers, scientists, an entomologist, etc... The movie delves into the important role that bees play within our ecosystem. Bees pollinate about 40% of the our food supply, without them we would start to lose many of the plants and crops that we rely so heavily on, including almonds and many fruit trees which are pollinated exclusively by bees. I highly recommend this movie! I have a greater respect for bees and their keepers and it has even inspired me to pursue beekeeping when I have my own farm.

On an unrelated note, I had to post a picture of my dinner tonight. Though it was leftover peppers and onions and the pasta I had from my birthday dinner, it was just as good tonight! For the pasta, I cut up fresh garlic, basil, and the tomato I got from the garden yesterday. I also added a sprinkle of olive oil and parmesan cheese.