Keeping Bees in Clover

Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing LLC, is a mesa carrier in the Peruvian Andean Medicine Tradition, Reiki Master Teacher, animal communicator, author and artist. In practice and in partnership with her companion animals, Rose offers private sessions and ceremonies for humans and animals, and teaches classes and workshops in Reiki and shamanism in Seattle, Washington.

One fine summer’s day I was outside enjoying the sun, and reading while lying on my lounge chair. Lying on my belly, with my book resting on the ground, the hum of busy bees filled my ears. With the crown of my head almost touching a lushly blooming lavender plant, I could feel the small breezes created by their wings. There were so many that I wondered if there were bees working anywhere else in the neighborhood.

I happen to love bees and they seem to be quite comfortable with me. Occasionally one lands on me for a rest and a grooming session (and yes, a little bit of Reiki) before returning to the seemingly endless task of gathering pollen and nectar while the sun shines.

I took a break from reading to watch them at work, and realized that I had created a garden oasis. The bees had everything they needed: food, water, good energy, a variety of successively blooming plants in the flowerbeds, a yard free of pesticides or herbicides—and something more that I had not planned—clover.

In clusters outside of the flowerbeds sprinkled throughout the lawn, were many patches of blooming white clover—a plant that many homeowners consider a weed and eradicate from their lawns through the use of herbicides.

I have not used lawn products for many years, and that decision is even more important now with the crisis that bees are facing due to massive die off attributed to neocotinoids. That crisis has caused me to treasure my bee visitors more than ever.

Looking at the lawn and the numbers of bees enjoying the clover blossoms I resolved to water the areas where they were thriving (I usually don’t water the lawn in summer, with the amount of rain we get here in the PNW it seems to bounce right back from brown to green in the fall).

It seems a small thing, but the numbers of bees attest to the fact that even a small gesture can make a difference. So, I shall do my best to keep the bees in clover.

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Bees need our help—here are some suggestions on how to best support them.

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About Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing:

In private practice since 1996, Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shamanic Healing, is a mesa carrier in the Peruvian shamanic tradition, animal communicator, Reiki Master Teacher, author and artist. As an animal shaman she views her mission as one of building bridges between people and animals through healing sessions, classes, ceremonies and events such as A Walk on the Wild Side: Answering the Call of the Wild, and Animals As Healers and Teachers.

Rose’s book Tails of a Healer: Animals, Reiki and Shamanism features heartwarming stories about animals and their role in her evolution as an energy worker and shamanic healer.

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