The Tao of bee’ing: Why bees are badass, but not without support
It is said that bee populations are dropping and trees are disappearing, largely due to human activity. One might rush to assume that humans are just naturally harmful to living things, but a bigger question is why do bees matter in the ecosystem? What might humans learn from the presence, or absence, of bees? This article explores the vital relationship between bees and trees, and a Taoist approach to restore balance in the natural world. An ecological view The word eco means “whole” and an ecosystem is a community of organisms in relation with their larger environment. Earth is an ecosystem and the whole thing is made up of its interactive parts. Plants feed animals and animals feed on each other. The key thing about an ecology is that everything…