“HONEY TO HEARTBREAK”

This ongoing photo essay explores the daily challenges bees face — from predators to environmental threats — and highlights the essential role they play in our ecosystems and food supply. Follow along as I document their struggles, their resilience, and the reasons we depend on them more than we realize.

Close-up of a bee on a pink flower spike with a blurred background of similar flowers.
Close-up of pink flower spikes with a bee collecting nectar.
A bee perched on a purple thistle flower with a blurred green background.
A bee collecting nectar from pink flowers with purple buds.
Close-up of a person taking a photo of purple flowers with a smartphone outdoors.
A beehive box among green foliage with numerous bees flying around and entering it.
Close-up of a small metal smoke generator emitting white smoke, surrounded by green grass and foliage.
A person wearing a beige jacket is igniting a small camping stove with a flame, with grass and green plants in the background.
Bees on a hive with smoke coming from it.
A person in a beekeeping suit inspecting a hive with bees flying around on a wooden frame.
A beekeeper in protective gear holding a hive tool, standing among green trees, speaking and instructing others in an outdoor apiary.
Beekeeper inspecting a honeycomb frame with bees, wearing protective gear.
Beekeeper holding a frame of honeycomb with bees working on it.
Beekeeper inspecting a honeycomb frame filled with bees in an outdoor setting surrounded by green foliage.
Close-up of a honeycomb with honey bees.
Close-up of honey bees on honeycomb, with a blurred beekeeping frame in the background.
White fencing jackets hanging on hooks, with some dirt and stains, on a wall-mounted coat rack with black hooks.
Open book showing a chapter titled 'Pests of Honey Bees' with diagrams of tracheal mites and stages of mite infestation.
Close-up of a dense cluster of bees with visible wings and faces.
A close-up of a bee on a small, clear plastic petri dish containing a tiny amount of liquid, with several other similar dishes and dead bees nearby, in an indoor setting.
A broken honeycomb frame from a beehive with honey remaining inside, resting on a blue surface against a red background.
Close-up of a sign inside a wooden frame that reads 'POLLINATOR PATHWAY'.
Close-up of a yellow flower with a bee collecting nectar and pollen.
Close-up of wildflowers and grass with some flowers in bloom and others wilting on a sunny day.
Close-up of a dried, shriveled flower on a thin stem against a blurred multicolored background with blue, yellow, and green tones.
Close-up of a withered, brown leaf sticking out from a darker, leafy background in an outdoor setting.
Stacked red bags of Garden Tech SEVIN Insect Killer lawn granules on store shelf indoors.
Wilted and dead tomato plant next to a blue bucket in a grassy yard.
Person reading a book titled 'Beekeeper's Book' with a cover photo of a beehive and numerous bees.

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