This is The Pollen Basket, a gathering of Sylvia V. Linsteadt’s biweekly reflections on “what the bee knows,” to quote mythologist & novelist P.L. Travers. The term “pollen basket” is used to describe the bright little sacs of pollen visible on the hind legs of foraging honeybees, known in technical terms as corbiculae. (These are actually cavities located on each of a honeybee’s back legs, surrounded by little hairs that help hold the pollen in place. When full, they resemble baskets.)

In this space, after the manner of the foraging bee, you can expect anything from seasonal ecological notes and spiritual queries to explorations of ancient myths, most often expressed through pieces of short fiction or prose poetry that arise from my daily rhythms and inspirations.

It’s going to be a delightful hive of words.

(There may be beekeeping notes too.)

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