Gratitude is High Priority
Community Sustaining Fund of Thurston county, http://www.oly-wa.us/csf/ : Grant Benefactor
Scott Bishop: Hundreds of hours building hives, and anything else I need. You are a gem!
Corwin Bell: Teaching natural beekeeping practices, http://www.backyardhive.com/
Pat Rasmussen: Thank you for calling on me to help host. Thank you for mentoring me through community work!
Evergreen students/colleagues/volunteers: Thank you for playing in the magic with me!
King County Libraries: Thank you for hosting the many bee talks on genetic diversity.
Marlene’s Market and Deli: Thank you for inviting me to share the hive at Federal Way, and letting me have a hive in the Tacoma market. Thank you for asking me to write articles for your Sound Outlook – my honor!
Thurston County Food Bank: Thank you for commissioning two hives for your rooftop sanctuary!
222 Market, Sophie’s Scoops, and Chelsea’s Oyster Bar: Thank you for hosting rooftop hives, and sending me to queening school at WSU!
Customers: Placing orders with me at the Olympia Farmer’s Market, donating money.
Roger Gemelle: Website and Volunteering design-lots of time.
Steve Wilcox of Olympia Boat woods: Donating fir and cedar lumber _ RIP Steve Wilcox.
Michael Hurley of Medicine Wheel Ranch: Providing sustainable cedar, taking orders, cutting to size, patience and enthusiasm!
Alicia Elliot of West Central Park: Thank you for appreciating this project and showing up as a bee hostess. The park is beautiful with bees!
Renata Burgene: Table Saw Donation.
Thad and Joe: Router use and jig saw.
Doug Webb: Transporting lumber with his truck to Mossyrock, WA and back.
Katherine Kirchoff: Volunteering-building, cleaning, writing, laughing, joking
Katie Schneberge: Volunteering-building, camera work, logo, laughing, joking.
Adeline: Spending years with me on this project. You are my everything.
Family, Friends, and Community: Visualizing a world with more bees.