I was having a book discussion with women from my beekeeping apprenticeship last week and we got onto the topic of sovereignty and body autonomy. I teach about asking the bees for permission each time you enter a hive or manipulate them in some way.

Feminist BeekeepingAri DalyMay 14, 2021bees, feminism, sexism, womenComment

Magnetic Maternal

I wanted to be held by a man. Someone who loved me so much that he wanted to create life with me. I wanted to share the moment of that positive pregnancy test with him, in joy and disbelief. I wanted him to bring me hot cocoa and soup and marvel and my shapeshifting. It was a fantasy, but not entirely unrealistic, after all, couples experience this all the time.

Sacred Feminine, MotherhoodAri DalyJanuary 1, 2021motherhood, women, melissae, longing, desire, bees, mythic Comments

Paradoxes in Living

Staring out the window, my mind is ricocheting off various topics. The Coronavirus and systemic racism. Varroa mites and treating the symptoms. Climate change and the denial of human abuse to the planet. How you can be a feminist, and still really enjoy when a date foots the bill. How great it can be to foot the bill. The silencing of a women’s voice and the inevitability of two white men vying for power.

Feminist BeekeepingAri DalyMarch 7, 2020feminist beekeeping, women, voice, patriarchyComment

Respecting the Sovereignty of a Body

Happy Friday the 13th, a day long associated with women’s bodies and women’s cycles. Did you know that a woman has her moon cycle about 13 times a year?

feminine, Nature, sacred, Women's HealthAri DalyDecember 13, 2019feministbeekeeping, listentothebody, fridaythe13th, women Comment

Can You Let Her Lead?

Have you ever found yourself guilty of the general assumption that western history didn’t REALLY start until the birth of Jesus? Okay Okay, maybe we can go back to the Roman Empire and it’s conquests. That’s when what matters got going right? Or possibly Ancient Greece? Aristotle and all that? It’s a sneaky thought.

Ari DalyOctober 25, 2019leadership, women, matriarchy Comments

Mother For President

I’ve been thinking a lot about women’s voices lately. I’ve been thinking about what would happen if more women were voted into office, or if more women were invited to speak at basically any conference that’s not for, or already about, women. I’ve been noticing the changes too: how I can casually talk about my menstrual cycle around my male friends, or how pumping milk at work is suddenly something normal to see on Netflix shows. For god’s sake, it’s starting to be okay to talk about the normal function of our bodies.

Feminist Beekeeping, Sacred FeminineAri DalyAugust 23, 2019mother, queen, feminist beekeeping, womenComment