Descansos* for the Bees
*A Descanso is a Spanish word meaning rest or resting place. This word today is used to describe the memorial marker found along most high ways in the US. A Descanso is usually erected at the site of tragic accident in which some ones life was cut short. These Descansos are a series of resting places to commemorate the tragic accidents of the losses of our honeybees.
These Descansos are installed in Linda O’Toole’s Signal Street Garden, Ojai, CA and photographed by Eryn Talevich
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Descanso for Bees who died due to illness and mysterious disappearance-
Ox Creek Valley, North Carolina
Descanso for bees that died from nosema cerana (a parasite)
Weaverville, North Carolina
Descanso for Bees who died of “starvation” during winter
Hartland, Vermont
Descanso for Bees found in front of the hivee
My immense gratitude to the beekeepers and bee lovers who contributed from their hives and their land to this installation and are part of the hive of remembering.
Joan and Carl Chesick
Karen Hansen
Lorie Loeb
Linda O’Toole
Debra Roberts
Sister J SpiritVoice
Lisa Swansbrough