Sunday 11th January
With the Moon in Virgo, mid-winter draws our attention to the small, precise acts that sustain life, where nothing is wasted, nothing hurried, and care is expressed through detail. In the hive, honey bees gather into a tight winter cluster, the queen held at the warm centre, regulating the colony’s temperature through subtle collective movement and maintaining a warmth close to that of the human body even as external temperatures fall far below freezing. The natural beekeeping movement is turning toward log hives, to offer honey bees spaces they can swarm to in spring, recognising that heavily manipulated colonies have become dependent on constant human intervention. Honey bees predate human beings by millions of years, and Virgo reminds us that true stewardship is not control but careful adjustment — creating the conditions in which life can continue its own intelligent work.
