The Work Bees Go On Strike

When they realize that there is no humming in the forest, Buck Wilder and his friends investigate the mystery of why the bees are on strike and refusing to work.

When they realize that there is no humming in the forest, Buck Wilder and his friends investigate the mystery of why the bees are on strike and refusing to work.

Benedict has a pretty sweet life for a bear. Every morning the bees leave a jar of honey on his doorstep, and every day he has honey for breakfast and honey in his tea. It’s an important part of his day. But all that changes when the bees go on strike.

The owls, who are the timekeepers of the woods, have stopped hooting, which means that everyone else's schedule is thrown off, and so Buck Wilder and his animal friends try to learn what is wrong and how to fix it.

Buck Wilder and his animal friends investigate a huge pile of dirt that has appeared in the forest, blocking the area where all of the animal trails meet, and leading to animal road rage.

Accustomed to the daily jars of honey provided by the bees living in his yard, Benedict the bear is upset when they go on strike, but he listens to their requests for better working conditions and makes an effort to please the unhappy bees.

When someone starts removing animal droppings and sweeping away forest trails, making it hard for the animals to find their way home or know who has visited them, Buck Wilder and his friends investigate who is responsible, and why.

Somewhere deep inside, you know what your gift, purpose, and mission are. Boyd Varty, a lion tracker and life coach, reveals how the wisdom from the ancient art of tracking can teach you how to recognize these essential ingredients in a meaningful life. Know how to navigate, don’t worry about the destination, and stay alert. These are just a few of the strategies that contribute to both successful lion tracking and a life of fulfillment. When we join Boyd Varty and his two friends tracking lions, we are immersed in the South African bush, and, although we learn some of the skills required for actual tracking, the takeaways are the strategies that can be applied to our everyday lives. Trackers learn how to use all of their senses to read the environment and enter into a state of “greater aliveness.” When we learn to find and follow our inner tracks, we learn to see what is deeply important to us. In the same way the trip in the classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was a vehicle to examine how to live out our values, the story of this one-day adventure—with danger and suspense along the way—uses the ancient art of tracking to convey profound lessons on how to live a purposeful, meaningful life of greater harmony.