As the chief beekeeper for Hives For Humanity, one of Canada’s only social enterprises that marries the therapeutic culture of beekeeping with mentorship based programming, Common has helped build a not-for-profit organization with deep reach into Metro Vancouver’s urban neighbourhoods. Hives for Humanity started as a project to connect with people living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside but now has even broader goals and programs throughout the region. Common’s common-sense approach to beekeeping has also paid dividends in extraordinarily healthy bees, with overwintering success everyone would want to emulate.
