About Us
Meet the Spikenard team and Board of Directors, and learn about our organizational history and mission
Our Mission
Our consciously cultivated honeybee sanctuary promotes sustainable and biodynamic beekeeping to help restore the health and vitality of the honeybee worldwide.
Our Team
Here is a brief introduction to our organizational structure and team members. Like worker bees, we do not simply carry one task, but each of us strives to do all that we can in honor of the whole, within our unique and varied strengths. Our staff is called upon by the needs of our times to strive forth; to grow, learn, adapt, and change with the seasons and organizational needs. We endeavor to build a team that works closely together with commitment, respect, and dignity. Flexible cross-pollination between the office and the farm is the ‘propolis’ that holds us together, and we are so thankful to have gifted individuals on both sides—the blessing that makes our organization thrive!
Our Founders
The vision for Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary first came through Gunther, who had the beekeeping and gardening knowledge and skills to help contribute towards addressing the honeybee crisis, and the gift as a teacher to be able to communicate and share these methods with the world. However, Gunther could not have shared these gifts without an organizational platform, which was created by the talented support of Vivian, who co-founded Spikenard Farm with him and helped the vision of a safe place for the honeybees to manifest on Earth. From when Spikenard Farm was first incorporated in 2006 until they moved up to New York in 2020, Gunther and Vivian gave selflessly in service of the honeybees and were the pioneer visionaries who made all of this possible. May their teachings and creation continue to bloom and grow forevermore!