For
all our obvious differences, humans and honeybees share some common threads
within the fabric of life. Similar to our circadian rhythm, honeybees sleep
between five and eight hours a day. And, in the case of forager bees, this
occurs in day-night cycles, with more rest at night when darkness prevents
their excursions for pollen and nectar. But, given that a hive's primary
purpose is productivity and yield, why should a large portion of the population
seemingly waste up to a third of the day resting? What are the benefits of
sleep?
“The
proof seems to align with this concept that sleep is shared throughout all
animals,” says Barrett Klein, a sleep biologist from the College of Wisconsin
Wisconsin–La Crosse. “There isn’t any universally-accepted exception.” http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160621-do-bees-dream
The astrology behind how the lovable little critter that has
given us the expression “as busy as a bee” is also conveying to us the importance of
sleep is quite interesting. As readers may be aware Mars, the planet we link
with activity, is stationing to go direct on June 29 at [23sc03] conjunct the
star gamma Musca [24sc] in the constellation Musca, originally known as Apis,
the bee! A chart for the station at La Crosse, Wisconsin where the lead author
of the research is based has the current Saturn-Neptune square straddling the
horizon axis.
Saturn represents discipline, hard work, labour and
commitment [1].Neptune rules sleep, dreams, imagination, and the deep layers of
the individual and collective subconscious [2]. When they aspect each other as
they do now, there is a need to understand the balance between work and rest.
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