Polli-Nation
Pollinating our way to a more harmonious and connected future
Some of us are meant to pollinate
Bees are the most popular and prolific pollinators of the world. But did you know that only the female worker bees are pollinators? Male bees, aka drones, aren’t.
Just as not all bees are meant to pollinate, not all humans are meant to drone. Some of us are meant to pollinate.
Unfortunately, we’re living in a society built for drones. But we know from bees that both drones and pollinators are necessary to a colony’s survival. The same is true among humans.
That’s where Polli-Nation comes in.
We’re here to restore some balance in the world by empowering pollinators and helping you do what you naturally do best: pollinate!
“To be nobody but yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight.”
— e.e. cummings
Pollinators are Nature’s Essential Workers
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Just like a bee enables a plant to reproduce simply by following their hunger, a human pollinator brings new life to the world simply by following theirs.
Whether they have an innate hunger to connect, to grow, to experiment, to explore, to create, or to even help, they do their best to satisfy that hunger. In doing so, they build necessary bridges in the world.
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As it is with flies, human pollinators pollinate entirely inadvertently.
But instead of transporting pollen from one flower to the next, they carry ideas, lessons, and ways of being from one context to the next.
While fly pollination enables plant reproduction, human pollination enables art, innovation, even joy and love.
Read more: The Pollinator's Path
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Pollinators—whether humans or hummingbirds—offer us a quiet but essential service every single day.
Unfortunately, they are understudied and, by extension, undervalued. That’s where we come in.
We hope that by highlighting all that we have in common with some of the earth’s least appreciated creatures, we improve our chances of saving them.
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🌼 Do you pursue your interests and ideas, even when it objectively feels like it doesn't make sense to do so (for financial or other practical reasons)?
🦋 Do you enjoy a wide and ever-evolving range of hobbies?
🐝 Do the people you connect most with come from "all walks of life"?🐞 Have you made a significant pivot in your life (moved from your hometown, ended a long term relationship, changed job functions/industries)?
🌺 Would you prefer a job that feels aligned with your values and interests over one that doesn't, but comes with a high salary?
🪲 Does finding a sense of meaning and purpose in your life feel more important than receiving ample recognition for your efforts?
🌻 When planning a vacation, do you prioritize adventure and novelty over stability and predictability?
🍅 Have you started, or at least always dreamed of, starting your own business?
🥑 Are you more excited by the unknown than you are afraid of it?
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🌈 If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, chances are you are a pollinator!Read more: My metamorphosis
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First, congratulations for embracing your true nature! It's not easy when there is so much pressure to "settle down" or "choose a path" or "focus." You shouldn't have to hide who you really are in this short, precious life of yours. You shouldn't have to sacrifice what you really want to do in order to conform to someone else's expectations of you.
Second, we're here to support you! There are a few ways we do this:
Education: explore our resources to learn more about how to best navigate life as a pollinator.
Inspiration: check out our pollinator marketplace to get a taste of how pollinators are making the world a more loving and enjoyable place
Protection & Promotion: help us raise awareness of the necessary role pollinators play in our world.
Connection: coming soon! A community for human pollinators and 1:1 coaching services. Contact us for more information.
Pollinators make life worth living
By simply following their hunger, pollinators inadvertently nourish the world, bringing us such pleasures as flowers and fruit, even coffee and chocolate.
We believe that human pollinators make our lives similarly fulfilling and enjoyable. That’s why we’re committed to helping more pollinators find fulfillment, assess what’s worth their time, and leverage the extraordinary power of butterfly effects.
"You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it is better to listen to what it has to say.”
— Paulo Coelho
Pollinators Are Nature’s role models
Bees remind us of the power of cooperation. Butterflies remind us that the tiniest gestures can reverberate around the world. But even less renowned and respected pollinators have much to teach us.
From mosquitos and moths, to bats and rats, pollinators can point the way to a life well lived. We just have to take a closer look.
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beyond birds & bees
In addition to having threatening rhino-like horns and thick exoskeletons, rhinoceros beetles are the strongest animals on the planet, able to lift up to 850x their...
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models for aligntment
In 1862, Charles Darwin famously predicted that a foot-long orchid in Madagascar must have a pollinator with a correspondingly long proboscis. He knew that...
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More than meets the eye
Each year, millions of wildflower pollinating Monarchs undertake an epic roundtrip migration of up to 6000 miles across North America. But this feat is not a marathon, it's...
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Nature's unsung heroes
Brown rats are renowned for feasting on garbage in cities around the world. But in Colombia, these same rats have inadvertently become the primary urban pollinator for...
Pollinators are Nature’s bridge builders
When pollinators trust their gut, they pollinate.
We’ve collected proof that good things happen when we too trust our guts. We bring people together, we spread love and joy, we make the world a more interesting place.
Human pollinators, like more-than-human pollinators, are guided by instinct, not profit. As it is with ants or flies, our efforts often go completely unnoticed, but that doesn’t make our work any less critical.
Pollinators are our future
We believe that we can usher in a truly wonderful future if we simply help more people see the commonality we all have with some of the world’s most under-appreciated, misunderstood, and maligned creatures.
That’s why we’ve partnered with artists from around the world to design products that will remind others of the wonder and beauty of pollinators.
It’s also why we’re donating 100% of our store profits to the world’s largest non-profit dedicated exclusively to protecting pollinators and their ecosystems.
