The Honey Bee Ring Begins: Dinner Was Late Because This Had to Happen

I got the kids settled into playing some video games, creating a little quiet space for myself. It was time to start cooking dinner, but I wasn’t in the kitchen. I was at my computer, clicking away at the 3D model of the bee ring. I knew if I didn’t start cooking soon, dinner would be late, which would make getting the boys ready for bed late, and getting them to bed late. It would throw the whole schedule off, but I didn’t care. This honey bee ring design had been living in my brain rent-free for far too long. It was time to make it more than a sketch. It was time to make it real, and it was time to start making some sacrifices to make sure that happened.

This is the beginning of the journey of creating the 3D computer model of my honey bee ring design—one I sketched almost exactly a year ago. This story picks up where the last blog post, about the adventure of iterating sketches and sleepless nights, leaves off. If you missed that part of the tale, you can catch up here.

Otherwise, grab your popcorn, lean back, and immerse yourself in the behind-the-scenes story of how the honey bee ring came to be.