Welcome to Salamander Honey
An alternative path for healing burnout.
Roughly 68% of all honeybee hives in commercial beekeeping failed last year. At the same time, roughly 60-80% of all working professionals claimed to be burned out. What’s happening here?
The ancients believed that everything in Nature also existed within Man; and everything within Man also existed within Nature. The two are mirrors of the other. And just as there are rivers and oceans across the Earth, so too are there rivers and oceans within our bodies.
These waters hold memory—every experience, thought, and vibration. And when a honeybee transforms nectar into honey, they effectively remove the bulk of its water to store the crystalline memories held within each drop. As a result, when we consume honey, we are consuming the energies of nectar, the wisdom of its waters, and the health of the honeybee hive—it’s vibration—whether happy, sad, or ill.
Like the honeybee, we too are creatures of transformation. Through imagination, diverse experience, and the gathering of knowledge, we are performing the same function: collecting memory. And this memory lives in the waters of our cells, deciding our holistic health from the most ancient and microscopic levels.
Yet we cannot create the purest honey without also reigniting our personal spark, our inner fire, and creative force. We need to transform raw nectar and bulk water into beautiful crystalline shapes that resonate at a subconscious level. And that’s what Salamander Honey is meant to help you accomplish.
Through mythic tales, poetic reflections, and short stories, each weekly transmission is meant to reignite and feed your inner fire, reconnect you with the magic of Nature, and encourage your imagination to grow. It is through this realignment with the Self that burnout becomes a problem of the past. And it through this awareness of our inherent connection with all living things that we can save the bees, as well as ourselves.
Here are our six core beliefs:
Story as Transformation: We believe that stories have the power to change people at a deep, resonant level, stirring imagination and insight rather than mere memorization of facts.
Nature as Ally and Teacher: We believe in the inherent wisdom, stability, and fairness of Nature— plants and bees as our steadfast allies—and that understanding their rhythms reconnects us to our own true nature.
Beauty as Catalyst for Higher Vibration: We believe that beauty disarms, enchants, and elevates collective consciousness—using poetic narrative and sensory-rich experiences to harmonize and strengthen the "song" of our shared hive.
Curiosity and Imagination as Human Essentials: We believe that nurturing childlike wonder—leaving our comfort zones, asking "what if," and daring to see the world richly—rekindles creativity and fosters human ingenuity in every field.
Connection Across All Life: We believe in the profound oneness of all living beings—that every being shares the same energetic source—and that story helps us feel seen and part of something vast.
Hands-On, Living Practice: We believe true transformation arises from embodied experience—foraging, fermenting, and crafting medicinals—so that knowledge becomes lived wisdom, not abstract doctrine. (Subscribe at www.AmberHargroder.com for weekly herbal knowledge and hands-on activities.)
Join Us
Whether you’re here to explore the alchemy of bees, to savor new Nature myths, or to ferment new ideas in the back of your mind for future creative pursuits, Salamander Honey is your home. Step in, follow the hum of the hive, and let your imagination take flight.