The Hudson Valley Bee Habitat: How might we leverage the arts to help save the bees? The Hudson Valley Bee Habitat was founded in 2016 when three artists: Emily Puthoff, Elena Sniezek, and Jennifer Woodin, asked this very question. Together they utilize their expertise as socially-engaged sculptors, beekeepers, digital designers, and mindful educators to pollinate public engagement with bees and to cultivate wonder for the natural world in order to help both humans and bees thrive.