I visited the bees again today. It was a beautiful spring day – about 8 degrees Centigrade. I approached the hive in anticipation……hoping that they had overwintered well. What a pleasant surprise to see the bees coming in and out of the small entrance – almost as busy as on a summer’s day. The snowdrops [...]
Archive for February, 2008
February Inspection
Posted in Bee Present, Beekeeping on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sherlock Holmes’ Magnum Opus
Posted in Bee Lore, Beekeeping, Beetwixt & Beetween on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“But you had retired, Holmes. We heard of you as living the life of a hermit among your bees and your books on a small farm.” Sherlock replies: “Exactly, Watson. Here is the fruit of my leisured ease, the magnum opus of my latter years, The Practical Handbook of Bee Culture.” As quoted by Dr [...]
Honey as Welsh Tax
Posted in Bee Lore, Bee Present, Beekeeping on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have just paid my tax bill for last year. Interestingly, many years ago, the Welsh used to pay some of their taxes in honey. I don’t think I would want to give my honey to the Tax Man. It is too precious!
Honey Gatherers of the Mind
Posted in Bee Lore, Bee Present, Beetwixt & Beetween on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind.” Quotation from the Preface to ”The Genealogy of Morals” (written in 1887) by Friedrich Nietzsche the German philosopher – who lived from 1844 to 1900. What a lovely [...]
Dance of the Melissae
Posted in Bee Lore, Bee Present, Beetwixt & Beetween on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am fascinated by the Ancient Traditions of the Melissae and found this on the web: Artist Statement by Nancy Macko ‘My last major piece was an ambitious installation entitled Dance of the Melissae, a multi-sensory, multi-media body of work that explored the world of the honey bee society and its relationship to art, science, [...]
A Funny Video on Beekeeping
Posted in Bee Present, Bee-ology, Beekeeping on February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Can be found at: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/966650/john_cleese_and_rowan_atkinson_beekeeping/
Defying the Law of Gravity: Melting Bees Uphill
Posted in Bee Law, Bee Lore, Bee Present, Bee-ology, Beekeeping, Bylaugh on February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Then the veiled angel lit a match and put it into the can she was holding. The “smoker” started smoking. She squeezed a small contraption on the end of the can and smoke appeared from the nozzle. She said at me in her low, chanting voice: “It reminds them of a forest fire and although [...]
Talking to the Bees
Posted in Bee Lore, Bee Present, Beekeeping, Beetwixt & Beetween, Bylaugh on February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
She went back to her box, picked it up and can and then carried it slowly up to the swarm. And she started speaking in a low voice. It was almost like singing. Her hands were bare, yet the rest of her body was covered in white. I did not understand this, because I though that [...]
