The properties of bees are wonderful noble and worthy. For bees have one common kind as children, and dwell in one habitation, and are closed within one gate: one travail is common to them all, one meat is common to them all, one common working, one common use, one fruit and flight is common to [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The Properties of Bees
Posted in Bee Law, Bee Lore, Bee-ology, Beetwixt & Beetween on August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A Share of Divine Intelligence
Posted in Bee Lore, Beetwixt & Beetween on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some say that unto bees a share is given Of the Divine Intelligence, and to drink Pure draughts of ether; for God permeates all - Earth, and wide ocean, and the vaults of heaven - From whom flocks, herds, men, beasts of every kind, Draw each at birth the fine essential flame. From: The Georgics [...]
Computer Model on the Hive Mind
Posted in Bee Law, Bee Present, Bee-ology, Beetwixt & Beetween on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Extracted from New Scientist 16 August 2008 “Given a choice between two different flower beds, how can honeybees hunting for nectar be sure they’ve chosen the best patch? A new computer model may provide the answer, as well as insights into the workings of a “hive mind” that could be used to guide swarms of robots. To [...]
