The very inception of life is rhythm. Life is rhythm and Rhythm is life. The rising of the SUN is rhythm. The shimmering of the RAYS is rhythm. The BLOOMMING of a BUD is rhythm. The Feel of the BREEZE is rhythm. The ROAR of the WAVES is rhythm. The Chirping of the BIRDS is [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Rhythmic Life
Posted in Bee Law, Bee Lore, Bee-ology, Beetwixt & Beetween on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Circadian Clocks and the Bee’s Daily Diary
Posted in Bee Law, Bee Present, Bee-ology, Beekeeping, Beetwixt & Beetween on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Flowers of a given species all produce nectar at about the same time each day, as this increases the chances of cross-pollination. The trick works because pollinators, which in most cases means the honeybee, concentrate foraging on a particular species into a narrow time-window. In effect the honeybee has a daily diary that can include [...]
Two Years On!
Posted in Bee Law, Bee Lore, Bee Present, Bee-ology, Beekeeping, Beetwixt & Beetween, Bylaugh on August 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Two years ago last month this blog started. I continue to be amazed at how many people visit the site. This year has also been quite extraordinary – having caught about 8 swarms of bees. We now have a total of nine colonies. Quite an increase from single old Faith at the start of 2008! [...]
Bees and Drums
Posted in Bee Lore, Bee Present, Bee-ology on August 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What do bees have with do with drums? In the case of the kundu (pictured below), which is a traditional drum from Melanesia, bees play an important role in the construction of the drum. Here is a close-up picture of the head of the drum: The head of the drum is made from lizard skin. [...]
New Designs for Bee Hives (2)
Posted in Bee Present, Bee-ology, Beekeeping on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is another interesting design – which has the same frame size for both the brood chamber AND the supers – the Rose Hive OSB (one-size box). As well as having the same sized boxes for brood chamber and super, it also has no queen excluder! The other advantage is that the roof and floors [...]
New Designs for Bee Hives (1)
Posted in Bee Present, Beekeeping on August 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A friend of mine has just sent me an interesting link for a new type of hive. It is based on the Dartington long hive – but is made of plastic. Seems a good idea for beginner beekeepers or urban beekeepers (see below) – though I have not tried the system and cannot comment on [...]
