Tag Archives: Comb Honey
The 3-in-1 Bee Tree: Linden, Lime, and Basswood
Basswood is nice, if you don’t mind hanging around with a tree accused of murdering millions of bees. Falsely accused. For over a hundred years, people have found dead bumble bees under basswood trees. Starved? Poisoned? Do you remember the … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Books, Comb Honey, Ecology, Honey, Honey Plants, Native Bees, Save the Bees
Tagged basswood tree, bee trees, beekeeping, bumble bees, Comb Honey, honey, honey bees, Honey Plants, lime tree, linden blossom tea, linden tree, pollinators, Tilia
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The Metaphysical Beekeeper
Revisiting Richard Taylor on his 104th birthday. He died 20 years ago. But Richard Taylor is interesting enough to remember, at least every November 5th when a small part of the world stands to salute the practical beekeeper and philosopher. … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Books, Comb Honey, Culture, or lack thereof, History, People
Tagged Comb Honey, lifestyle, philosophy, Richard Taylor
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Comb honey euphoria?
Three million people have watched this 12-minute video of a person eating honey comb and fried chicken. Every nuance of the first stage of digestion is clearly visible and audible. Microphones focus on noisy chewing and slurping sounds. Why would … Continue reading
Posted in Comb Honey, Culture, or lack thereof, Strange, Odd Stuff
Tagged ASMR, Comb Honey
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The Metaphysical Beekeeper
As I continue to plod along with my Master’s in bee ecology at the University of Calgary, I feel obligated to apologize for the infrequency of these bad beekeeping posts. Sorry. But I’m not going to apologize for occasionally repeating … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comb Honey, Commercial Beekeeping, Culture, or lack thereof, History, People
Tagged Comb Honey, famous beekeepers, Richard Taylor
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A Metaphysical Life
Today is the anniversary of the birth of one of my beekeeper-heroes, Professor Richard Taylor. He was an early champion of the round comb honey system, a commercial beekeeper with just 300 hives, and he was a philosopher who wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comb Honey, Commercial Beekeeping, Culture, or lack thereof, History, People
Tagged Comb Honey, famous beekeepers, Richard Taylor
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Cher Justin Trudeau…
Regular readers of this bee blog know that I avoid politics with as much self-discipline as most people avoid lounging on sunny days on a south-facing deck. This is a bee blog, not a political blog. If I ever mention … Continue reading
Posted in Comb Honey, Friends, Outreach
Tagged Alberta, Comb Honey, Justin Trudeau, politics
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