It’s About People
My Parents in 1961 I gave a talk to South Clywd Beekeeping Association the other day. It was a presentation that I've done five or six times before, about my travels to meet and learn from beekeepers worldwide. My favourite…
Category: Benefits of Beekeeping
The Mighty Pen
The author with a frame of honey When Richelieu said, "The pen is mightier than the sword," in Cardinal Richelieu (a play by Bulwer-Lytton in 1839) he was in a bit of a pickle. As a man of the cloth,…
Soul Walrus
Walrus on a bee We recently took delivery of a piano. My wife saw it in Forsyth’s in Manchester and, having declared it to be a lifelong dream to learn to play, persuaded me that such purchase made perfect sense.…
Bees Bring People Closer
With Chris of Paul Jones Pest Control People and Personalities I like to think of myself as a friendly easy-going chap, although family members might point out a slight tendency towards occasional rants and intolerance. Over the years, I have…
Beekeeping for Mental Health
Clouds near Porlock, Somerset UK There is not much point in looking good if you don't feel it. Most of us want to be attractive, I think, but few people ever believe that they are. From my experience, this torment…
This will Enhance Your Life
The great thing about me keeping bees is that my apiary is in the beautiful Cheshire countryside. It means that I get away from the city. I don’t entirely hate cities, and apparently the particular part of Manchester where I…
Sunshine in September :)
I am recovering from a mild bout of walrus flu, which is a bit like man flu but heavier. I still ache like I’m 80, but today the sun is shining and life is for living, so what to do?…
Are you feeling lucky, punk?
I used to be a "striver". I was always striving for something. It never really felt that great, all that striving; it felt like I was running on one of those airport conveyor belt walkways but going the wrong way,…