Aging Is Good For The Ego
Rainbow over the Kyles of Bute I used to think that 60 yrs is quite old, but now that 2023 has arrived – the year in which I will have been alive for six decades (hopefully) – I’m thinking that…
Category: Interviews With Beekeepers
I called my first book Interviews with Beekeepers because that’s exactly what it is. I met some of the world’s most influential beekeepers and recorded their stories. They are the rock stars of the beekeeping world.
David Kemp Has Died
With David Kemp in Nottinghamshire I spent a lovely afternoon with David in the summer of 2017 at one of his favourite pubs in Kelham, Nottinghamshire. He was an incredible character with an endless supply of stories, laughter and enthusiasm…
Peter Little Has Died
Peter Little - sadly no longer with us Within the past week, the community of beekeepers lost a great man. Peter Little of Exmoor Bees and Beehives moved on to the great apiary in the sky. I'm sure they welcomed…
News from UK and CA
Travels for 'Interviews with Beekeepers' Many people, myself included, find spring to be their favourite season. The arrival of snowdrops, then crocuses, blackthorn and early blossoms together with frantic pollen-collecting activity by the bees is a welcome antidote to lockdown.…
Interview With Paul Beardmore
Paul Beardmore of Happy Valley Honey When Paul worked in IT over twelve years ago, he used to spend "far too long" gazing out of the window. "I'd had enough of office work; I was sick of it," he told…
Interviews with Beekeepers
Great Christmas Pressie! How to Buy If you want a signed copy: signed book (delivery may take a few weeks if you are thousands of miles away from the UK). Otherwise, there are lots of outlets throughout the world -…
Lorraine Muldoon (NZ)
Uncapping Honey Frames Interview with Lorraine Muldoon This article appeared in New Zealand Beekeeper magazine recently, or it's about to. It's over two and a half years since my trip to the other side of our beautiful planet; I hope…
Biased
Walrus and Randy Oliver I like to think of myself as objective and open-minded, but of course, I'm delusional. Unintentionally so. The thing about being biased is that we don't see it in ourselves. We clearly see it in others,…
How to Buy my Book
Richard Noel is a chapter in my book Interviews with Beekeepers was launched in the busy beekeeping season for many and in the middle of a global pandemic. What was I thinking?! It should be available at most online booksellers…
Getting Creative
Interviews with Beekeepers Cover I am no literary academic and don't know how much of this is true, but it seems that Shakespeare's life and works were shaped by the plague. This article (go on, click it) suggests that he…
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.…
Beautiful World
I am excited that my book is currently with the talented Lucy at Carnegie Publishing. She is working on the design and layout, deciding on page sizes, fonts, illustrations, and so forth. She's nearly done, and from the sample that…