A Honeyed Tale: The 2023 Beekeeping Season in Review

Alex_Donohoe_with_queen_cells

Now that most of my beekeeping work for this season has finished, and my book manuscript is off to the publishers, tax return information sent off, BFA magazine printed … I can start to think about writing blog posts again. I’m using those other things as an excuse, of course. Really, I was just having … Read more

Aging Is Good For The Ego

a rainbow over the Kyles of Bute in tighnabruaich

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 it’s more ‘late middle-aged’ than old. My hair still looks mostly dark, in the right light, although the beard is grey. … Read more