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The Evolution of Honey Bees and Humans

27th September 202526th October 2024 by Steve Donohoe
cave painting of a honey gatherer

Audio (Podcast) Version: Click here When you start to look at the history of life on Earth, it quickly becomes apparent that humans have only been around for a relative blink of an eye. For bees, it’s a different story. Here is one version of the story of the evolution of honey bees and humans. … Read more

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Taxes, Taxonomy and Tolerance

27th September 202512th December 2017 by Steve Donohoe
Bees clustered for winter in Scotland

At this time of the year the issue of tax raises it’s grim visage, with online filing of returns having to be submitted by 31 January. I have just been sorting my tax return out, and to distract me from the pain I had a look at taxonomy, which is slightly less complex than tax, … Read more

Categories Stories, Interviews & Philosophy Tags Brother Adam, David Kemp, Sub-Species 1 Comment

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