Category Archives: beekeeping
The Boy Who Could Bee
After I published THE BOY WHO COULD BEE under the pseudonym Rowan Gordon, I wondered if an artificial intelligence bot could invent a better story than the one I created. This is how it launches a story using the keywords: … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intellgenence, beekeeping, monastery, The Boy Who Could Bee
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The Boy Who Could Bee
Why should anyone care about my debut novel for middle-grade schoolchildren? THE BOY WHO COULD BEE was inspired by poring over my beehives and written under a pen name. When I recalled my uncle in England visited the famous monk-beekeeper, … Continue reading
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Tagged beekeeping, Brother Adam, Buckfast Abbey, monastery, monk
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Queen Elizabeth and the bees
While observing expressions of public affection and admiration for Queen Elizabeth II from afar, I began to muse about other queens. Queen bees in my hives. They shouldn’t be called monarchs by any stretch in the meaning of royalty. But … Continue reading
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Tagged beehive, Dalai lama, queen bee, Queen Elizabeth II, supersedure
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Flight of a Russian Queen
Queen found in mysterious patch of honeybees on ground Continue reading
Waxworms make Holey Shopping Bags
A shameless boast, I take fewer than a dozen plastic shopping bags home from the grocery store each year (a trillion are manufactured). Discarded in garbage for burial in landfill, this non-compostable stuff awaits a post-Homo sapiens archeologist who learns … Continue reading
Posted in beekeeping, biodegrading plastic, Environment, Wax moths
Tagged beekeeping, Galleria mellonella, plastic biodegradation, Wax moths, waxworms
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 