Category Archives: beekeeping

Bees get Revenge

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Roger Gosden

The top boxes in my hives felt heavy during an inspection, so it was time to harvest honey on Saturday. I only have two hives, more as a hobby than for honey that’s mostly used as gifts. Imported honey brings … Continue reading →

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The Boy Who Could Bee

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Roger Gosden

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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The Boy Who Could Bee

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Roger Gosden

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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Queen Elizabeth and the bees

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Roger Gosden

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 →