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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
Posted in Bee-line, beekeeping, Nature
Tagged beekeeping, Brother Adam, Buckfast Abbey, monastery, monk
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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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Where the Bee Stings
Bee stings … an occupational hazard for beekeepers. The price paid for hosting hives and stealing their honey. I score about three hits per season, and they are generally deserved from carelessly zipping my beesuit. But honey bee stings don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Africanized (killer) bees, bee hive, bee sting, bee venom allergy, beekeeping, Justin Schmidt, melittin, Schmidt Sting Pain Index, Sylvia Plath, tarantula hawk
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Two Beekeepers in the New Zealand Bush
Honey is almost emblematic of New Zealand, like surf beaches, kiwis and hobbits, and Winnie the Pooh would drool thinking about it. I leaped at the chance to spend a day with a professional beekeeper whose hives are in the bush for … Continue reading
Roger musing about Peace with Nature 