Tag Archives: bees
Don’t Blame Pine Pollen for your Allergy
We know it’s April in Virginia when our car changes color under a coating of yellow pine pollen. The finger-writing on the car’s hood on the second day of pollen fall soon disappears under new layers, like the first footprints … Continue reading
Posted in Seasons in Virginia, Trees
Tagged bees, gardening, Pollen grains, pollinators, Seasonal allergy
Leave a comment
Caffeine gives Bees a Buzz
Writers, as well as lots of other folk, believe they need to be caffeinated to discover their creative side and help burn the midnight oil. The downside of drinking coffee and other caffeine-rich drinks is physical dependence, with withdrawal symptoms … Continue reading
Posted in Bee-line, nature
Tagged bees, caffeine, coffee, energy drinks, waggle dance
Comments Off on Caffeine gives Bees a Buzz
Honey Health
A neighbor asked for local honey to treat her allergy so I gave her some from our hives. She wanted a natural alternative to anti-histamines. South-east Virginia has a miserable reputation for hay fever sufferers, and pollen is suspect as … Continue reading
Where the Bee Sucks
There are compensations of being cooped up indoors in wintertime. Bilbo Baggins looked forward to the long evenings in his hole at Bag End when he could relax in an armchair toasting his feet in front of a blazing fire. … Continue reading
Bee Intelligent
I remember a biology lesson when our schoolteacher laid out a row of pickled brains. The lids of some jars were leaking formaldehyde vapor into the classroom, an irritating odor that I had to get used to after I started … Continue reading
Roger musing about Peace with Nature 