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Honeybee Mama: April 2011
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A little story about backyard beekeeping and becoming a mama. Friday, April 29, 2011. In honor of May Day. It seems the bees have arrived just in time for Beltane! Throughout the year, is potently reflected back on those who were present at Beltane. Last Saturday, I collected not one, but two swarms. I gave the swarm on the lower branch to my dear friend Mistery. Who has been actively building hives and pursuing bee wisdom with me. After speaking with a Sonoma. As the end of my year as May Queen comes to...
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Honeybee Mama: Here Comes the Sun
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A little story about backyard beekeeping and becoming a mama. Thursday, May 19, 2011. Here Comes the Sun. Lavender - a bee favorite. Photo by John Daly). After a plunge back into the stormy depths of winter, the sun has re-emerged and so have the bees! I'm so happy to see the ladies out and about today. They seem busier than ever, reinvigorated by solar warmth and fresh nectar flow. I found this little lady (see below) crawling around the base of the hive and gave her a new surface to explore. It is a tr...
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Honeybee Mama: Typical Mama
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A little story about backyard beekeeping and becoming a mama. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. But eating breakfast with the bees? Simply logic. The owner walked inside and I heard him shout good-naturedly to his sis, with a nod in my direction, "Another bee freak.". May 25, 2011 at 7:02 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The taste of honey is on your lips,. My darling; your tongue is milk and honey for me. I have entered my garden,. My sweetheart, my bride. I am gathering my spices and myrrh;. Here, Have Mine.
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Honeybee Mama: Why Bees?
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A little story about backyard beekeeping and becoming a mama. Wednesday, May 25, 2011. People have been asking me, why bees? Why do I want to become a beekeeper? At some hazy point in January, a dear friend gave me the book The Shamanic Way of the Bee. What on earth does any of this have to do with bees? Lucky for me, Simon Buxton had opened the The Sacred Trust. Glastonbury Tor crowned with Michael's Tower. On the second day, I paid homage to Wearyall Hill and ancient The Holy Thorn Tree. In the morning...
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Honeybee Mama: Hive Update
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A little story about backyard beekeeping and becoming a mama. Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Happy Summer to you all! The bees are doing quite well. I am now involved in three hives on three different properties, so I have the opportunity to watch how different colonies develop. Furthermore, each hive or "bein" (as Michael Thiele. Finally, when another week of rain was predicted at the end of May, I decided to feed the bees one jar of honey water. I can hear a thousand beekeepers scoff. Honey water? This is tru...
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Honeybee Mama: July 2011
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A little story about backyard beekeeping and becoming a mama. Thursday, July 28, 2011. The heat of summer has arrived and with it, the honeybees are busy fanning themselves all day long, just to keep cool. I watch them congregate at the entrance to the hive or along the bottom mesh in the late afternoon, as if to catch a breath of fresh air. In the heat of the day I can even smell propolis and honey wafting up into the garden. It is honey season. Writing has not been much on my mind, but I did name this ...
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Honeybee Mama: Mama & Bees
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A little story about backyard beekeeping and becoming a mama. Thursday, July 28, 2011. The heat of summer has arrived and with it, the honeybees are busy fanning themselves all day long, just to keep cool. I watch them congregate at the entrance to the hive or along the bottom mesh in the late afternoon, as if to catch a breath of fresh air. In the heat of the day I can even smell propolis and honey wafting up into the garden. It is honey season. Writing has not been much on my mind, but I did name this ...
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Honeybee Mama: June 2011
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A little story about backyard beekeeping and becoming a mama. Sunday, June 19, 2011. With Honey Comes the Sting. In many ancient cultures the serpent represents the energy of the sacred feminine, the raw power of creation: that which is known as Kundalini. Priestess of Delphi (1891). In confronting fear of the rattlesnake, I had to ask "what are you afraid of really? Why after all my calm assuredness and grace with the tiny venomous creatures? Do I wear fully protective clothing every time I near hive?
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Honeybee Mama: With Honey Comes the Sting
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A little story about backyard beekeeping and becoming a mama. Sunday, June 19, 2011. With Honey Comes the Sting. In many ancient cultures the serpent represents the energy of the sacred feminine, the raw power of creation: that which is known as Kundalini. Priestess of Delphi (1891). In confronting fear of the rattlesnake, I had to ask "what are you afraid of really? Why after all my calm assuredness and grace with the tiny venomous creatures? Do I wear fully protective clothing every time I near hive?
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Honeybee Mama: New Rule
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A little story about backyard beekeeping and becoming a mama. Saturday, May 21, 2011. May 22, 2011 at 12:19 PM. I havent gotten stung yet, but last summer a bee stung me in the eye while I was riding my bicycle and it was a very strange sensation. My eye didnt swell up much but the spot where the sting was stayed red for several days and felt tingly. May 22, 2011 at 8:25 PM. The ear sting is truly strange. Im so swollen! As for stings, theyre actually not so bad when they first happen, its the swelling t...
