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Thomas Hill's Book of Bees
Part 01 in a semi-regular series of essays examining the 1568, A Profitable Instruction of the perfect ordering of Bees, written by Thomas Hill.
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Free Webinar - The question of Honey adulteration in nineteenth-century Britain and America [11 May 2023, 5.30pm UK time]
Earlier this year I advertised a free webinar where I was to talk about the history of honey adulteration. Sadly, that got postponed due to strikes in…
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Bee venom in the nineteenth century: An interview with an AI
Many of you will be familiar with the current debates around AI, especially ChatGPT. This is the first of a new generation of AI tools which are both…
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A good companion for a Christian
A look into John Norden's devotional book about death and the role of the honeybee in his explanations.
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Matt Phillpott
The Drone Bee Part 2
It has long been known that drone honeybees are most numerous in the summer. It was also recognised very early, that these same drones are then ejected…
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Matt Phillpott
The Drone Bee Part 1
The first time that I spotted a drone (male bee) in a hive I thought that I had just found the Queen. I got excited about my find, only for the more…
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Pure and adulterated honey in the Classical texts
Pliny the Elder, Apicius and the question of adulterated honey
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Matt Phillpott
Honeybee Histories
Honeybee Histories
Exploring the history of beekeeping and honeybees across time and space.
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