The history of honeybees and beekeeping is complex and varied. Join me on an exploration of all things honeybees from ancient Egypt to the modern world.

Latest Essays

• The importance of Mead in the early Middle Ages
  15 January 2026
  Mead is a type of honey-wine, which was extremely popular in the stories told in the early Middle Ages. What were these stories and why were they important?
• Welcome to Honeybee Histories in 2026
  8 January 2026
  Food supplements for Honeybees – Beekeeping in Brazil – a general history of beekeeping
• REPOST The Life of the Bee by Maurice Maeterlinck
  1 January 2026
  In this repost of an old essay from 2 May 2024, I explore some of the ideas that Maurice Maeterlinck put forward about honeybees at the start of the 20th century.