Honeybee Histories
Explore the rich history of honeybees and beekeeping
Join Dr Matt Phillpott on a journey through the fascinating world of honeybees, exploring their history and significance throughout time.
REPOST: Into the Micro-verse: Jan Swammerdam and the dissection of honeybees
This essay was originally posted onto Honeybee Histories on 17 November 2022. It examined the role that the microscope had in finally identifying the sex of each type of bee.
Charles Butler – Grammar and the natural rhythms of the hive
Earlier this year I explored Charles Butler’s The Feminine Monarchie in a series of essays. This week we return to that subject with a few extra elements that I didn’t have the opportunity to discuss.
Bees in the Bible Part 3 – Honey as a product
The Bible contains various references to honeybees and their products. In today’s essay we complete our examination by exploring references to honey in the Bible.
Did you know that about the history of Honeybees?
Isle of Wight disease, the American Bee Journal, and bees as a superorganism
The Honeybee Choose your own Adventure Game
In this little game you can make choices for a honeybee leading it through its youngest days to its eventual death. If you reach an end, you can simply refresh the browser page to restart!
