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.
Homes of the Honey Bee Bonus PDF
Bonus PDF of the British Bee Journal article “Home of the Honey Bee”
Hello, and welcome to this week’s Honeybee Histories. We return to the 19th century journals today, with a look at an article published in The British Bee Journal in February 1897. The topic is on an elderly beekeeper and the significant work he did to construct his beehive, proving, as the author suggests, that you are never too old to take up beekeeping and to do it well!The main bulk of this […]
Transmitting ideas about the Drone in the Medieval Geoponica
A look at the 10th century Byzantine book on agriculture and what it has to say about the drone bee
Part 5 of an irregular series about 19th century beekeeping expert and supplier, G.L. Tinker
Hives and Wild Honey in the Domesday Book
What does the Domesday Book tell us about Hives an wild honey hunting in England, in the eleventh century?
The Leader of the Hive Part 11 – The Queen and the Drone
When agricultural writer John Mills wrote about bees in 1766, he accepted the arguments of Jan Swammerdam and other recent discoveries, showing just how accepted the idea of the Queen Bee had become
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!
