Calling all light warriors - the Bees need you!

[william r sanford72]

Bee contact.

This vision happened circa 1998/9. I will never forget it.

I came home from one of my art classes, and as I entered my tiny apartment, I became very tired. It was an absolutely gorgeous day in Boulder, so I walked over to my window and opened it wide, and decided to take a short nap. I was very exhausted all of a sudden.

My nap didn't last long, and I consider it an intervention more than a need to recharge my batteries.

I quickly fell into sleep and became aware of complete blackness around me. Then, from a distance in front of me, a bee appeared and flew toward me. It was all very 3D and technicolor.

The bee stopped a couple of feet in front of me and a clipboard appeared below it. On the clipboard was a blank writing pad. The bee started flying from left to right along and just above the writing pad. It's movements were similar to that of a typewriter. Meaning when it got to the edge of the clipboard, it flew to the beginning of the next line.

As the bee did this, I received a very strong telepathic message from it, and the words of the message also appeared on the lines of the writing pad in "Light" cursive letters. The message was:

"I chose the anatomical structure of a bee, because it houses fifth dimensional consciousness more effectively."

Suddenly I woke up, and I was startled to see a bee had flown into my apartment through the open window, and was really hovering in front of me... a couple of feet away. When it registered that the bee I was viewing in front of me was the very bee that had just talked to me in a "dream", it turned around and flew out the window. I could tell there was a very distinct and aware consciousness within the body of that bee.

Some part of my mind is still working over this amazing experience, as it appears to be a very profound message that I still do not completely understand the significance of, yet when they started dying years later, I know that I grew extremely concerned about the planet as a whole and was greatly saddened by their departure and loss.

nice.thank you for this.maybe its a hint to get some honeybees.a.keeper/protector of bees.its a gift and honor in my O.P
Balance and Truth.
Always.

[william r sanford72]

Not being flippant or awkward, but just for general clarification please can someone define a light warrior, thankyou

good Question..honestly never took the term serious.even considerd it really.new age term.. label..The thread as it stands..???..hell..talkn about honeybees and there kin is good enough for me.awareness.
balance.truth.PS...credit and inspiration for this thread goes to Bill ryan..and Northstar..north star wrote a opening to this thread that might give you a hint of what she had in mind while creating it.and what the term light warrior means to her.i miss her being on here very much.and couldnt hope to charge it up like she could..as is i try in my own way.just so the thread doesnt fold under the constant flow of info.

[william r sanford72]

We have dandilions....!!saved again.and i just found six little chicklets.chirping is how i discoverd em.the color of spring.slipping in and out from underneath the hen.always surprised and pleased and concern...they is so little...and freedom for em comes with a price.via.....Fox..Coon..etc...spring is practicly humming and crackling around here.
Balance.Truth.

[william r sanford72]

We hit freakn 90 yesterday.Everything not awake all the way...for spring..holdn back...has arrived a new woodpecker made its home real close to my window.no mate yet tho..it comes down the tree real close if im not obnoxious.the bees struggling with the wind tho there is a nector flow ramping up..my gut tells me spring will bee needed and all resources thus gatherd prior to summer solstice.the heat....is a coming.midwest...wacky as always.add a little chemtrail.....whamola!!!..ah well...sukkas gonna FAIL....superNATURAL..fact.:doh:
Balance.
Truth.
Always..

[william r sanford72]

The spring storms..as of late sure are rockn and a rolln.wind..hail..and much needed rain...scourn the heck outta the countryside yesterday.i was happy to see minor flooding.and the field fill with rain...and the smell..spring storms leave behind this green clean smell...well..the bees are doing there thing..to the tune thats played.alls good.hope the same goes for you all..
My Heart to your Heart.
Balance and Truth always.

[Melinda]

Felt drawn to pay this thread a visit moments ago.

As I began reading, and thinking of the bees,
a documentary I had playing in the background, all about a spiritual medium,
moved to a scene where this song started playing.

I hadn’t seen the film before, so didn’t know the song was in there :)

These were the lyrics...

”I'd like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees
And snow-white turtle doves...”


Much love to the bees

They turn up in this beautiful video of the chalice well gardens in Glastonbury


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http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj550/DoodlemakerUK/BeeLove_zps98ade6f1.jpg

[Robin]

Yup, northeastern Missouri is all the same down here, William. The Carpenter bees and Bumble bees are out and about. I like to watch the males chase one another away. The honeybees keep on getting stuck in our Hoophouse and can't seem to find their way out...but they're keeping busy with all the Dandelions. The 6 year old on the farm is enthusiastic about collecting bugs, so him and I are building a big collection. So far we have about eight species of bees and it's inspiring to see him so excited about insects and pollination.

[william r sanford72]

The biggest luna moth ive seen in years spent the night in the house...the temp dropped fast..and i had a small table lamp as the only light..i kept hearing shuffling and light taps at the window..almost bird like..opended it and the moth shot in and landed on my flannel.stuck like glue..was taken aback by the size and beauty..and havnt the words to descibe it..i removed her from my shirt gentle like and placed her on a potted plant next to the lamp..it stayed by the wamth of light for about five min..then proceeded to move to where i was sitting..she nestled into a crook in the fabric of the chair..seemed for the night..inches from my face..i stayed up..for awhile longer and headed for bed..when i gott up in the morning she was still there and hadnt moved through the thunder of a home with children gettng ready for school..i waited till it warmed up..and she began to shuffle around..before i picked her up again..took a long last look and set her on her way...
Balance.
Truth always.

[Robin]

The biggest luna moth ive seen in years spent the night in the house...the temp dropped fast..and i had a small table lamp as the only light..i kept hearing shuffling and light taps at the window..almost bird like..opended it and the moth shot in and landed on my flannel.stuck like glue..was taken aback by the size and beauty..and havnt the words to descibe it..i removed her from my shirt gentle like and placed her on a potted plant next to the lamp..it stayed by the wamth of light for about five min..then proceeded to move to where i was sitting..she nestled into a crook in the fabric of the chair..seemed for the night..inches from my face..i stayed up..for awhile longer and headed for bed..when i gott up in the morning she was still there and hadnt moved through the thunder of a home with children gettng ready for school..i waited till it warmed up..and she began to shuffle around..before i picked her up again..took a long last look and set her on her way...
Balance.
Truth always.

Awesome! I have yet to see any Luna moths...but they sure are beautiful. And they sure are not timid compared to other Lepidopterans. I still need to add one to my insect collection...which would mean I'd have to kill one. I don't like killing such beautiful creatures...but it is for pure educational purposes.

[william r sanford72]

bah...clothes line attracted the wasp.nothing like a slite sting in the morning to get the blood flowing.brekfast of champs..ouch!!..and a reminder..one leg at a time..slow like..and...dont forget to shake em out.. The Pants that is..:mmph:...:o bees look good.alls well.
Balance.
truth always.

[betoobig]

bees can Count with me!!!
Since you started this thread... miracle started too
Love from my heart
Buzzzzing!!!

[william r sanford72]

Not being flippant or awkward, but just for general clarification please can someone define a light warrior, thankyou

good Question..honestly never took the term serious.even considerd it really.new age term.. label..The thread as it stands..???..hell..talkn about honeybees and there kin is good enough for me.awareness.
balance.truth.PS...credit and inspiration for this thread goes to Bill ryan..and Northstar..north star wrote a opening to this thread that might give you a hint of what she had in mind while creating it.and what the term light warrior means to her.i miss her being on here very much.and couldnt hope to charge it up like she could..as is i try in my own way.just so the thread doesnt fold under the constant flow of info.

cant take credit where credit is due..and bees can dance to..!!....:nod:

[donk]

Hey my brotha i guess I'd rather have a bee spill in my town than what they're dumping on ya on out there:

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/traffic/2014/05/21/deldot-warns-of-bee-swarms-along-i-95/9367355/

Ugh. Only thing you can say is at least not total loss

[william r sanford72]

Hey my brotha i guess I'd rather have a bee spill in my town than what they're dumping on ya on out there:

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/traffic/2014/05/21/deldot-warns-of-bee-swarms-along-i-95/9367355/

Ugh. Only thing you can say is at least not total loss

450 colonys.half salvaged.poor Bees..your right ..notta total loss...a few Queens will survive..maybe go native..wild.escape...since we are needn more wild colonys.
Balance.
Truth.
Always.

[donk]

ya know, I was kinda thinking along those lines: maybe the universe decided we needed 'em worse around here?

[dianna]

Bees declared extinct 30 years ago take to UK skies again – thanks to farmers
https://theconversation.com/bees-declared-extinct-30-years-ago-take-to-uk-skies-again-thanks-to-farmers-26987


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A species of bee declared extinct in the UK almost 30 years ago is flying again – thanks in part to the efforts of farmers. Researchers have been restoring the short-haired bumblebee to Romney Marsh and Dungeness over the past three years, and the results are starting to come in.

Nikki Gammans and her team have travelled to Sweden each year since 2012 to collect around 100 queen bees, transport them back to Britain and, after a two week quarantine period, release them into the flower-rich countryside of Kent.

The short-haired bumblebee was once common in Britain and found as far north as Yorkshire, but was last seen in Dungeness in 1986 and has since been declared extinct in the wild in the UK. While the wet summer of 2012 meant the reintroduced bees did not fare well, following last year’s warm summer Gammans found worker bees for the first time in more than 25 years. This meant the queens had survived the winter and founded colonies.

“There’s lots of early flowering forage for them, so we’re hopeful for a good year,” Gammans said of the 46 Swedish queens released after being warmed to revive them from hibernation. What’s needed is evidence of new queens descended from those released before the population can be said to be getting established.

In addition to the fact that Dungeness and Romney Marsh is designated as a national nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), key to the project’s success so far has been the role of nearby farmers, who have planted many hectares of wildflowers in order to ensure the bees have an excellent source of pollen to sustain them.


“One of the biggest problems affecting bumblebees is loss of habitat,” Gammans said. “Britain has lost 87% of its wildflower meadows. When we started we wanted 20-30 hectares of land in which to recreate wildflower habitat, now we have 850 hectares.”

The agri-environmental stewardship schemes run by Natural England under the EU Common Agricultural Policy provide incentives for farmers to improve the biodiversity of their land. For example, planting hedgerows or leaving wide margins around fields untended allows those areas to become havens for wildflowers, plants and insects, these in turn attract birds and small mammals such as hedgehogs.

Farmers have replanted wildflower meadows and borders where possible and grown hay crops using traditional field-management techniques. “It’s been key to our success,” Gammans said.

Robert Fowler, a postdoctoral researcher at Sussex University who has studied the role of wildflowers on pollinator health, said this was the most common way to improve fields for bees. “Seed mixes of wildflowers found to be most beneficial to bees are sown around field margins and left to grow,” he said. “Mown just twice a year, this results in a huge abundance of wildflowers such as red clover, common knapweed, field scabius, and eggs and bacon (Lotus Corniculatus).”

Fowler added that while the data isn’t yet assembled that shows a definitive link between environmental schemes and effects on crop pollination, it’s been seen that crop fields planted close to habitats rich with bees do see a benefit.


“Short-hairs are excellent pollinators, for peas and beans especially,” Gammans said. The species is rare or extinct across much of Europe – except for Sweden where numbers are growing. “It’s great that we’re able to give it a second chance here, and use these queens to show that if you replant the flowers they need, the bees can return.”


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Farmer Larry Cooke from nearby MoneyPenny farm had taken part in the environmental stewardship schemes since they were introduced in the early 1980s. “We’ve got 10m field margins planted with red clover around our fields, adding up to about 28 hectares,” he said. “Everyone else feels they ought to get involved and it has made farming greener. Ten or 15 years ago it was all about production, production, production.”

Charles Flower, a wildflower consultant who advocates wildflower replanting, said the extent to which the environmental stewardship schemes had helped the project extend its range was heartening: “You have to rediscover the old methods of field management. I read about a similar scheme in Lincolnshire that had linked up an area of 1,600 hectares. It shows it’s possible to bring back wildlife by using environmental stewardship measures that don’t cost an arm and a leg.”

And while the scheme, jointly funded by Natural England, the RSPB, the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and the charity Hymettus, seems to be working in Dungeness, it could be used further afield. Gammans said: “We’ve had interest from Europe in what we’re doing, and many bee species are declining in the US, and it could be used there too.”

[william r sanford72]

Speaking about swarms..first offcial swarm ..in little over a week will soon take flight and go native.they are bit pissy in nature..the hive about to swarm.and requires tremendous amounts of soothing energy to work em.it was a trade off...and my work wasnt finished as far as finding the exact genetic line for a less aggressive natured Queen with the right disposition to make em easy to work.tho my intentions were purley for native release with a bloodline able to resit the enviromental POISONS..and not how they respond to a percieved threat.suspect that its a good thing on some levels...they are very sensitive..and very happy..when left alone..
alls well..
balance.
truth.
always.....

[william r sanford72]

Well..the swarm left today.i was out planting when the kids pointed out a flatish cloud by our old maple.they were headn east..pretty intent..so feel they scouted out a good place to call home..as is...they are really buzzing..very content..and seeing many other types of pollinators and such.alls well.hope the same goes for you..bee well.
truth and balance always.
william.

[william r sanford72]

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this is my first attempt.as is...this doc..or brief preview is an important aspect of what is going on with the bees.its a good movie in my op.

[william r sanford72]

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believe this has been posted elsewhere and its not new.bears repeating.good show and fits here..

[william r sanford72]

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not to bad of a doc..worth the time.
truth and balance always.
William.

[william r sanford72]

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perhaps a moment to lighten the mood???
truth balance always.

[william r sanford72]

cicada have hatched this year.not sure what the life cycle of this bunch is.as far as how long inbtween hatches...lived out here for going on 10 years and this is a first.so figure there one of the long term cycles.there song is pretty cool to have in the back ground through out the day and even the birds seem to stay up all night to take part in the feast before there gone.been raining and cool...bees have plenty of forage this spring..more than the last 4 or 5 springs prior.Alls well..hope the same goes for you all.
truth and balance Always.

[dianna]

cicada have hatched this year.not sure what the life cycle of this bunch is.as far as how long inbtween hatches...lived out here for going on 10 years and this is a first.so figure there one of the long term cycles.there song is pretty cool to have in the back ground through out the day and even the birds seem to stay up all night to take part in the feast before there gone.been raining and cool...bees have plenty of forage this spring..more than the last 4 or 5 springs prior.Alls well..hope the same goes for you all.
truth and balance Always.

Tell those Cicadas to keep alert!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHOTx6ybKRQ

[william r sanford72]

cicada have hatched this year.not sure what the life cycle of this bunch is.as far as how long inbtween hatches...lived out here for going on 10 years and this is a first.so figure there one of the long term cycles.there song is pretty cool to have in the back ground through out the day and even the birds seem to stay up all night to take part in the feast before there gone.been raining and cool...bees have plenty of forage this spring..more than the last 4 or 5 springs prior.Alls well..hope the same goes for you all.
truth and balance Always.

Tell those Cicadas to keep alert!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHOTx6ybKRQ

them cicada killers are pretty mellow to work around..tho when landscaping and such I did have the bad fortune to find out what pissing em off will get ya.there sting is sorta like gettn puched by small hot poker...thank you Dianna.BUMP..
truth....

[Krist]

Seven year cycle if I'm remembering correctly?
guess I'm not sure

[william r sanford72]

Seven year cycle if I'm remembering correctly?

Maybe..we been here 13 years going into 14.maybe the last cycle wasn't large enough to notice around here.would make since.tho there are longer cycles.
William...

[william r sanford72]

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wanted to share...
truth and balance always
William.

[dianna]

Lovely William,

I kept thinking of this when I watched your video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7If-T3cImhE


Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind
Possessing and caressing me

Nothing's gonna change my world

Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes
They call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box
They tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe

Nothing's gonna change my world

Sounds of laughter, shades of life are ringing through my open ears
Inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on, across the universe
Jai Guru Deva OM

[Krist]

Thank you William,beautiful and familiar .Home!

[giovonni]

feeling a bit embarrassed and beewildered ... :o

i had no idea this thread existed till today ...

http://www.bbka.org.uk/local/slough-windsor-maidenhead/bm~pix/picture-240~s600x600.png

Thanks to William the Beekeeper


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMyfifc12Vo

[william r sanford72]

Didn't miss the swarm yesterday...Was out cultivating and planting the last of the garden..when felt it long before they flew over head.wasnt sure at first what I was feeling..then the sound..the humming...then the visual.real close..about ten foot above our heads..they turned toward the lane and followed it until the they hit the huge field across from us..we ran with it following em..just for fun until the road.BIG healthy swarm.hope alls well with you.
Truth and Balance always.
William.

[william r sanford72]

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some brief info on honeybees and there dance....:cool:
Enjoy.
truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

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......MADhoney....indeed...:becky:
truth and balance
William.

[dianna]

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......MADhoney....indeed...:becky:
truth and balance
William.

Wow, that was amazing! Way better than the sunday papers with my coffee this morning … thanks William.

Here is an article from Wired that I read as well:

Braving Stings and Insane Heights With the Honey Hunters of Nepal

http://www.wired.com/2014/03/nepal-honey-hunters/#x

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Dangling from a rope ladder high in the Himalayan cliffs of central Nepal, Gurung honey hunters brave tornadoes of angry bees to collect their otherworldly golden nests. It’s a tradition that’s carried on for generations, with roots going back thousands of years, but it might not last much longer. With bee populations already dwindling, the delicate ecosystem that underpins this tradition is threatened by a changing climate, a rising market for the bees’ spring honey, and a new invasive species: tourists.

Photographer Andrew Newey took pains to avoid contributing to these problems when he documented the Gurung ritual in 2013. Newey spent weeks trying to find responsible honey hunters that wouldn’t exploit the bees and their habitat for his money, and will not reveal the location of the cliffs they harvest.

“I’d done plenty of research beforehand and I knew that tourism was having a detrimental impact on the region,” he says. “It was massively under threat and I thought I’d go over there and document it before it just disappears like too many other traditions around the world.”

It’s an insanely dangerous and sometimes fatal ritual. Usually wearing no protective clothing, the hunters climb some 200 to 300 feet up a cliff on a hand-woven rope ladder to gather the gossamer motherships of Apis laboriosa, the world’s largest honeybee.

Using smoke to sedate the bees, the hunters have learned to tolerate the stings as they juggle the ladder and two 8-yard-long bamboo “tangos.” One tango is to chisel the golden hives off the rock while the other pins a basket against the cliff to catch the combs.

Filled baskets are lowered back down by a support team waiting at the base of the cliff. They move their way from one side of the cliff to the other over three long work days, before packing up and making the three-hour hike back to the village.

“There’s a big team, and they see it as a sort of social event, a bit of a catch,” Newey says. “I can’t imagine how sore the cutter’s muscles must be.”

Even though honey hunting has become institutionalized to some degree — the 58-year-old hunter in Newey’s photos is a professional who services about a dozen villages — it carries strong religious significance to the Gurung. Prior to each hunt, a sheep is sacrificed to appease the mountain gods for a safe harvest. Those who die are said not to have prayed enough. Responsible hunters only harvest in the spring and summer, leaving a third of the hives to repopulate before the next season.

The villages usually keep and share autumn honey for tea and other uses, but the spring honey — called red honey for obvious reasons — is increasingly popular to Japan, China and Korea for its perceived medicinal qualities. Unscrupulous trekking agencies are cashing in, frequently buying off hunters to stage hunts at all times of year either to sell at market or to bring tourists. These practices disturb the bee populations, disrupting a key part of the local ecosystem and threatening to destroy the tradition itself. The Gurung’s typical autumn harvest yields about 50 gallons — on Newey’s visit they only got 20.

“The Gurung tribes people used to own the cliffs,” he says. “But because there’s so much money now involved in exporting the honey, the government is trying to open up the sites to contractors, basically taking the land away from the Gurung people and offering it to contractors who are there to harvest as much honey as possible, and of course causing a decline in the bee population.”

Newey was attracted, like many of the tourists he was trying to differentiate himself from, by a 1970s National Geographic documentary on the Gurung. In October of 2013, five years after first seeing the documentary, he found himself in Nepal’s large Kaski district searching for honey hunters. A chance conversation with strangers at a local restaurant led him to a small Gurung village where the responsible harvesting methods were still practiced. Wary of being misled, he made sure he wasn’t just about to line the proverbial pockets of a bunch of profiteers.

“I tested them on more than one occasion,” he says, “Just trying to say, ‘Look, we know you have to sacrifice a sheep as part of the ritual. If we pay for the sheep, will you give us a demonstration?’ And they just flat out refused, which was brilliant. We were happy to wait.”

The villagers told him it was too early in the year for a hunt, so Newey traveled to Bangladesh in the meantime. The school of an English teacher in the village had collapsed, and Newey offered to donate a few computers in exchange for the teacher agreeing to let him know when the hunt was about to begin. Six weeks later, he got an email from the teacher while traveling in Bangladesh, and returned to the village to join the hunt for the first three days of December.

“They were a little bit confused as to why we suddenly had decided to go back at that exact time when they were going to do the hunt,” he says. “So they knew that we got an insider that was giving us inside information, and of course we didn’t want to tell them that it was the teacher. But I’m sure some of them worked it out.“

Within a short time, the villagers understood his intention and treated him as a friend, allowing Newey to shoot his photos while shooing away other trekkers who stumbled on the hunting site with their own cameras. By the end of his stay, word had spread of his offer to replace the school’s computers. The village showed its appreciation by sending him off with a ceremony at the school. All the school’s children came out to sing songs and drape him and his party in floral necklaces.

Those kids are unlikely to continue the tradition that brought Newey to their village. As the country continues to modernize, jobs in the service and tourism industries become more likely to draw young people than the hazardous ritual of gathering honey from the cliffs. The tradition is carried on for now by the old guard, but when they go it’s unlikely anyone will be left to bring in the honey.

“It’s such a dangerous job, they’re not interested in risking their lives,” he says. “When these old guys finally give it up, there will be very, very few people left that are prepared to do it.”

[william r sanford72]

We had straight line winds hittn 70 mp or a little more this morning around 2:30am..lost a live elm and the 110 yr old tree next the house spit a branch onto the electric line and now rest there until I get off hear and cut it down.dangerous.thoe we didn't lose power...the hives didn't move.beeing only 2 resides close to the home and have them spread out.the other hives are about half mile away tucked deep into some berry patches.so will check on them later.thos should bee alright.as is..we gotts the rain we need and nothing to damaged..and know one was hurt.
hope as always the same goes for you.
truth and balance.
William and tribe.

[william r sanford72]

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the master beekeeper in these vids is using 80 to 100 year old straw and reed skeps.In iowa it is against regulations and rules to use skeps and stump..log hives.reasoning behind these restrictions revolves around the spreading of illness..infections and parasites.
truth and balance always.
William.

[william r sanford72]

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part 6 isn't posting..so this concludes a full season in the bee yards,note the pipe smoker??very cool.also.NOT keen on the sulfar when harvesting the heather honey.
truth and balance always.
William.

[william r sanford72]

thought this was a good solid easy read just 2 years old so in some respects a bit outdated.tho informative.
truth and balance always
William.

[Robin]

Thanks for keeping this thread rolling, William. You are really bringing in some great material!

So we live 80 miles apart...when are we finally going to get together and hang out?!

[william r sanford72]

80 miles???...well then.You know where we bee.as is..our door is always open and thanks samwise.
truth and balance always.
William and tribe.

[william r sanford72]

Seven year cycle if I'm remembering correctly?

Maybe..we been here 13 years going into 14.maybe the last cycle wasn't large enough to notice around here.would make since.tho there are longer cycles.
William...

couldn't get my local paper..the article to upload..download???..anyhoos..cicada that emerged were on a 17yr cycle..albia and farm bee singing..will miss em when they go.sure added a layer to the song this year.sound track of life.nature...spring merging into summer.:cool:
truth and balance.
always.
William.

[giovonni]

hmm ...

http://www.waldeneffect.org/20091127bee1.jpg

Building A Bee Waterer (http://www.waldeneffect.org/blog/Building_a_bee_waterer/)

[giovonni]

hmm ...

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/6/20/1403291357716/81856103-ccac-4323-be96-66a9c12e1cf1-460x276.jpeg

White House task force charged with saving bees from mysterious decline (http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/20/bees-die-off-mystery-white-house-plan-save)

[william r sanford72]

hmm ...

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/6/20/1403291357716/81856103-ccac-4323-be96-66a9c12e1cf1-460x276.jpeg

White House task force charged with saving bees from mysterious decline (http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/20/bees-die-off-mystery-white-house-plan-save)

Thank you GIO!!!...My first gut reaction when reading just the post title...:amen:
after reading...:der:...half ass measure.what would one expect from a half ass pres.tho...this brings broader interest and awareness....to the people.when I flip it..to something positive.:wizard:
truth and balance always.
william

[Robin]

hmm ...

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/6/20/1403291357716/81856103-ccac-4323-be96-66a9c12e1cf1-460x276.jpeg

White House task force charged with saving bees from mysterious decline (http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/20/bees-die-off-mystery-white-house-plan-save)

Thank you GIO!!!...My first gut reaction when reading just the post title...:amen:
after reading...:der:...half ass measure.what would one expect from a half ass pres.tho...this brings broader interest and awareness....to the people.when I flip it..to something positive.:wizard:
truth and balance always.
william

I worked for the U.S. government for a year doing pollination research on endangered native pollinators in the southwest. They DO NOT care. There is always such a lack of funding, and you have to beg for funding like a dog for a bone for the sake of conservation.

Whatever media coverage the White House is getting in regards to progress and promises of more attention for the pollinators...it is nothing more than public image. They do not care, have never cared, and will never care...because out world has been taken over by psychopaths.

Never again will I ever work for the government. Besides the constant anxiety of lack of funding, everything you do is monitored under the watchful eye of the bureaucrats. It is up to the people to take this matter in their own hands...just like everything else.

[giovonni]

half ass measure.what would one expect from a half ass pres.


Yes indeed ...



It is up to the people to take this matter in their own hands...just like everything else.

Yes indeedy ... :)

[william r sanford72]

half ass measure.what would one expect from a half ass pres.


Yes indeed ...



It is up to the people to take this matter in their own hands...just like everything else.

Yes indeedy ... :)

Still much work to bee done.

[Krist]

Well..wasn't even close.But I got the seven right.Thanks Will,we won't listen to my memory.My grandma would have corrected us sooner.:o

[william r sanford72]

Well..sorry for going still on here for the moment.bandwidth blew out and I seem to bee riding a very intense wave of enrgy at this very moment and last couple days.the wave is subsiding tho it began the decline with me making a visit to the E.R last night........a MOTH flew into my ear..the right one.ya..a moth...alive and kicking until the very end.talk about finding that calm still place.i cant describe what it was like.TRIPPY????...poor moth.so taken a break for the moment.bees and the insect population looks real good...my heart to your hearts.
balance and truth always
William....and the moth.....

[Robin]

Well..sorry for going still on here for the moment.bandwidth blew out and I seem to bee riding a very intense wave of enrgy at this very moment and last couple days.the wave is subsiding tho it began the decline with me making a visit to the E.R last night........a MOTH flew into my ear..the right one.ya..a moth...alive and kicking until the very end.talk about finding that calm still place.i cant describe what it was like.TRIPPY????...poor moth.so taken a break for the moment.bees and the insect population looks real good...my heart to your hearts.
balance and truth always
William....and the moth.....

As much as that is a serious situation, I can't help but laugh, William. I have had to go to the doctor twice to remove a fly out of my ear. I know how it feels, brother!

:eek:

[william r sanford72]

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decided a break wasn't needed..still more work to bee done..
truth and balance always.
William.

[william r sanford72]

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note the date...hmmm..as a friend of mine likes to say...
truth and balance always.
my heart to your hearts..
William.

[william r sanford72]

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simple...
truth and balance...always.

[william r sanford72]

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.....:cool:
truth and balance always...

[william r sanford72]

Seems its picking up steam abit..whats next turning honeybees into some dark agenda..USED..for symbols..triggers and such.old game done and spun up to bee used again perhaps.
suckers gonna fail.....supernatural FACT!!!:target:
truth and balance.
heart to hearts......
always.
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on a side note...I endorse no religion..zero..the above post is relevant tho.
William.

[william r sanford72]

Couldn't leave off with such a negative tone..me and Elijah found this rare grass snake..brought it home to let it go.They often are disturbed and ran over or sprayed cause there homes are cow food...corn fields etc...hay fields.also tend to lie in the roads to sun themselves..gettn ran over.its a honar to save one and give it a safe place to live.
truth and balance always.
William and eli.

[william r sanford72]

Wanted to shed a bitt more LIGHT....:rolleyes:...on another insect that is a bit of a mystery and suffering...remember when the yard was filled with em???..seems they need help to.as all life...
truth and balance always.

[Robin]

Also, the poor Whippoorwill! Because of habitat loss, they are greatly declining in numbers. I remember when I would hear them all the time. I remember that so many people would curse them for keeping them up at night...and now it appears as if all of them are going away! Now people are starting to regret cursing them...and they miss them.

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[william r sanford72]

The blooms are amazing this year and the best iv seen in many of moons..triefoil..white sweet clover..yellow sweet clover..aster popping early...mulberrys..daisys..the unmowed dithches..and fields are brimming.feel as tho might even get some more swarm action...because of this abundant..or balanced..normal access to food.simple.....and the bees and insect hum and move about so very purposeful.happy....:wizard:
truth and balance always.
heart to hearts.
William.

[william r sanford72]

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wise sage.. protector and keeper of bees in my OP.
truth and balance.
always.

[william r sanford72]

This is the EPA...at its best....:wacko:....:evil:...
truth and balance always.
William.

[donk]

The lightning bugs seem to be going apesh!t around my joint this year, tons and tons on the abandonded golf course, hope my boys' pics/vids turn out...it was magical.

My house new home sits on prime ant real estate, I am fairly certain they (and there gazillions of population) are the true rulers of the earth, we are just their pets and/or slaves, concentrating and refining sugar for them...helping them spread and continue to conquer...give the tribe my love

[william r sanford72]

The lightning bugs seem to be going apesh!t around my joint this year, tons and tons on the abandonded golf course, hope my boys' pics/vids turn out...it was magical.

My house new home sits on prime ant real estate, I am fairly certain they (and there gazillions of population) are the true rulers of the earth, we are just their pets and/or slaves, concentrating and refining sugar for them...helping them spread and continue to conquer...give the tribe my love
man you cracked me up!!!!!...thanks phil.:cool:

[william r sanford72]

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truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

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short.. sweet and interesting...:cool:
truth and balance..

[william r sanford72]

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pretty amazing how honeybees fly.bumble bees..so forth.
truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

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there work isn't as uniformly pretty per say as the honeybees...hive wise...and all things run closer to the queen.as she is more involved in the rearing and bidness of brood/family..honey pots...who knew.???
truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

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Honey Bees and the blues.....sail on.
very cool last couple days.slown there work down abit tho blooms are still peaking.and the rain is just enough around home to light everything up and not interrupt foraging.the energy is still flown and the song is mucho full of light...:cool:
heart to hearts.
truth and balance always.
William.

[william r sanford72]

And...happy fourth..O..july....;)..from rose and William...

[william r sanford72]

Polarized sun light.gravity and position of the sun..so begins the dance.from one honeybee to another..the song spreading through the hive.first one..then 2 and onward.only some will pick up the dance.as it is relavnt to what each bees dutys might bee...in that moment of its life.
heart to hearts.
truth and balance always

[william r sanford72]

Massive heat lighting storm last night that ended up directly over the house for awhile..wonderful display...charged up the whole area..could feel it in mee toes.and ears...:scared:...:cool:.grasshoppers are doubled from last year.massive amounts that seem to bee growing a little bigger over the last 2 spring and summers..wonder ifn they are growing a tolerance to all the massive spraying..time will tell..as is..alls good on my end.bee wise.
heart to hearts..
truth and balance always.
William.

[william r sanford72]

Some of my past swarm pictures and such.between 2008 and on..
truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

this was at a convalesance and rehab center.the swarm had been sprayed..the bees formed a heart around the queen.my hand.the hive and queen lived on for many years and to produce many swarms..:cool:
hearts to heart...truth and balance

[william r sanford72]

the porch/honey extraction bottling and filtering....and queen rearing room...followed by another swarm picture..it never gets old..swarms..and a visitor..that didn't fly into mee ear..:happy:

[Sidney]

Thanks William. What a beautiful sight. The little buggars don't even know our lives are in their little hands.

[william r sanford72]

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Bee city..1951.
enjoy.
truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

Very beautiful day...and a couple more swarm pictures..and such..:cool:.
heart to hearts.
truth and balance
always.

[william r sanford72]

The Hives below tho not much to look at were a turning point..they housed the first set of queens bred to survive...and go native...and don't forget to provide a water source..
truth and balance always....
William...:wave:

[william r sanford72]

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comparing cats to honey bees..hive...:cool:
truth and balance always.

[giovonni]

who knew ...http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/bugs/bee-kiss-smiley-emoticon.gif

Bee Waggling Dance ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ijI-g4jHg



Speaking of Bees ... Trying To Stay Alive ...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpjQs0WZEC4

[william r sanford72]

well been busy cutting horse weeds.couldnt hardly get to the clothes line..:o.alls well as far as the hives go.most of the spraying is done for now..so thats a plus..tho it never is truly done at this point.
the picture below is of the old saw mill..and some nice bee pasture and foraging when not gettn trampled and eaten by the local bovine.:(
bee wise.
heart to hearts.
truth and balance always.:amen:
William.

[william r sanford72]

not gonna happen..sorry.:hand:wouldnt post anyof em..try again...

[william r sanford72]

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tried to show some wonderful example of log hives..will go with the sun hives first since they seem to wanna post.ive never tried a sun hive tho will hope to some day..
truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

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Fine example of a functional piece of art and Hive..Bee Beard..:cool:
truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

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Tree/Bee Beard at work....:cool:
William.

[william r sanford72]

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essential to bee keeping...trying new and different methods.learning.sometimes it works and well sometimes its just.......:eek:
truth and balance always.

[gnostic9]

I don't ask bee to be, but if i feel they are, they come. I love Bees, they are beautiful beings!

[Robin]

I do not trust any research done with government funding anymore. I woke up a long time ago to their agendas:


Look Who's Behind This Large Study to "Help the Bees" (http://www.activistpost.com/2014/07/look-whos-behind-this-large-study-to.html)

Heather Callaghan
Activist Post

In a recent press release by the Alberta Beekeepers Commission, it was announced that a Canada-wide health surveillance study of the honeybee will take place over the next four years.

According to the ABC, the study will be conducted in order to find connections between the health of the honeybee population and honeybee pests and diseases.

However, while the study may seem like a positive that could scarcely be argued against, the truth is that the study will be funded in part by Canada's government and also by major international biotech and agricultural companies such as Monsanto, BASF, Bayer, DuPont and several others.

Partial funding for the study comes from Canada's Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (equivalent to the USDA), as the result of a grant which was applied for by the ABC - which represents 60% of Canada's honey crop. The study will collect samples from across the country in all 10 provinces and will allegedly be analysed for "the most common bee pests and diseases. In addition, apiaries will be sampled for high-risk exotic pests."

According to the ABC, "the project will document the distribution and intensity of known and potential diseases, pests and parasites in Canada's commercial beekeeping industry."

Notably lacking, however, is the question of potential adverse bee health effects related to such obvious toxins and environmental pollutants as genetically modified foods and industrial chemical pesticides. This of course, might be due to the fact that the study is also funded by CropLife Canada, a subsidiary of CropLife International.

CropLife International is a consortium of Big Agri and biotech companies like Monsanto, DuPont, Bayer CropScience, Dow AgroSciences, Syngenta, BASF, FMC Corp and Sumitomo.

CropLife International was previously known as Global Crop Protection Federation as well as International Group of National Associations of Manufacturers of Agrochemical Products.

Indeed, it appears that the most dangerous bee pests are not lurking near the Canadian beehives, but providing funding for the study itself.

With friends like these, the bees need no enemies. It is highly unlikely that the Canadian bee study will produce any valid or productive results.

[william r sanford72]

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...Bee atrice....bee beards friend...:thumb:
heart to hearts...
truth and balance always..
William and tribe.

[william r sanford72]

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diggn theses sun hives...
truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

meanwhile...systematic sting reduction in place of bee die off.drought tolerant in place of GMO..on and on.....:evil:

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truth and balance always.:love:

[william r sanford72]

The pollinators are working the garden.expecting larger number tho forage is still pretty decent right now in this area.there working the beans, cucumbers, melons and tomatos and the left over broclie..already able to pick cucumbers, yellow wax beans and green beans thanks to there hard work just today..peppers and broclie awhile ago...and tasty little heads of cabbage.....gotta love em.
very grateful.
truth and balance always.
William and tribe.

[william r sanford72]

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nomadic beekeeping..:cool:
truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

harvest of honey and the things bees provide for humans transcends time..distance..and space.and cultures and tribe.........:o

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William.

[mischief]

[QUOTE
snip....
the master beekeeper in these vids is using 80 to 100 year old straw and reed skeps.In iowa it is against regulations and rules to use skeps and stump..log hives.reasoning behind these restrictions revolves around the spreading of illness..infections and parasites.
truth and balance always.
William.[/QUOTE]

Hi William,
I have been spending all my spare time studying beekeeping and came across the vid's you posted,(I deleted them from my reply to save bandwidth),on the NZ beeks forum. I have the whole series of 8 vids bookmarked because I found them very informative on many levels.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upbONroWPic&list=PL56F49B06454AAD5B

There was another vid from Russia that I found interesting as they used double (horizontal) hives, which is what I want to do. So much for that being an original idea of my very own, hehe... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vaNmdY-iWk. (This vid is of interest for another reason- near the end it shows a shot of the sunset and if you freeze it there and look carefully, you'll see its a shot of two suns, just to go off the subject slightly)

Back on track again....
The skeps were the most loveliest I have seen so far,symetrical and obviously working for both the bees and beekeepers.
They made me wonder if they hadnt been black PR'd about the keepers killing the hives to harvest the honey. One in the series shows how they do this. How they used to harvest the honey, that is.
The use of straw appealed to me too-reusing/recycling available resources- very permie (permaculture). I dont have access to straw so I am looking at how else I can increase the insulation values when I build my hives.

I'm not allowed to have skep hives due to them not having removable frames that can be inspected.
My plan for this year is to make up two horizontal hives using the Dadant deep frames. Horizontals, because I cant lift a medium super- I confirmed that suspicion while helping a friend with their hives over summer.
We're still in mid winter here down-under, so I have been on a reading marathon and gathering seeds of various types mostly herbacious perennials to start sowing in spring.

Because my hives are going to be horizontals, I think it would be better to have the deepest type frames and am trying to work out how long each hive should be. The top bar hives of 1- 1.2 metres (3-4 feet) seem to be too short for our climate, going by what others have posted on the beekeeping forum, but I dont think they are using dedant deeps.Any ideas on that?
I've got one more week with my winter season job and then I have some spare time and can get started with getting the frames and putting the whole thing together.

From my reading marathon, I have come to the conclusion that the problem for bees is us.
Our love affair with chemical potions,our insistence that we know best when it comes to how much/little drone they should have- interfering with their genetic diversity as we have done with so many other species; feeding them sugar and sugar syrup because they have not been left with enough honey to see them through the winter. I learnt that sugar has a different ph to honey and that alone would cause them stress, it seems that it also has no nutritional value either.
Making them draw comb out to a larger cell size than they would normally do, thus making larger bees seems to be helping the varroa mite breed to the detriment of the bees and lastly the changes we have made in what grows in our environment-minimalism is alive and well in most gardens where I live and farmlands are barren of all but one or a few types of grass.

I have been encouraging people to start growing their own food now for some time and have added to that, growing more bee friendly plants and making sure to check that they are not pollen free hybrids.
I cant wait for spring so I can get going again.

[william r sanford72]

Hay mischief.thanks...as is was just considering posting the last of heather/skeps series number 7 and 8.. ifn it will let me.it seems your taking dadant deeps and customizing to fit Horizontal hives??..wishn you could give give me a visual.would be better at giving suggestions.tho you seem to have a good idea..and I totally agree about people..humans being the biggest threat.and the skeps and log hives and other sustainable beekeeping methods..permy..draw me also. hope you find a good fit on your custom hives and am curious to know and see your end results..

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truth and balance always..:happy:

[mischief]

Re: Dadant deep frames.
Yes, cos they will be horizontal hives, I dont need to use the shorter ones. My best friend used to live in an old farmhouse that still had an original 'bee shed'. That was 25 years ago, so pre varroa. From her I learnt that they built a long comb inside of a 4x4, 8 foot stud wall that had screw on panels on the inside walls of the shed.
In each section there was on average, a 6 foot by 4 foot wide single comb. Because the house had not been occupied for at least 10 years, these bees had been left to fend for themselves and were, according to the local bee inspector,very healthy.
They had also colonized the inside of the shed with long wide comb, each with its own queen. The inspector said that the most probable reason they co-existed so well was because they were of the same family-ie off spring from a single queen.
I am hoping having comb that is deeper than the current norm will sort of create similar living space for them and have been trying to work out per square metreage, just how long I should make the hives. I was thinking two feet deep and four feet wide max, but was told that this would make them very heavy and impede inspections.The Dadant deeps seems like a reasonable compromise.

When I get them built and colonized, I will post some pics for you and let you know how they go. I dont have visuals for you at the moment, its all doddles on my note pad for now. Give me a couple of months and hopefully by the end of spring/early summer it will be all on!!

[william r sanford72]

wow mischief wish I could see the bee shed and the colonys living intermingled.sounds interesting and read and seen multi swarms each producing there own queen..hatching at around the same time and for whatever unknown reason they didn't kill each other..all from the same hive.rare as it is as far as domestic hives are concerned in this neck of the woods.the first time I witnessed it thought they were killing the queens and after some observation realized there were multiple swarms..each with a small batch of workers balled up around each queen not intent on killing her tho to protect her.all from 1 hive.strange...as at that time I didn't know they could do this...pretty cool.tho 2 queens in a hive isn't unheard of.
truth and balance always.
William and tribe.

[william r sanford72]

yup..a musical interlude. reminds one of the rising sun and the bees and others..building and rising with it.a brief eternal moment..all coming together..as one yet separate.enjoy...:thumb:
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heart to hearts.:biggrin1:

[william r sanford72]

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following up from part five...
Note the honey press...compared to a hand crank radial seems they both require hard work...

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and the conclusion..to a pretty interesting series.:cool:
truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

Meliponines...stingless honey bees....:thumb:
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truth and balance always...
William and tribe.:biggrin1:

[william r sanford72]

Such fundamental wisdom coming outta costa rica.
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:wizard:
truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

Have been contemplating posting some of steiners works and vids here on the bee thread as felt it was all really close along the same lines..producing food..without kicking the earths ass while we do it..balance..without damaging such wonderful beings such as bees and fish...humans...plants..all life.:thumb:..so slightly off topic?..maybe..believe this vid is posted else where on the forum tho cant recall where....:o..otherwise..
part 1.enjoy.
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truth and balance always.
william

[giovonni]

Have been contemplating posting some of steiners works and vids here on the bee thread as felt it was all really close along the same lines..producing food..without kicking the earths ass while we do it..balance..without damaging such wonderful beings such as bees and fish...humans...plants..all life.:thumb:..so slightly off topic?..maybe..believe this vid is posted else where on the forum tho cant recall where....:o..otherwise..
part 1.enjoy.
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truth and balance always.
william

Good One William :bump:

[william r sanford72]

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part 2.and conclusion...
heart to hearts..always.

[william r sanford72]

For those who have time to read or are curious and havnt read this...still searching for audio copy...enjoy..its worth a view and a wonderful read.
Steiners Bees lecture in full.:cool:
truth and balance always.

[dianna]

Ren Ri’s Beeswax Sculptures


The Beijing-based artist devises works that explore the relationship between humans and nature, getting stung in the process

by Alessandro De Toni in Culture on 18 June 2014
http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/ren-ris-bees-wax-sculptures.php

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Artist Ren Ri (who trained at Tsinghua Academy of Art and Saint Petersburg State University in Russia) creates art that is influenced by his childhood—one that occurred amongst the beautiful scenery of Wuhan’s lush vegetation. “Back then, I was spending a lot of time observing animals and plants; my passion for moulding was parallel to an interest for insect ethology,” he recalls. Thus came the inspiration for his project “Yuansu II” which is crafted from the extraordinary medium of beeswax.

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The artist's unconventional medium is fascinating and has a life of its own—adding character and volatility to each piece of art. Ren Ri explains, “Beeswax is a very special material; it’s unstable and can change shape with temperature. The structure of wax cells is orthohexagonal, which is an inconceivable feature in the natural world and it’s a peculiarity of honeybees. Another reason behind the choice of bees is that I wanted to try to eliminate the subjectivity of the artist and the mediation of bees served this purpose.”

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The name “Yuansu” (a neologism but also an assonance with the Chinese word for “element”) comes from Ren Ri’s long and close experience with bees: an artist and also a bee keeper, he sees in his work with bees as the truth of the relations between man and nature, which is often made by interference, harmony, destruction and moulding. He says “yuan” (translating to "element" or "unit") is the essence from which life is shaped, “su” (meaning "mould") stands for the manifestation of change, and “yuansu” as a whole can be considered a comprehension of the gestalt of life.

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Ren Ri began keeping bees in 2008 and two years later felt his knowledge of honeybees had grown enough to start working on “Yuansu I: The Origin of Geometry”, a collection of maps made of beeswax. And for "Yuansu III" he pressed bees to his face—being stung many times—for a performance piece that explores the relationship between humans and animals. While his chosen medium is sometimes hazardous, it's not just about shock value or gimmicks: “I didn’t intend to do anything violent or visually provocative, I just wanted to underline the relation between the human body and bees."

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Utilizing a different process with “Yuansu II"—a series of beeswax sculptures embedded in transparent plastic polyhedrons—the artist continues to experiment and explore the medium. Each polyhedrons is regular; every face is equal—in order to induce bees to create symmetrical wax structures and to eliminate the subjective interference of the artist. During the production of each piece, the queen bee is kept at the center of the geometric space (marked with one or more wooden sticks) which results in the other bees gathering around her, to start building around the center. Every seven days (a reference to the seven days of creation), Ren Ri changes the gravity of the honeycomb by rotating the box on a different side, determining it by a throw of dice.

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The complexity of beeswax structures, the use of bees as a tool and medium, and the fascinating relationship between humans and nature are all signatures of Ren Ri’s work. And the artist intends to further research and explore the possibilities of using the resourceful insect as his peculiar but powerful artistic language.



Photos by Alessando De Toni

[william r sanford72]

little ditty for the ears..:cool:
truth and balance always.
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[william r sanford72]

another perspective..in there natural state..
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truth and balance always..

[william r sanford72]

Ren Ri’s Beeswax Sculptures


The Beijing-based artist devises works that explore the relationship between humans and nature, getting stung in the process

by Alessandro De Toni in Culture on 18 June 2014
http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/ren-ris-bees-wax-sculptures.php

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Artist Ren Ri (who trained at Tsinghua Academy of Art and Saint Petersburg State University in Russia) creates art that is influenced by his childhood—one that occurred amongst the beautiful scenery of Wuhan’s lush vegetation. “Back then, I was spending a lot of time observing animals and plants; my passion for moulding was parallel to an interest for insect ethology,” he recalls. Thus came the inspiration for his project “Yuansu II” which is crafted from the extraordinary medium of beeswax.

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The artist's unconventional medium is fascinating and has a life of its own—adding character and volatility to each piece of art. Ren Ri explains, “Beeswax is a very special material; it’s unstable and can change shape with temperature. The structure of wax cells is orthohexagonal, which is an inconceivable feature in the natural world and it’s a peculiarity of honeybees. Another reason behind the choice of bees is that I wanted to try to eliminate the subjectivity of the artist and the mediation of bees served this purpose.”

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The name “Yuansu” (a neologism but also an assonance with the Chinese word for “element”) comes from Ren Ri’s long and close experience with bees: an artist and also a bee keeper, he sees in his work with bees as the truth of the relations between man and nature, which is often made by interference, harmony, destruction and moulding. He says “yuan” (translating to "element" or "unit") is the essence from which life is shaped, “su” (meaning "mould") stands for the manifestation of change, and “yuansu” as a whole can be considered a comprehension of the gestalt of life.

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Ren Ri began keeping bees in 2008 and two years later felt his knowledge of honeybees had grown enough to start working on “Yuansu I: The Origin of Geometry”, a collection of maps made of beeswax. And for "Yuansu III" he pressed bees to his face—being stung many times—for a performance piece that explores the relationship between humans and animals. While his chosen medium is sometimes hazardous, it's not just about shock value or gimmicks: “I didn’t intend to do anything violent or visually provocative, I just wanted to underline the relation between the human body and bees."

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Utilizing a different process with “Yuansu II"—a series of beeswax sculptures embedded in transparent plastic polyhedrons—the artist continues to experiment and explore the medium. Each polyhedrons is regular; every face is equal—in order to induce bees to create symmetrical wax structures and to eliminate the subjective interference of the artist. During the production of each piece, the queen bee is kept at the center of the geometric space (marked with one or more wooden sticks) which results in the other bees gathering around her, to start building around the center. Every seven days (a reference to the seven days of creation), Ren Ri changes the gravity of the honeycomb by rotating the box on a different side, determining it by a throw of dice.

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The complexity of beeswax structures, the use of bees as a tool and medium, and the fascinating relationship between humans and nature are all signatures of Ren Ri’s work. And the artist intends to further research and explore the possibilities of using the resourceful insect as his peculiar but powerful artistic language.



Photos by Alessando De Toni

Bumpn this!!!..really:cool:and thank you:tea:
William...

[william r sanford72]

Irish..and beekeeping..:amen:
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heart to hearts..
always.

[william r sanford72]

Have yet to find a English version of Oscar Perones lecture.there is much on the perone hive.and any one interested in biodynamic beekeeping might take a look.
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[william r sanford72]

Some more on the Perone hives..

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[william r sanford72]

a brief look into the function of a Perone in action..:cool:
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[william r sanford72]

More on Rudolph Steiners life and Anthroposophy...

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[william r sanford72]

...rolln with steiner today..
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[william r sanford72]

Diggn the hives..the shapes..purpose and intent behind them..:cool:
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[william r sanford72]

We have a mocking bird taken up house not far from the home..i counted atleast 12 perfect bird songs..a cricket and raccoon and fox..all outta one bird..at night...even was doing a few owl sounds.wow...this was a first for this area as far as I can recall...didn't even know a mocking bird could do this..guess there called mocking birds for a reason.:o..as is..the field I have the garden in wasn't supposed to bee sprayed..or mowed this year..well the promise was broken.:(.even with the kids and I protesting and standing in front of the tractor yesterday..more would have been mowed ifn the garden wasn't shaped like we done..just INCASE..so a larger majority was saved.. were wondering if the field hadn't been its home and now...well..What I find most disturbing is the people who mow and spray and cut and burn all go to church..twice three times a week yet cant fathom or connect with there gods greatest of all creations...EARTH...and all that dwell there of...:doh:
truth and balance always...
adapt/overcome
heart to hearts.
William and tribe

[donk]

What I find most disturbing is the people who mow and spray and cut and burn all go to church..twice three times a week yet cant fathom or connect with there gods greatest of all creations...EARTH...and all that dwell there of...:doh:
truth and balance always...
adapt/overcome
heart to hearts.
William and tribe

C'mon William, if church taught me one thing, it's Genesis 1:29, God gave US all the plants (and animals, and bees) to USE.

....especially cherries. Lots of churchies LOVE cherry-pickin'

[william r sanford72]

What I find most disturbing is the people who mow and spray and cut and burn all go to church..twice three times a week yet cant fathom or connect with there gods greatest of all creations...EARTH...and all that dwell there of...:doh:
truth and balance always...
adapt/overcome
heart to hearts.
William and tribe

C'mon William, if church taught me one thing, it's Genesis 1:29, God gave US all the plants (and animals, and bees) to USE.

....especially cherries. Lots of churchies LOVE cherry-pickin'


...:wacko:sss...cold...blooded..cherry pickers..its a virus man..i swear...and thank you yet again for throwing a line phil..and putting a smile me face..and heart..adapt/overcome..and keep on.. never give up.

[Billy]

I tell you who's help the bees do not need.

http://www.activistpost.com/2014/07/look-again-who-is-behind-uks-initiative.html#!bq248P

With friends like these...

Recently I wrote about a large Canada-wide surveillance initiative: Look Who's Behind This Large Study to "Help the Bees". Following the money trail, one could see that Canada's government was placing "hope" for an answer unto major international biotech and agricultural companies such as Monsanto, BASF, Bayer, Syngenta etc... The very same companies whose chemical products are implicated for diminishing bee populations and have everything to gain by "finding" an answer that doesn't point back to them.

Does that seem like a gross conflict of interest to you?

Read more at above link.

Peace.

[william r sanford72]

using tech to help the bees...?
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[william r sanford72]

message that needs repeating..again..tho seems very obvious..

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[william r sanford72]

was made in 2012..and adds perspective.its not only pesticides that are a major threat..there are aspects to there suffering that is compounded..layerd really.most having to do with our intentions..and actions..impacting the honeybees and so many other beings.the core nature of modern food production will destroy the very things we need to thrive on this planet.:suspicious:

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heart to hearts.

[william r sanford72]

Japan..2010.

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[william r sanford72]

Some comic relief.....:o

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[william r sanford72]

man o man...
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[donk]

“…like a prisoner, needs a cell.” Nice!

Well, at least if the GMOs can’t kill the bugs (by poisoning their bellies), maybe they won’t kill us?

[william r sanford72]

well enough of the low vibe...and such.:mmph:.
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heart to hearts...:cool:
William and tribe.

[william r sanford72]

Hes a little old school..in some respects tho his story is interesting and a good start and intro..to apitherapy.there is much on the net and you tube.and much research to suggest and lead one to consider the health benefits of bee venom..unless your allergic..
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truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

sundays musical intermission....for your enjoyment.

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truth and balance always..
William and tribe.

[william r sanford72]

Pain Management Alt...could bee worth looking into. it helped with my spine and recovery speed from several opperations.

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honeybees helped save my life in many ways.on many levels...
truth and balance always..

[william r sanford72]

.another one from Gaia Bees..cool method for making a log hive.

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[william r sanford72]

...... :o ...More tech to help the honeybee???...wow!!..maybe?
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sorry about the double post...this was thee intended vid..
truth and balance always..

[william r sanford72]

a little more focus on Bee venom....
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[william r sanford72]

gettn closer it seems..indeed.

http://www.cnsnews.com/mrctv-blog/kelly-lawyer/robot-bees-invented-provide-pollination-honeybees-disappear

truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

http://cdn.visualnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bees-sculpture5.jpg

http://www.visualnews.com/2014/08/03/creative-collaboration-artist-honeybees/

heart to hearts...

[william r sanford72]

http://www.wired.com/2014/08/neonicotinoids-midwest/

truth and balance always...

[william r sanford72]

Brain to Brain interface.. computer induced hive mind???...that's whats cookn in the labs.:twitch:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2014/08/03/336071608/what-would-you-give-up-for-world-peace
truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

The health benefits of plantain are pretty vast for this common herb/plant...it is also a fast all natural bee/wasp etc sting remedy.the method in the details of the vid suggest chewing it to a fine pulp after removing the stinger of affected area..this might not sit well with some and may seem primitive to alott of people...tho..it works..have used it many times.there are better ways to apply it.also plantain is good for ya in other ways.. edible and considerd a survival food.. makes bee stings feel better pretty fast.:nod:

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[william r sanford72]

keepn it updated and current...
http://phys.org/news/2014-08-fipronil-imidacloprid-honeybee-mitochondrial.html

with alittle more....

http://phys.org/news/2013-09-real-bees.html#inlRlv

truth and balance always...
William.

[giovonni]

what do you think William ...

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--zlpYq4J0--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/ql5zfqciedenuqtoqzps.jpg

Will Bee Disappearances Lead To A Honey Shortage ? (http://io9.com/will-bee-disappearances-lead-to-a-honey-shortage-1617102263)

[Robin]

what do you think William ...

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--zlpYq4J0--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/ql5zfqciedenuqtoqzps.jpg

Will Bee Disappearances Lead To A Honey Shortage ? (http://io9.com/will-bee-disappearances-lead-to-a-honey-shortage-1617102263)

I'm not William, but I can say that Honeybee disappearances will lead to more than just honey shortage...it will lead to a world-wide shortage of food because many crops are dependent on their pollination services.

[william r sanford72]

what do you think William ...

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--zlpYq4J0--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/ql5zfqciedenuqtoqzps.jpg

Will Bee Disappearances Lead To A Honey Shortage ? (http://io9.com/will-bee-disappearances-lead-to-a-honey-shortage-1617102263)
Gio..
my first thought was..no sh!t Sherlock....:wacko:
as I posted on another thread.a while ago.china was pissing me off selling there chemical infused sugar syrup/honey..and driving down prices on a product I looked at as sacred..rare in the sense that every year of honey was different sorta like wine..no 2 seasons are the same nor ever will bee..2.00 bucks a pound at most forlight colored high quality honey..tho prices may have changed on the whole sale market being that I havnt looked in years..and the only way to make up for expenses was to stay small and go for the locals and surrounding areas...what I feel and think...???..hope..and love..and never giving up..focus intent..visualize..and manifest your goals..reality.. and just maybe these ass wipes controlling the matrix will fade or at best convert..evolve..or die off..all the thee above is fine..
truth and balance always.
heart to hearts.
William and tribe.

[william r sanford72]

With a nod to DR Bodog F Beck and his book...Bee Venom Therapy written in 1935..
and a wink to Filip Terc..for re learning the old ways and going with it..
Charles mraz....
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truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

Apisophia...:cool:

[Cidersomerset]

With a nod to DR Bodog F Beck and his book...Bee Venom Therapy written in 1935..
and a wink to Filip Terc..for re learning the old ways and going with it..
Charles mraz....

Very good documentary.......

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I heard the old wives tale that Bee stings are good for arthrites and many
of them have grains of truth. Also Honey is good for various ailments...
Its a shame that corporate pharma wants everything as tablets, capsules
medicine or injection. So a lot of old remedies have been forgotten instead
of enhancing.


Anyway saw this article on Davids Ickes site, and this thread popped up
so it must be asking to be posted...LOL

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Why Monsanto’s ‘Cure’ For World Hunger Is Cursing The Global Food Supply

Thursday 7th August 2014 at 05:09 By david-icke


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‘What if the very GM agricultural system that Monsanto claims will help to solve the problem
of world hunger depends on a chemical that kills the very pollinator upon which approximately
70% of world’s food supply now depends?

A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology titled, “Effects of field-realistic
doses of glyphosate on honeybee appetitive behavior,” establishes a link between the world’s
most popular herbicide – aka Roundup – and the dramatic decline in honeybee (Apis mellifera)
populations in North American and Europe that lead to the coining of the term ‘colony collapse
disorder’ (CCD) in late 2006 to describe the phenomena.’

Read more: Why Monsanto's 'Cure' For World Hunger Is Cursing The Global Food Supply

http://www.activistpost.com/2014/08/why-monsantos-cure-for-world-hunger-is.html#!byawU1

[william r sanford72]

bee venom...
heart to hearts..

[william r sanford72]

in 2007 and 2008 I became a witness to aggression in hives comparable to and above the africanized hybrids in the warmer states accept there behavior was not organized and focused on a perceived threat...like there cousins..when I brought this up to the local bee keepers and clubs I lost credibility pretty fast...at that time ccd was just starting to rear its head...tendrils..and some symptoms were not taken into account..the layers were only beginning to surface...
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/8445/20140807/bee-aggression-stems-from-brain-metabolism.htm
truth and balance always...

[william r sanford72]

Interesting..worth the time to view...The Monk and the honeybee.

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and...:o

[william r sanford72]

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enjoy...
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[william r sanford72]

Marla Spivak.A woman who was ahead of the curve and turned me onto the idea of hygienic bees..and genetics.her Queen rearing class was also the reason became inspired to try raising queen.she is a true friend of the bee.

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[william r sanford72]

honeybees and weed..:tape:.tho hes facing 8 years for a plant...:(
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[dianna]

honeybees and weed..:tape:.tho hes facing 8 years for a plant...:(
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truth and balance always.

http://marijuanamemes.com/thc/Bee-Cannabis-Activists-600x694.png

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Bee Girl ...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmVn6b7DdpA

[william r sanford72]

:biggrin1:..nice one dianna!!:thumb:..the link provided below and the art and cause are a pretty cool way to help bring awareness to the bees..and some take home visuals...:cool:

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3034137/artists-take-on-the-bee-in-summers-most-buzzworthy-exhibit-beetopia?partner=rss

heres the link to said art..

http://www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/detail/auction_id/213

heart to hearts

[william r sanford72]

Well no links and vids..going low tech..
The honeybees are beginning to work the humming bird feeders in the last couple of days..indictating the summer nector flow is now done and a fall transition is in .tho it seems early it is a tender moment..summer is about done..and suttle changes in the song are becoming..the fall flow will begin inna few weeks..tho the horse weeds and such as a pollen source may shorten the nector derth.and the season was pretty good so may even get some swarm action.momma hive isn't as strong coming out of such a good nector flow..feels like she is tired..and for over 3 years now she layed a thousand eggs a day for her colony.winter being the only down time.Her line..the queens before her were one of first successful attempts at breeding queens.through my heart and hands..for environmental resitance manmade and so forth.
I am truly blessed.
and honor this gift daily.
truth and balance always,
William.

[dianna]

Best-Preserved Ancient Fruit Found in 4,000-Year-Old Burial Chamber: Honey’s Preservative Power

Full Article Here:
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/869838-best-preserved-ancient-fruit-found-in-4000-year-old-burial-chamber-honeys-preservative-power/?photo=2



An Early Bronze Age burial mound in Georgia, known as a kurgan, held in its depths astonishingly well preserved wild fruits. Sitting underground for thousands of years, left as nourishment for the hungry souls of the dead, these fruits even exuded the aroma of fresh fruit when researchers sliced into them.

http://www.redicecreations.com/ul_img/31332honeycomb.jpg

They were preserved in honey. Honey was also found on the bones in the burial chamber, suggesting it may have been used for embalming the corpses.

Honey has a low concentration of water and a high concentration of sugar. Much like salt, it can push the water out of bacteria cells, drying them up before they can get to the food (or corpses) the honey is protecting. Honey is essentially a combination of sugars and hydrogen peroxide. Just as hydrogen peroxide is used to clean bacteria from wounds, it can also kill bacteria that cause food to spoil.

Ancient Assyrians, who lived in a region east of Egypt, also preserved corpses in honey. When Alexander the Great conquered the Persian city of Susa in the 4th century B.C., he found large quantities of 200-year-old purple dye well-preserved under a layer of honey.

Skipping ahead to 2011, researchers isolated a bacterial strain in some types of honey that has very unusual properties. One of it’s surprising characteristics is its ability to produce a compound, thurincin H, that forms into a helical structure. This structure may allow it to infiltrate the membranes of other bacteria to destroy it.

“Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, the compound mimics the structure of the molecules that form bacterial membranes … but it may disrupt those membranes by forming a rigid pore,” explained a Cornell University article.

[william r sanford72]

NASA and the honeybee...very interesting.

http://honeybeenet.gsfc.nasa.gov/

truth and balance always.:amen:

[william r sanford72]

Short history on the Bee smoker and the collection presented...pretty cool.

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truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

new one from honeylove..diggn the work and her message..:cool:

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truth and balance always.

[giovonni]

Save the Bees !

From Greenpeace

Published on May 12, 2014


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfzr9jG67BA

[william r sanford72]

sci..still playing catch up...:rolleyes:
http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/videos/2014/08/venoms-hold-potential-fight-cancer

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truth and balance always..

[william r sanford72]

Sundays Musical intermission..courtesy of Dr John..

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heart to hearts...with some gumbo...
William.

[william r sanford72]

Most recent segment of The Organic View radio show with june stoyer..and guest on helping the bees with some good links/websites dropped too.:amen:

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[william r sanford72]

how honeybees see...Electric....:cool:
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[william r sanford72]

Havnt really focused to much on mites..an aspect that should bee seen as a major threat to hive health.understanding the life cycle and nature is key when approaching the issue..in my op.
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[giovonni]

hmm ...

California Drought Stings Honeybees, Beekeepers

"California's record drought is hurting honey supplies and raising prices for consumers. The lack of rainfall means fewer crops and wildflowers that provide the nectar bees need to make honey." (Aug. 21)

Published on Aug 20, 2014


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD3vKmhoaaY

[william r sanford72]

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[william r sanford72]

maya...pretty interesting.

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[william r sanford72]

Native bees may help save crops?
http://www.voanews.com/content/native-bees-may-help-save-crops/2424105.html
truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

The Kattunyakans of the Gudalur valley..traditional honey gathering...:cool:

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[william r sanford72]

Anarchy Apiaries doing good works..

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from honey love....
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[william r sanford72]

Sundays musical intermission...Peter Tosh.

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pick myself help....and dust myself off...and start all over again..

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heart to hearts..
William.

[william r sanford72]

just one more and a fave..:o...:cool:

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[william r sanford72]

quick look back..:cool:truth and balance always...

....Honeybee in Goddess Mythology

The honeybee has a long tradition of being worshipped and venerated as a symbol of the goddess in many ancient civilizations. Some of the oldest images of bee goddesses date back 10,000 years. For example, the Anatolian Mother Goddess wearing a Beehive styled tiara confirmed the Goddess’s exalted status as a Queen Bee who ‘streams with honey’ in this early society. The Bee is the only insect that communicates through dance, yet this largely forgotten trait is one of the reasons why bee imagery from antiquity has been misinterpreted according to some art historians. Many old images depict the bee goddess dancing. In The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, Marija Gimbutas examines imagery on artifacts from Old Europe, circa 8000 BC, and postulates that they portray the bee as a manifestation of the Mother Goddess. The bee is featured prominently in many Egyptian temples, including the pillars of Karnak, the Luxor obelisk now erected on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, the 20th Dynasty sarcophagus of Rameses III, a granite statue of Rameses II, the sarcophagus of a 26th Dynasty priest and on the Pyramid of Unas, to name but a few. Additionally, at the temple of Dendera an inscription recounts how Osiris emulated the bee and provided instructions for knowing the “hsp”, or the sacred Garden of the Bee in the other world - a domain believed to contain the tree of the golden apples of immortality. And in the Egyptian Delta, in the ancient Temple of Tanis – which is said to have once housed the Ark of the Covenant, the Bee was its first and most important ideogram. The Bee Goddess in Greek Mythology The Thriae was a trinity of pre-Hellenic Aegean bee goddesses named Melaina (“the black”), Kleodora ("Famed for her Gift"), and Daphnis ("Laurel"). They were magical winged nymphs that were attributed with the power of prophecy and the ability to interpret information from signs in nature. They fed the great god Zeus and taught the art of divination to young Apollo, giving him the gifts he needed to become the god of light, music, and poetry. They were Fates representing the life cycles of birth, death and regeneration. In the fourth century Homeric Hymn to Hermes, the Thriae are located on Mount Paranassus, where they have taught the art of divination to the youthful Apollo: Apollon to Hermes, ‘There are certain holy ones, sisters born--three virgins gifted with wings: their heads are besprinkled with white meal (pollen), and they dwell under a ridge of Parnassos. These are teachers of divination apart from me, the art which I practised while yet a boy following herds, though my father paid no heed to it. From their home they fly now here, now there, feeding on honey-comb and bringing all things to pass. And when they are inspired through eating yellow honey, they are willing to speak the truth; but if they be deprived of the gods' sweet food, then they speak falsely, as they swarm in and out together. These, then, I give you; enquire of them strictly and delight you heart: and if you should teach any mortal so to do often will he hear your response--if he have good fortune. Take these, Son of Maia . . .’
So he spoke. And from heaven father Zeus himself gave confirmation to his words, and commanded that glorious Hermes should be lord over all birds of omen . . . and also that he only should be the appointed messenger to Aides, who, though he takes no gift, shall give him no mean prize."
 At Delphi, site of one of the most important oracles in the ancient world, legend asserts that the second temple was constructed entirely by bees. In fact, the Oracle itself – the Omphalos Stone, resembles a beehive and is designed with crisscrossing rows of bee-like symbols, reminiscent of the ‘Net dress’ worn by Nut, the Egyptian goddess of the sky and keeper of the title She Who Holds a Thousand Souls. Another instance where the Bee is linked with sacred stones is the story of the goddess Rhea, whose titles included Mother of the Gods, Queen of Heaven and Goddess of Fertility and Generation. Rhea was the wife of the Titan Kronos. Clearly, the honeybee has maintained a strong association with the feminine throughout history and using products produced by the bees keeps the connections to this sacred female alive and thriving into our modern day collective unconscious.


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interesting read...masons and the honeybees...Hmmm..


The Symbolism Of The Beehive And The Bee
by Thomas D. Worrel

A Talk given at the Mill Valley Masonic Lodge February 29, 2000
Introduction
Inside the traditions that have been transmitted to us under the name
of Freemasonry, lie concealed a multitude of mysteries. These mysteries
have been transmitted, for the most part, down through the corridors of
time, through the rituals. A study of masonry's ritual structure, its
lectures and charges and the focus upon certain key symbols leads to an
unending flow of revelation. Like a pregnant goddess who contains within
Her womb, an abundant amount of mysteries in egg form waiting to be, so to
speak, born into our consciousness. These seed mysteries, in one form at
least, are to be found in the visual representation of certain key
symbols. One fountainhead of the Fraternity is the hieroglyphical emblem.

This paper is centered around the symbolism of the Beehive given to the
candidate in the Third Degree as a hieroglyphic emblem. Whereas in times
past, the emblems were part of the Third Degree lecture; now, they have
been related to the Monitor for study at our leisure. Far be it for me to
advocate any return to the older longer version of an already interminably
long lecture. But, nevertheless, the way it works now leaves me
uncomfortable. For one, looking at what is given regarding the
hieroglyphic emblems, one has to wonder why they are given at all. Unless
one has had a lobotomy, you would hardly ever go back and re-read their
explanation. They are remarkable only in their brevity and seeming
superficiality. One go through is usually quite enough.
Secondly, with the grandiose proclamation that these are "hieroglyphic
emblems", you might naturally expect some profound, or possibly enigmatic
treatise that, at the very least, would leave one thinking, pondering, and
reflecting. Otherwise, what could possibly be the point?
So my attempt here is to remedy this god-awful situation in some small
way. And whether what I have to offer is in line with how you
conceive Masonry - that will have to remain your choice. In a very real
sense, Freemasonry is like a queen bee whose workers have built a hive and
now search for the nectar of choice flowers to bring back and turn into
honey for the nourishment of all. The following is, frankly, the ramblings
and rumblings of my own disordered intellect. It is always possible that I
may have gathered nectar from the wrong flowers.
The first section of this short talk will look at the common
interpretation provided in the written explanation of Masonic symbols -
that is - the Monitor. I wanted to review what some of the major
commentators had to say regarding the beehive; however, I found very
little. Besides what is already in the Monitor, there is nothing in
Macoy's or Waite's dictionaries or encyclopedias. Very little in other
sources like H.W. Coil (A Comprehensive View of Freemasonry) or
Alex Horne (Sources of Masonic Symbolism). H.L. Haywood
(Symbolical Masonry) and Allen Roberts (The Craft and Its
Symbols) have a few paragraphs I will use. J.S.M Ward makes a good
attempt (Who was Hiram Abiff?). A.S. Macbride even puts the beehive
on the cover of his book Speculative Masonry yet I could find
nothing therein on the subject. In any case, my purpose here of looking at
what is available is not to see what further insight it may provide, but
rather, to witness the almost total lack of insight that is provided. You
may not hold this cynical view as I do, but whatever the case, this will
lay the groundwork for further discussion.
The second section has to do with what we basically know about the bee,
its hive and honey. All I will mention here are the facts as we know them,
the observable characteristics and behavior (some known to medieval and
even ancient people, some not), and some interesting information that
while, relatively new to us, is still relevant to the use of the bee and
beehive as a masonic symbol. (It is remarkable that many symbols used in
ancient times still reveal many mysteries as we find out more about them
in this scientific age.)
The third section is completely concerned with the exploration of
possible deeper views of this symbol. My intention is to present a number
of possible avenues for further inquiry.
I will mention some of the old myths where bees, the beehive, or honey
play some major or minor role. We can find the use of bee symbolism as far
back as dynastic Egypt. Later we see various uses of bee, beehive, or
honey used as symbols throughout classical Greek culture. We find it in
the myth of Cupid, god of love, the mythos of the Orphics, and very
interesting use in the Eleusinian Rites of Demeter. Some of this we will
look at in some detail.
Traveling east the symbolism is used in Jewish and Christian legend.
Although the masonic use of the beehive probably draws its source from
these two great traditions, I think it will become clear, if you are
open-minded, that the Mystery Schools were viable sources as well. Further
east there are the Hindu myths depicting bees in the stories of Krishna,
Shiva, and Kama - the Hindu god of love. The conclusion that the
archetypal significance of the beehive and the bee itself should be so
apparent that’s its ability to transcend cultural bias, couldn't be
clearer if it stung you in the ass!
The Monitor And Common Masonic Definitions
Our so-called Masonic textbook - the Monitor - tells us that the
Beehive is one of the hieroglyphical emblems. Surprisingly, it does not
define what a hieroglyphic emblem is. One Masonic author (Alex Horne) says
that we should not mix up the idea of symbol with the idea of emblem. A
symbol may very well point to something higher while an emblem, he quotes
from the dictionary, does not necessarily have this "higher something
else" connotation. OK, but then why put the word "hieroglyphical" in front
of it if that is the case? So here, I cannot agree. He, and others who
have virtually ignored this issue, seem to have no knowledge of the
traditions surrounding Freemasonry at the time of its inception, not to
mention its cultural use. For example, Thomas M. Greene, in his The
Light in Troy. Imitation and Discovery in Renaissance Poetry in
writing about English culture around and after 1590 talks about the
"storehouse of signifying capacities which was potentially available to
each member of that culture: … a polysemous (where did that word come
from ???: it means existence of many meanings) allegorical tradition,
dream vision,… emblems and emblem books, devices, hieroglyphs, a vast and
confusing body of mythographic materials … " were common. It could also be
applied to other European cultures of the 16th and
17th century. (Bernhard F. Scholz, p. 3) In another work called
Emblematic Structures in Renaissance Culture by Daniel Russell he
writes: "… the emblematic image is one that can almost by definition, be
interpreted in more than one way, but like medieval images it can also, …
carry only one meaning at a time. … the emblematic image represents …
something that exists independently of any symbolic meaning it may carry;
…". What this means basically is that, as Scholz says: "For what
characterizes an emblematic image is not the fact that among its defining
properties there is a specific 'metaphoric or other application or use',
but the fact that it is - by definition - amenable to having a metaphoric
or other application or use'." (p. 5) Enough of this, but I needed to
counter this prevailing superficial look at the emblems. They can be, I
submit, of the highest and deepest significance.
The Monitor lists a series of emblems which, by their very
inclusion, must be considered of the highest importance. Interestingly,
the beehive is given the longest explanation. We cannot think of it as
standing alone because other items are definitely implied: the bee that
makes and inhabits the hive, and the honey which is the product.
Our masonic textbook gives the following in regard to the emblem:

"The Bee Hive is an emblem of industry, and recommends the
practice of that virtue to all created beings, from the highest seraph
in heaven to the lowest reptile in the dust. It teaches us that we come
into the world rational and intelligent beings, so we should ever be
industrious ones; never sitting down content while our fellow creatures
around us are in want, especially when it is in our power to relieve
them without inconvenience to ourselves.
When we take a survey of nature, we view man in his infancy, more
helpless and indigent that the brute creation. He lies languishing for
day, months, and years, totally incapable of providing sustenance for
himself, or guarding against the attack of wild beats of the fields, or
sheltering himself from the inclemency's of the weather. It might have
pleased the great Creator of heaven and earth to have made man
independent of all other beings, but as dependence is one of the
strongest bonds of society, mankind were made dependent on each other
for protection and security, as they thereby enjoy better opportunities
of fulfilling the duties of reciprocal love and friendship. Thus was man
formed for social and active life, the noblest part of the work of God,
and he that will so demean himself as not to be endeavoring to add to
the common stock of knowledge and understanding, may be deemed a drone
in the hive of nature, a useless member of society, and unworthy of our
protection as Masons." (Masonic Monitor)
I have not been able to check too many Monitors but the exact wording
is used in the Missouri Masonic Monitor. Possibly the earliest
known masonic example of the emblem of the bee hive is found in an Irish
expose called The Early Masonic Catechisms printed in 1724:

"A bee has in all Ages and Nations been the Grand Hierogliphick of
Masonry, because it excells all other living Creatures in the
Contrivance and Commodiousness of its Habitation or combe; … nay Masonry
or Building seems to be of the very Essence or Nature of the Bee, for
her Building not the ordinary Way of all other living Creatures, is the
Generative Cause which produces the Young ones. (you know I suppose that
Bees are of Neither Sex.)
For this Reason the Kings of France both Pagans and Christians,
always Eminent Free-Masons, carried three Bees for their Arms.
What Modern Masons call a Lodge was for the above Reasons by
Antiquity call'd a HIVE of Free-Masons, and for the same Reasons when a
Dissention happens in a Lodge the going off and forming another Lodge is
to this Day call'd SWARMING. (wording and spelling of 1724)"
(Roberts, The Craft and Its Symbols, p. 73)
Other monitors will give more or less the same type of explanation.
Some longer and some shorter. No doubt the basic themes of industry and
work ethic, social harmony and cooperation are predominant. Allen Roberts
comments:

"We must assume that the Bee Hive became an important symbol in
Freemasonry the way the other symbols entered it. It symbolized what the
cathedral builders did na the way they did it. The bee definitely is
industrious. He works hard and tirelessly, not for himself, but for the
swarm. He has a strength and knowledge of materials that cannot be
duplicated. He works in complete cooperation, and without dissention,
with his fellow bees. He protects the Queen, refuses admittance to
enemies, builds, makes honey, and lives in a society ruled by law. What
bees do can be compared with the cathedral builders of centuries ago. …
Undoubtedly, the operative masons saw their duplicate in the bees."
(The Craft and Its Symbols, A.E. Roberts, p. 74)
It is interesting to note, that the beehive is never mentioned, to my
knowledge, in any other degrees of Masonry, York Rite or Scottish Rite,
nor any others of which I am aware.
To me, this basically sums up the scope of what is commonly held to be
the meaning of the beehive emblem. And it is here I could leave the
subject for the above is perfectly adequate. But of course we will go on
and go further.
The Miracle Of The Bee
In this next section I just want to relay some common information about
the bee. As scientific knowledge does not mean much in the use of symbols,
I will not go into much here. But one of the first things people notice
about bees is that they are attracted to sweet things and not foul. There
are about 30,000 species of bees. Our main concern is with one - the
honeybee. So when I say bee, I mean honeybee.
In 1923, a scientist named von Frisch published his famous work on the
dance of the bee. When a bee discovers a source of food, she fills herself
with the nectar and returns to the hive. She then performs what has been
termed a dance which symbolically describes where the food source is. From
this symbolic ritual, the other bees can find the source.
Reproduction is interesting. Not all bees have two parents. We have
three classes: the queen, the female workers, and the male drones. The one
special fertile female - the queen. There are other females but they do
not produce any eggs. The male bees are produced by the queen's
unfertilized eggs (in other words - no father). The females are produced
when the queen has mated with a male - therefore she has two parents.
Interestingly, the family tree of a colony produces what we know as the
Fibonacci sequence. A bee's ancestry fits the exact pattern. Draw
out the example.
great- great,great gt,gt,gt
grand- grand- grand grand
Number of parents: parents: parents: parents: parents:
of a MALE bee: 1 2 3 5 8
of a FEMALE bee: 2 3 5 8 13
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987 ..

As you may or may not know, the Fibonacci sequence is one of the major
chords played by Nature in her symphony. Everywhere one looks there is the
sequence displayed: view the construction of sunflowers, pinecones,
pineapples, artichokes, apples, lemons, chiles, starfish, sand dollars,
the iris, buttercup, daisies, and you could go on and on.
It is the proportion of living things. One author gives this
definition: "The Fibonacci sequence actually begins with two terms, zero
and unity, nothing and everything, the Unknowable and the manifest Monad.
These are the first two terms. Their sum, another unity, is the third
term. To find each next term, just add the two latest terms together. This
process produces the endless series 0,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144 … At
first glance we see a chain of numbers. But look beyond the visible
numbers to the self-accumulating process by which they grow. The series
grows by accruing terms that come from within itself, from its immediate
past, taking nothing from outside the sequence for its growth. Each term
may be traced back to its beginning as unity in the Monad, which itself
arose from the incomprehensible mystery of zero.
This principle of ongoing growth-from-within is the essence of the
Pentad's principle of regeneration and the pulsing rhythms of natural
growth and dissolution." (Michael Schneider, A Beginner's Guide to
Constructing the Universe)
Other examples:
Fibonacci example: of Bee moving over a honeycomb. Let's see how
these numbers relate one to the other.
Do hexagram example. Ask: how do you produce a hexagram? It is the
relation of the radius to the circumference. To create the hexagram, draw
a circle. Use the compass, keep the radius the same and place the point
anywhere upon the circumference. Mark a small arc on the circle and then
place the point on that arc and make another one. Continue all the way
around the circle until you return to the beginning. There will be six
points.
Thus is illustrated why the Point and Circle (as symbol of the Sun)is
related to the hexagram and the number six.
Talk about relationship of the pentagram to the fibonacci sequence. The Pentagram (growth and regeneration/golden proportions, golden
rectangle, golden spiral)
Lets go on to the next section.

Mythological Depictions Of Bees, The Beehive And
Honey
In consideration of some of the myths surrounding our symbols, in
general, bees have been thought of as messengers of the spirits. "Telling
the bees" was a way to relay messages to friends and relatives who have
passed over. In some folklore, the sudden presence of a bee represents the
imminent arrival of a stranger.
Looking back to Eqypt, bees were considered tears of the sun-god RA.
Here we see a relationship with the sun that we will see later. The bee
hieroglyphic is a symbol of Lower Egypt. Because of the sudden appearances
of bees they became symbols of death and rebirth. Bees also represented
the soul. Honey was often offered to dieties.
In Hindu myth and iconography, the bee surmounting a triangle is a
symbol of Shiva. Sometimes we see a blue bee on the forehead of Krishna,
as the avatar of Vishnu. Kama, the god of love, like Cupid has a bow and
arrows, and the bow string is made up of bees. In the yogic doctrine,
where each chakra emits a different sound in meditation, the lowest chakra
(muldhahara) emits a hum likened in the writings to a bumblebee. Note that
the first chakra represents our strongest bond to the material world and
Eros or Cupid in Greek philosophy is the natural impelling force towards
sensual objects.
Further in the ancient Greek world, for the Orphics the bee symbolized
the soul because they migrated in swarms. The second temple built at
Delphi was said to be built by bees. The god of love, Cupid, is often
pictured with bees or being stung. Here is a famous painting: SHOW
PAINTING. In the myth it is written that Venus says to her son after
he is stung: "Thou too art like a bee, for although a tiny child, yet how
terrible are the wounds thou dost inflict!" Periclymenus, one of the
Argonauts, was granted by Posidon the power of changing his shape into a
lion, a snake, or a bee. Throughout the Mediterranean the bee was also a
symbol of Spring because it was associated with the blooming gorse (a
broom) that turned the hillsides all over the region bright yellow as soon
as the Sun's light increased. As soon as this happened the bee appeared.
Here is another connection of the bee with the sun and with the idea of
resurrection.
A fascinating connection regards the Rites of Eleusis. These mystery
rites were widely regarded as the high point of Greek religion. They
centered around the goddess Demeter who was the Great Mother deity. The
myth regarded nature's seasonal death and resurrection and represented it
in the story of Demeter, her daughter Persephone and her abduction by
Hades. Persophone or Kore was sometimes called honey-like and the moon
(among other reasons because the moon is also called a bull and Taurus is
its exaltation). The rites were conducted by the Hierophant and Hiera, the
Hierophantides (2 females) and the Panageis Priestesses or Milissae -
meaning bees. The function of these priestesses is still not known.
There are coins from Ephesus from the 5th century B.C. that
depict a queen bee as a symbol of the Great Mother. Ephesus was known
throughout the ancient world for its temple to the Great Mother Goddess.

In the Roman Mithraic rites, there were different levels or grades of
initiation. One was termed the Degree of the Lion. The neoplatonic
philosopher Porphyry writes: "The theologians have used honey to symbolize
many different things since it combines multiple powers, and is both
cathartic and preservative in its effects. Many things are kept from
rotting by honey and it clears up persistent wounds. It is sweet to the
taste and is gathered from flowers by bees which incidentally are born
from cattle. When they pour honey instead of water on the initiates in the
Lion Mysteries, they call upon them to keep their hands pure of all that
which is painful, harmful, or dirty …"
(Porphyry, On the Cave of the Nymphs) Porphyry also says that
souls coming into the world are "born from cattle, and the god who
secretly impedes incarnation is "the cattle thief".
What could he mean by this statement - born from cattle? It seems that
Porphyry is making an allusion to the Neoplatonic principle that souls
descend into incarnation (the Many) and ascend back to the Monad (the
One). The summer and winter solstice being the two gates (sometimes
referred to as "mouths") in this process: the gate of Cancer (summer
solstice) being the one through which souls descend and the gate of
Capricorn (winter solstice) being the one for ascending. The key to
Porphyry's statement is hidden in the astrological symbols. The sign of
Cancer is ruled by the moon (Kore was sometimes called the moon and also
Melitodes meaning "honey-like") Souls were thought to descend into
incarnation from the lunar sphere. And the moon is exalted in the sign of
Taurus, the Bull. Recall the Taurus symbol: the crescent crowning the
circle. Thus, souls are born from cattle.
If we can go back to Egypt quickly I want to point out that at Memphis,
the Memphite theology, the Apis bull was worshipped as the ba (or spirit
or spiritual manifestation) of Ptah, the creator of the universe. Ptah's
symbols were the architect's transit, level, and plumb line. He was the
patron of skilled craftmen and architects.
In Jewish and Christian legend, bees and honey have had various
meanings. It must be remembered that when the Jewish scriptures spoke of
honey they usually meant a type of thick syrup made from dates and figs.
But sometimes as bee honey as well. For example, the story of Samson. You
may recall that Samson went out and killed the young Lion and after
sleeping with a woman "he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion:
and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the
lion. And he took thereof in his hands and went on eating." (Judges 14)

AS regards the Christian uses of the symbol it was as to be expected
centered around Christ. Again, the symbol of industry, fidelity and virtue
were predominant. Remember that the bee was not domesticated until the era
of the monasteries who learned to cultivate them.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I wanted to close with some speculative remarks about
different things related to the bee and beehive symbolism. In some of the
more mystical versions of Freemasonry (some may argue over its
"regularity" but that is not the issue here), I found some different
interpretations. One author said the beehive is a triple emblem. "The hive
proper denotes man's physical body. The honeycomb signifies that which is
interior to the physical, the astral body. And the honey is symbolical of
the spiritual body, which is composed of the choicest nectars and aromas
of earthly experience." (C.C. Zain, Ancient Masonry)
In the theosophical lodges, the beehive represents a more subtle
structure in their ritual work. One author writes: "It will be remembered
that in the process of censing the Lodge, a beehive-shaped structure was
erected in front of the pedestal of each of the principal officers …"(C.W.
Leadbeater, The Hidden Life in Freemasonry) At certain times the
candidate is placed within these subtle structures so that (it is thought)
he or she may absorb the subtle influences invoked by the rites.
And a final consideration to ponder I extracted from the works of
analytical psychology. The archetypal idea of the Great Individual. This
is he or she who "breaks away from the anonymity of the primordial
collective." On the heavenly realm he becomes a god-figure and on the
earth plane a god-king, shaman, wizard, or medicine man. He is the
Pharaoh, the King signifying Great Man. He is the King Bee (as they
thought this in ancient times). At a psychological level, this is a stage
of god-identity - the human bearer of an immortal soul (recall the Third
Degree). The King has ritually transformed into a god by unifying all the
soul's parts. "the history of Egypt enables us to trace in a unique way
how the ego grows out of its original collective identity and how the
Great Individual, as carrier for projection of the collective self, paves
the way for the formation of each individual ego, and initiates and
assists the process. Whereas in a collective composed of incomplete
individuals the god-king is the archetypal representative of the group's
totality, this figure gradually develops a mediatory function, that is, it
gives up more and more of its mana to the group members and is thus
disintegrated and dismembered. The same process of incorporating and
assimilating the greater, which was originally enacted between the king
and God, now takes place between the individual and the king, who is
'eaten'. His divine kingship is continually reduced, but at the same time
the incomplete members of the collective, who formerly existed only as
instruments of his apotheosis, become complete individuals. … his (the
King's) demotion is accompanied by a process in which every individual
acquires an immortal soul, that is becomes Osiris, and introjects the
self, the god-king, as the sacral center of his own being." (Erich
Neumann, The Origins and History of Consciousness)
I am convinced of the appropriateness of the beehive to the Third
Degree of Freemasonry. I think that the material considered above is
compelling enough to come to that conclusion. As with many Masonic emblems
and symbols, it's full impact is not necessarily immediate. Nor should it
be. But if a Mason thinks about and explores the various connections
presented above while keeping in mind the actual Third Degree he
experienced, he will sup the nectar of the gods

Truth and balance always..

[william r sanford72]

Honeybee Genome study may trace bees to Asia..instead of Africa???as first thought...??
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-08/uu-eho081914.php
truth and balance.

[giovonni]

Loving the big Apple ... ;)

http://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/88074385.jpg?w=620&h=349&crop=1

You’ve Got To Bee Kidding Me (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/08/22/youve-got-to-bee-kidding-me-50000-bees-found-living-in-queens-womans-ceiling/)

[william r sanford72]

Flight Guidance Mechanisms of honeybee swarms...By Thomas D. Seeley.

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truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

This other lecture given by seeley should bee watched first really...and goes hand in hand with the above post.gives one a better understanding and nature of swarm Intelligence.thinking..:cool:

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heart to hearts.:love:

[william r sanford72]

India...moving forward.and waking up?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-to-ban-pesticides-harming-bees/articleshow/40875587.cms

truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

Funnel web spider venom...to help bees???..tho..changing the way we practice farming..and our impact on the earth might bee a better way.just not as easy I suppose..??
http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/details.html?rsnpid=236574

truth and balance always....

[william r sanford72]

HoneyBee Democracy...By Tom Seeley..:cool:

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truth and balance.

[dianna]

The Arrival of the Bee Box
Sylvia Plath

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I ordered this, clean wood box
Square as a chair and almost too heavy to lift.
I would say it was the coffin of a midget
Or a square baby
Were there not such a din in it.

The box is locked, it is dangerous.
I have to live with it overnight
And I can't keep away from it.
There are no windows, so I can't see what is in there.
There is only a little grid, no exit.

I put my eye to the grid.
It is dark, dark,
With the swarmy feeling of African hands
Minute and shrunk for export,
Black on black, angrily clambering.

How can I let them out?
It is the noise that appalls me most of all,
The unintelligible syllables.
It is like a Roman mob,
Small, taken one by one, but my god, together!

I lay my ear to furious Latin.
I am not a Caesar.
I have simply ordered a box of maniacs.
They can be sent back.
They can die, I need feed them nothing, I am the owner.

I wonder how hungry they are.
I wonder if they would forget me
If I just undid the locks and stood back and turned into a tree.
There is the laburnum, its blond colonnades,
And the petticoats of the cherry.

They might ignore me immediately
In my moon suit and funeral veil.
I am no source of honey
So why should they turn on me?
Tomorrow I will be sweet God, I will set them free.

The box is only temporary.

[Cidersomerset]

Well done for keeping this thread upto to date......

saw this article on Davids site earlier,,,,


What if the Bees Die?

Wednesday 27th August 2014 at 06:59 By david-icke



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‘Bees are some of the busiest, most industrious creatures on planet Earth. Basically,
they mind their own business whilst performing pollination chores that ultimately
provide humankind with every third bite of food. Yes, they’re absolutely critical to
the world’s food chain all the way up to your mouth, every third bite.

‘Pollen truly is the ‘gold dust of nature’. It is the culmination of the life force of
plants,’ The Importance of Bees, CC Pollen Co.

But, horror of horrors, bees are dying off like never before. For example, Michigan
and Indiana lost 60% of their bee populations this past winter, and it is worse than
that; it is a nationwide problem, and even more disquieting, it is a worldwide problem.’

Read more: What if the Bees Die?

http://dissidentvoice.org/2014/08/what-if-the-bees-die/

[william r sanford72]

Well done for keeping this thread upto to date......

saw this article on Davids site earlier,,,,


What if the Bees Die?

Wednesday 27th August 2014 at 06:59 By david-icke



http://www.davidicke.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Bees-gmo-soy.jpg

‘Bees are some of the busiest, most industrious creatures on planet Earth. Basically,
they mind their own business whilst performing pollination chores that ultimately
provide humankind with every third bite of food. Yes, they’re absolutely critical to
the world’s food chain all the way up to your mouth, every third bite.

‘Pollen truly is the ‘gold dust of nature’. It is the culmination of the life force of
plants,’ The Importance of Bees, CC Pollen Co.

But, horror of horrors, bees are dying off like never before. For example, Michigan
and Indiana lost 60% of their bee populations this past winter, and it is worse than
that; it is a nationwide problem, and even more disquieting, it is a worldwide problem.’

Read more: What if the Bees Die?

http://dissidentvoice.org/2014/08/what-if-the-bees-die/

To put perspective on the long view ahead i sometimes like to look back...as clear as possible..that lead to an old dusty book on my shelf the other day that was thick and has a person wearing a gas mask spraying the lawn flowers with ddt...and such..The book was written in 1964...by J.I.RODALE..titled..OUR POISONED EARTH AND SKY...
tho I find the current info often daunting in the sense with the bee and earth..and our total lack of understanding our true place and connection to the earth and cosmo...the book and the info somehow reminded me and charged me up...and almost totally wiped the heavy vibe and crap there attached..out...carryn me above..even if brief..from all the lower vibes..the tune.the bee thread is a blessing in that I have a voice where I had none before.to maybe send a tiny ripple out that can help the larger picture as a whole.this is an honor and blessing I will forever bee grateful for.and until im told otherwise..gonna keep on keepn on.:biggrin1:
thank you...
truth and balance.
William.

[william r sanford72]

condos for bees...:cool:
http://www.wired.com/2014/08/these-arent-futuristic-homes-for-people-theyre-luxury-condos-for-bees/

truth and balance always

[william r sanford72]

coming from..near my local.Boone ia.Bayer crop science(BCS)....puttn on fronts and a bee booth???.;)..at the biennial farm progress show.:mmph:

http://amestrib.com/news/honeybees-health-all-buzz-farm-progress-show

been keepn an eye on this for awhile...
North American Bayer Bee care center in research..triangle park N.C..:rolleyes:
https://www.bayercropscience.us/Our-Commitment/Bee-Health?utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=desktop&utm_term=Bayer%20bees&utm_content=Bayer%20Bee%20Care%20Program%2025%20Years%20Promoting%20Bee%20Protection%20See%20Our%20C ommitment%20to%20Bee%20Health&utm_campaign=bayer_branded

truth and balance

[donk]

Remember when Bumblebee was a punchbuggy?

http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/5/58/TransporttoOblivion_Bumblebee_rescues_Spike.jpg

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…sorry, I don’t have really have anything bee-related, just wanted to see how you and the tribe were doing there William…hopefully well? I am going to try to catch up soon…love to you and yours…

[william r sanford72]

got these from a family member today.. who just moved to there new home..as did there new wild bees...who moved in less the week after they did.
the trees located in there front yard..walnut tree.the new hive is located about 15 foot up.safe zone..and is considerd a blessing and good sign...ther in the right place.:cool:

heart to hearts.

[william r sanford72]

some basic info on other honey bee hive problems if beekeepn.and or protecting.
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truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

Yup..another sunday musical intermission.:o.Villagers of Ioannina City.:cool:

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hearts to hearts..
always.

[william r sanford72]

Californias Almond industry is completely dependent on 1.4 million bee colonies...
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/08/almonds-demon-nuts/379244/

truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

Borneos..stingless bee honey-the mother Medicine...:cool:

http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/08/31/stingless-bee-honey-the-mother-medicine/

truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

current honey prices as of august 19th 2014.usa and such.

www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/fvmhoney.pdf


truth and balance

[william r sanford72]

august 18.2010.usenix tech conference.mat welsh.. computer science prf. at Harvard.
this is a bit dated tho revealing in the evolution and first steps to the robo bee.
it is bit long. not to technical.

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truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

Varroa mites and wax...how the varroa knows when to leave the hive...

http://entomologytoday.org/2014/08/29/how-do-varroa-mites-know-when-to-leave-honey-bee-hives-its-all-in-the-bees-wax/

truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

Africa...Zimbabwe.Honey bees and sustainable farming..the bee still busy teaching us.all over the world.

http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/659316-museveni-calls-for-increased-honey-production.html

truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

National Science Foundation.
Bees from the inside out..a bees belly and how it is linked to there health..like us.
and touches a bit on antibiotic use on bees over the years.informative..
http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=131953

truth and balance always

[giovonni]

When it's time to start new colonies, Moran's lab orders bees from different places around the country, but favors northern California bees because of their "very sweet personalities,"

I wish they all could be California ...

Wonder where have i heard that phrase before ... :)

The Bees of California


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D33WBqls0vU

[william r sanford72]

End results of the great british bee count...
http://greatbritishbeecount.co.uk/
Selected findings from The Great British Bee Count:
http://www.economicvoice.com/bumblebees-most-spotted-in-great-british-bee-count/
The survey so far shows some interesting trends. Friends of the Earth hopes to make The Great British Bee Count an annual event so that over time comparable data can help to answer key questions about bee health.

• Yellow and black bumblebees have been the most spotted type of bee in all regions: 239,861 sightings. This category includes the buff-tailed bumblebee, the garden bumblebee and the white-tailed bumblebee – some of our most common bee species.

• Honey bees are the second most spotted in all regions: 131,853 sightings. Almost a third of people who took part reported seeing honey bees – and 86% of these sightings were in gardens. This could be due to a rise in urban beekeeping that means foraging honeybees are seeking nectar and pollen in gardens.

• The tree bumblebee has been creating a buzz, with 68,963 sightings and many people sending photos of these ginger tufted bees nesting in bird boxes. Originally from mainland Europe, this species was first seen in southern England in 2001. We’d like to know how far north this bee has travelled, so please log a sighting when you see one.

• By far the most bees were spotted in gardens (447,291) followed by the countryside (35,458), other (32,061), parks (22,613), roadside (18,129), school grounds (12,183) and allotments (9,804). The accessibility of gardens makes them ideal for bee spotting, but it’s encouraging to see how many people have recorded bee sightings when out and about.

• People in the North West and Scotland seem to be the keenest bee spotters, with 74,120 and 68,646 sightings. With 10 days left until the Great British Bee Count ends, people in other regions – South (65,860), Yorkshire (39,619), East (57,030), West Midlands (52,217), London (44,059), South West (30,144), North East and Cumbria (29,549), East Midlands (25,509), Wales (24,178), West (20,057), South East (19,773), East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (18,539), Northern Ireland (7,420), Channel Islands (819) – still have time to get on the leader board.
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truth and balance always.

[william r sanford72]

[QUOTE]When it's time to start new colonies, Moran's lab orders bees from different places around the country, but favors northern California bees because of their "very sweet personalities,"

I wish they all could be California ...

Wonder where have i heard that phrase before ... :)

The Bees of California

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:cool:

[william r sanford72]

some current research being done on the parasites Nosema ceranae....Nosema apis:( and how it effects the honeybee navigating..radar.and overall health.
http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/news/story.aspx?id=1758
truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

B for beekeeper...short Doc.:cool:
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truth and balance

[william r sanford72]

sundays musical intermission..Kate Bush.:o..Aerial(An endless sky of honey):nod:

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hearts to hearts.

[william r sanford72]

More news on Roundup...
http://www.naturalnews.com/046769_Roundup_honeybees_colony_collapse_disorder.html


NaturalNews) When honeybees come into contact with glyphosate, the primary active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, they lose their ability to eat and have a much harder time learning how to forage properly. These are among the many shock findings of a recent study published in The Journal of Experimental Biology, which for the first time demonstrates both chronic and acute effects in honeybees exposed to Roundup at real-life levels.

A combined laboratory and field analysis conducted by researchers from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina found that Roundup exhibits harm at sub-lethal levels, meaning levels that don't necessarily kill bees but that still affect them. Using the Apis mellifera type of honeybee, which is a primary pollinator in most agricultural environments, the team looked at how bees respond to trace levels of Roundup that match what they might find in a real-world foraging situation.

Based on these field-realistic doses, exposed bees were found to have reduced sucrose sensitivity, or a lowered ability to identify and track food. Exposed bees also experienced a drop in learning performance, as well as increased difficulties smelling food and other substances. And in terms of memory retention, exposed bees fared much worse than non-exposed bees, hence the tendency of bees in a colony collapse disorder (CCD) situation not being able to find their way back to the hive.

"We found a reduced sensitivity to sucrose and learning performance for the groups chronically exposed to GLY [glyphosate] concentrations within the range of recommended doses," wrote the authors.

"Altogether, these results imply that GLY at concentrations found in agro-ecosystems due to standard spraying can reduce sensitivity to nectar reward and impair associative learning in honeybees."


Honeybees bring Roundup back to the hive, poisoning all the other bees
Indirect exposure to Roundup was also observed during the analysis, as bees were found to bring tainted nectar back to the hive, poisoning all the other bees in the process. While foraging behavior was not observed to be directly affected by bees' exposure to Roundup, the distribution of Roundup via nectar did have a cumulative effect on the entire hive's ability to function, which includes foraging.

"[W]e speculate that successful forager bees could become a source of constant inflow of nectar with GLY traces that could then be distributed among nest mates, stored in the hive and have long-term negative consequences on colony performance," concluded researchers.

A 55-year beekeeping veteran, writing for Mother Earth News, speculated back in 2010 that Roundup is a primary cause of CCD. In his report, Terrence N. Ingram explained how, for years, he observed entire bee colonies collapsing almost immediately after nearby fields were sprayed with Roundup. By the end of the spraying season, entire colonies were completely dead, he repeatedly observed.

You can read Ingram's report here:
MotherEarthNews.com.

What this means for conventional agriculture is that banning neonicotinoid pesticides isn't enough to stem the tide of bee die-offs that increasingly threatens the viability of the global food supply. Roundup, one of the most widely used herbicides in the world, will also need to be scrapped if there is any chance at all of preserving our ability to grow food -- and more than likely, there are many other untested pesticides in use that are harming honeybees as well.

"This is the first study on the sub-lethal effects of an herbicide on honeybee behaviour and we hope it contributes to understanding how honeybee hives situated in agricultural environments are affected by agrochemicals," wrote the authors.

You can access the complete study here:
GMOEvidence.com.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/046769_Roundup_honeybees_colony_collapse_disorder.html#ixzz3Cg7lrSdL
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truth and balance always

[william r sanford72]

some traditions..are meant to bee broken.:bump:

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truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

Documentary about Three Dutch Bee keepers who try to prevent the honeybees from becoming extinct..3 different paths 1 collective goal..:cool:
Handful of bees
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truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

The Spice Isle..Documentary on beekeeping in Grenada.:cool:

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truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

lost the first part when posting. to the 3 part discussion after the grenada Doc.and felt the follow through was interesting.so here is the first one.

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William.

[giovonni]

Lactic acid bacterial symbionts in honeybees –
an unknown key to honey's antimicrobial and therapeutic activities
(http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1111/iwj.12345/)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUd9Su_voxU#t=82

[william r sanford72]

A tiny first aid kit for bees???...:dizzy:
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3035305/an-adorable-tiny-first-aid-kit-so-anyone-can-help-rescue-the-bees

truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

Recent Organic View Radio show with host Janet Stoyer..more on Neonicotinoids,Bee advocates Grahm white and Tom Theobald.interesting..:nod:

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truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

Hadza Foragers of northern Tanzania have a beneficial relationship with the Greater Honeyguide Bird...:cool:
http://phys.org/news/2014-09-hadza-foragers-hungry-honeyguides-honey.html
and some more on the this relationship...
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truth and balance

[william r sanford72]

Syngenta stands firm....and shows there true nature and core motives yet again..:rolleyes:
http://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i37/Syngenta-Stands-Firm-Neonicotinoids.html

truth and balance.

[betoobig]

Some Good news, at least in my área. The bee's population is slowly growing, not going down anymore. I am so happy.
I expect this same news rader sooner than later from the rest of the globe.
Love

[william r sanford72]

Sundays musical intermission..:smokin:..the Crusaders.:clap2:

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heart to hearts.
William.

[william r sanford72]

A Bee Myth.....

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truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

Bees and Art....:cool2:

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heart to hearts.

[william r sanford72]

Summer conflict doesn't effect Israels honey yield...
http://www.israel21c.org/headlines/summer-conflict-doesnt-affect-israels-honey-yield/

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truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

.Us.and such.current honey prices...September 15th.2014
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/fvmhoney.pdf

truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

The Italian honeybee....as I worked many types..from buckfast to carnelian..and Russian breeds.the Italian has always been a very adaptable and consistant honeybee.also just an all around pleasant bee to work around and with.they were always very patient with me...:o
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2014/09/16/how-italian-honeybees-in-maine-are-helping-to-sustain-our-food-supply

truth and balance.

[giovonni]

Thanks for keeping it Beezy here William ...

http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/bugs/bumblebee-smiley-emoticon.gif

Joe Sample - Hippies on a Corner

Playing for his hometown crowed in Carmel, California


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHLaSqNouZU

[william r sanford72]

fresh off the press.organic view.Beekeeper/advocate Tom Theobald talks with june stoyer...on the Obama task force and current progress on Neonicotinoids.Gmos..:nono:

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truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

Colias.....Computer scientist have created a low-cost autonomous micro-robot which in large numbers can replicate the behavior of Swarming Honeybees..
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140918111152.htm

truth and balance

[william r sanford72]

EPA...bought and paid for.long time a go....:heh:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/If-the-EPA-Won-t-Help-Stop-by-Kenneth-G-Eade-Bayer_Bees_Environment_Extinction-140918-806.html

truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

not much more needn said on this one.....

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truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

Guerilla BeeKeeping..an interesting lecture given by beekeeper/advocate Bill Walters in 2012

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truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

Sundays musical intermission.:cool:..and the first day of autum..is almost here.:yo:

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hearts to hearts.

[william r sanford72]

The song is in full swing.nature gettn sleepy.a bit subdued.the graden thrived.and the honeybee population rockn steady still.the wasp population was down/is down..along with a few native bees and such.the plants..flowers..insects..are full blast yet everyday the birds bee gathering more and more.and the cricket song not so full.will miss the music.winter is so still.....like going inward.
always gratefull for all of the blessings and gifts in this life.
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truth and balance.
always from the heart.
:amen:

[william r sanford72]

news from the east says..Pakistan produces prime Quality Honey.
http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=252944

truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

Obamas Try to save the bees...???...:noidea:..:rolleyes:
http://blogs.rollcall.com/white-house/honey-bees-butterflies-pollinators-obama-policy/

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truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

The Rose Hive method...:cool:

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[william r sanford72]

just incase....

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[william r sanford72]

Ontario Beekeepers Association..update on the class action lawsuit.

http://globalnews.ca/news/1572644/beekeepers-at-odds-over-class-action-lawsuit/

truth and balance.

[Joey]

This petition is targeted at banning chemicals in the US which are toxic for bees and are a causing them to die.
Already 2.822.926 people have signed the petition. Please help the bees by signing this petition!

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees_us_pet_loc/?aWNmTgb

[william r sanford72]

This petition is targeted at banning chemicals in the US which are toxic for bees and are a causing them to die.
Already 2.822.926 people have signed the petition. Please help the bees by signing this petition!

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees_us_pet_loc/?aWNmTgb

Thank You Joey.....
truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

EPA knew pesticides were Killing Honeybees in the 1970s...but Punished those who spoke out....
http://www.naturalnews.com/047026_neonicotinoid_pesticides_honeybees_EPA.html

truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

a bit long tho informative.and was the pdf file.and part of soure info.for the article above and felt it was relevant..:o
written up by Rosemary Mason..

truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

Inventors hive design tries to ease plight of the honeybee..:cool:
http://www.jsonline.com/business/inventors-hive-design-tries-to-ease-plight-of-the-honeybee-b99356998z1-277146591.html

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[william r sanford72]

......:biggrin1:

Last night as I was sleeping,

I dreamt – marvellous error! -

that I had a beehive

here inside my heart.

And the golden bees

were making white comb

and sweet honey

from my old failures.

——

Antonio Machado

(1875-1939)

truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

“The Sphinx, the Pyramids,

the stone temples are, all of them,

ultimately as flimsy as London Bridge;

our cities but tents set up in the cosmos.

We pass.

But what the bee knows,

the wisdom that sustains our passing life

- however much we deny or ignore it -

that for ever remains.”

P.L. Travers

truth and balance.

[william r sanford72]

a short story....:cool:for your reading pleasure.

The Bee-man of Orn......

In the ancient country of Orn, there lived an old man who was called the Bee-man, because his whole time was spent in the company of bees. He lived in a small hut, which was nothing more than an immense bee-hive, for these little creatures had built their honeycombs in every corner of the one room it contained, on the shelves, under the little table, all about the rough bench on which the old man sat, and even about the head-board and along the sides of his low bed.

All day the air of the room was thick with buzzing insects, but this did not interfere in any way with the old Bee-man, who walked in among them, ate his meals, and went to sleep, without the slightest fear of being stung. He had lived with the bees so long, they had become so accustomed to him, and his skin was so tough and hard, that the bees no more thought of stinging him than they would of stinging a tree or a stone.

A swarm of bees had made their hive in a pocket of his old leathern doublet; and when he put on this coat to take one of his long walks in the forest in search of wild bees’ nests, he was very glad to have this hive with him, for, if he did not find any wild honey, he would put his hand in his pocket and take out a piece of a comb for a luncheon. The bees in his pocket worked very industriously, and he was always certain of having something to eat with him wherever he went. He lived principally upon honey; and when he needed bread or meat, he carried some fine combs to a village not far away and bartered them for other food.

He was ugly, untidy, shrivelled, and brown. He was poor, and the bees seemed to be his only friends. But, for all that, he was happy and contented; he had all the honey he wanted, and his bees, whom he considered the best company in the world, were as friendly and sociable as they could be, and seemed to increase in number every day.




One day, there stopped at the hut of the Bee-man a Junior Sorcerer. This young person, who was a student of magic, necromancy, and the kindred arts, was much interested in the Bee-man, whom he had frequently noticed in his wanderings, and he considered him an admirable subject for study. He had got a great deal of useful practice by endeavoring to find out, by the various rules and laws of sorcery, exactly why the old Bee-man did not happen to be something that he was not, and why he was what he happened to be. He had studied a long time at this matter, and had found out something.




“Do you know,” he said, when the Bee-man came out of his hut, “that you have been transformed?”

“What do you mean by that?” said the other, much surprised.

“You have surely heard of animals and human beings who have been magically transformed into different kinds of creatures?”

“Yes, I have heard of these things,” said the Bee-man; “but what have I been transformed from?”

“That is more than I know,” said the Junior Sorcerer. “But one thing is certain–you ought to be changed back. If you will find out what you have been transformed from, I will see that you are made all right again. Nothing would please me better than to attend to such a case.”

And, having a great many things to study and investigate, the Junior Sorcerer went his way.




This information greatly disturbed the mind of the Bee-man. If he had been changed from something else, he ought to be that other thing, whatever it was. He ran after the young man, and overtook him.

“If you know, kind sir,” he said, “that I have been transformed, you surely are able to tell me what it is that I was.”

“No,” said the Junior Sorcerer, “my studies have not proceeded far enough for that. When I become a senior I can tell you all about it. But, in the meantime, it will be well for you to try to discover for yourself your original form, and when you have done that, I will get some of the learned masters of my art to restore you to it. It will be easy enough to do that, but you could not expect them to take the time and trouble to find out what it was.”

And, with these words, he hurried away, and was soon lost to view.






Greatly disquieted, the Bee-man retraced his steps, and went to his hut. Never before had he heard any thing which had so troubled him.

“I wonder what I was transformed from?” he thought, seating himself on his rough bench. “Could it have been a giant, or a powerful prince, or some gorgeous being whom the magicians or the fairies wished to punish? It may be that I was a dog or a horse, or perhaps a fiery dragon or a horrid snake. I hope it was not one of these. But, whatever it was, every one has certainly a right to his original form, and I am resolved to find out mine. I will start early to-morrow morning, and I am sorry now that I have not more pockets to my old doublet, so that I might carry more bees and more honey for my journey.”




He spent the rest of the day in making a hive of twigs and straw, and, having transferred to this a number of honey-combs and a colony of bees which had just swarmed, he rose before sunrise the next day, and having put on his leathern doublet, and having bound his new hive to his back, he set forth on his quest; the bees who were to accompany him buzzing around him like a cloud.






As the Bee-man passed through the little village the people greatly wondered at his queer appearance, with the hive upon his back. “The Bee-man is going on a long expedition this time,” they said; but no one imagined the strange business on which he was bent.

About noon he sat down under a tree, near a beautiful meadow covered with blossoms, and ate a little honey. Then he untied his hive and stretched himself out on the grass to rest. As he gazed upon his bees hovering about him, some going out to the blossoms in the sunshine, and some returning laden with the sweet pollen, he said to himself, “They know just what they have to do, and they do it; but alas for me! I know not what I may have to do. And yet, whatever it may be, I am determined to do it. In some way or other I will find out what was my original form, and then I will have myself changed back to it.”

And now the thought came to him that perhaps his original form might have been something very disagreeable, or even horrid.

“But it does not matter,” he said sturdily. “Whatever I was that shall I be again. It is not right for any one to retain a form which does not properly belong to him. I have no doubt I shall discover my original form in the same way that I find the trees in which the wild bees hive. When I first catch sight of a bee-tree I am drawn towards it, I know not how. Something says to me: ‘That is what you are looking for.’ In the same way I believe that I shall find my original form. When I see it, I shall be drawn towards it. Something will say to me: ‘That is it.'”



When the Bee-man was rested he started off again, and in about an hour he entered a fair domain. Around him were beautiful lawns, grand trees, and lovely gardens; while at a little distance stood the stately palace of the Lord of the Domain. Richly dressed people were walking about or sitting in the shade of the trees and arbors; splendidly caparisoned horses were waiting for their riders; and everywhere were seen signs of opulence and gayety.

“I think,” said the Bee-man to himself, “that I should like to stop here for a time. If it should happen that I was originally like any of these happy creatures it would please me much.” He untied his hive, and hid it behind some bushes, and taking off his old doublet, laid that beside it. It would not do to have his bees flying about him if he wished to go among the inhabitants of this fair domain.






For two days the Bee-man wandered about the palace and its grounds, avoiding notice as much as possible, but looking at every thing. He saw handsome men and lovely ladies; the finest horses, dogs, and cattle that were ever known; beautiful birds in cages, and fishes in crystal globes, and it seemed to him that the best of all living things were here collected. At the close of the second day, the Bee-man said to himself: “There is one being here toward whom I feel very much drawn, and that is the Lord of the Domain. I cannot feel certain that I was once like him, but it would be a very fine thing if it were so; and it seems impossible for me to be drawn toward any other being in the domain when I look upon him, so handsome, rich, and powerful. But I must observe him more closely, and feel more sure of the matter, before applying to the sorcerers to change me back into a lord of a fair domain.”




The next morning, the Bee-man saw the Lord of the Domain walking in his gardens. He slipped along the shady paths, and followed him so as to observe him closely, and find out if he were really drawn toward this noble and handsome being. The Lord of the Domain walked on for some time, not noticing that the Bee-man was behind him. But suddenly turning, he saw the little old man.

“What are you doing here, you vile beggar?” he cried; and he gave him a kick that sent him into some bushes that grew by the side of the path. The Bee-man scrambled to his feet, and ran as fast as he could to the place where he had hidden his hive and his old doublet.

“If I am certain of any thing,” he thought, “it is that I was never a person who would kick a poor old man. I will leave this place. I was transformed from nothing that I see here.”


He now travelled for a day or two longer, and then he came to a great black mountain, near the bottom of which was an opening like the mouth of a cave. This mountain he had heard was filled with caverns and under-ground passages, which were the abodes of dragons, evil spirits, horrid creatures of all kinds. “Ah me!” said the Bee-man with a sigh, “I suppose I ought to visit this place. If I am going to do this thing properly, I should look on all sides of the subject, and I may have been one of those horrid creatures myself.”




Thereupon he went to the mountain, and as he approached the opening of the passage which led into its inmost recesses he saw, sitting upon the ground, and leaning his back against a tree, a Languid Youth.

“Good-day,” said this individual when he saw the Bee-man. “Are you going inside?”

“Yes,” said the Bee-man, “that is what I intend to do.”

“Then,” said the Languid Youth, slowly rising to his feet, “I think I will go with you. I was told that if I went in there I should get my energies toned up, and they need it very much; but I did not feel equal to entering by myself, and I thought I would wait until some one came along. I am very glad to see you, and we will go in together.”

So the two went into the cave, and they had proceeded but a short distance when they met a very little creature, whom it was easy to recognize as a Very Imp. He was about two feet high, and resembled in color a freshly polished pair of boots. He was extremely lively and active, and came bounding toward them.

“What did you two people come here for?” he asked.

“I came,” said the Languid Youth, “to have my energies toned up.”

“You have come to the right place,” said the Very Imp. “We will tone you up. And what does that old Bee-man want?”

“He has been transformed from something, and wants to find out what it is. He thinks he may have been one of the things in here.”

“I should not wonder if that were so,” said the Very Imp, rolling his head on one side, and eying the Bee-man with a critical gaze.

“All right,” said the Very Imp; “he can go around, and pick out his previous existence. We have here all sorts of vile creepers, crawlers, hissers, and snorters. I suppose he thinks any thing will be better than a Bee-man.”

“It is not because I want to be better than I am,” said the Bee-man, “that I started out on this search. I have simply an honest desire to become what I originally was.”

“Oh! that is it, is it?” said the other. “There is an idiotic moon-calf here with a clam head, which must be just like what you used to be.”

“Nonsense,” said the Bee-man. “You have not the least idea what an honest purpose is. I shall go about, and see for myself.”

“Go ahead,” said the Very Imp, “and I will attend to this fellow who wants to be toned up.” So saying he joined the Languid Youth.

“Look here,” said that individual, regarding him with interest, “do you black and shine yourself every morning?”

“No,” said the other, “it is water-proof varnish. You want to be invigorated, don’t you? Well, I will tell you a splendid way to begin. You see that Bee-man has put down his hive and his coat with the bees in it. Just wait till he gets out of sight, and then catch a lot of those bees, and squeeze them flat. If you spread them on a sticky rag, and make a plaster, and put it on the small of your back, it will invigorate you like every thing, especially if some of the bees are not quite dead.”

“Yes,” said the Languid Youth, looking at him with his mild eyes, “but if I had energy enough to catch a bee I would be satisfied.

Suppose you catch a lot for me.”

“The subject is changed,” said the Very Imp. “We are now about to visit the spacious chamber of the King of the Snap-dragons.”

“That is a flower,” said the Languid Youth.

“You will find him a gay old blossom,” said the other. “When he has chased you round his room, and has blown sparks at you, and has snorted and howled, and cracked his tail, and snapped his jaws like a pair of anvils, your energies will be toned up higher than ever before in your life.”

“No doubt of it,” said the Languid Youth; “but I think I will begin with something a little milder.”

“Well then,” said other, “there is a flat-tailed Demon of the Gorge in here. He is generally asleep, and, if you say so, you can slip into the farthest corner of his cave, and I’ll solder his tail to the opposite wall. Then he will rage and roar, but he can’t get at you, for he doesn’t reach all the way across his cave; I have measured him. It will tone you up wonderfully to sit there and watch him.”





“Very likely,” said the Languid Youth; “but I would rather stay outside and let you go up in the corner. The performance in that way will be more interesting to me.”

“You are dreadfully hard to please,” said the Very Imp. “I have offered them to you loose, and I have offered them fastened to a wall, and now the best thing I can do is to give you a chance at one of them that can’t move at all. It is the Ghastly Griffin and is enchanted. He can’t stir so much as the tip of his whiskers for a thousand years. You can go to his cave and examine him just as if he were stuffed, and then you can sit on his back and think how it would be if you should live to be a thousand years old, and he should wake up while you are sitting there. It would be easy to imagine a lot of horrible things he would do to you when you look at his open mouth with its awful fangs, his dreadful claws, and his horrible wings all covered with spikes.”

“I think that might suit me,” said the Languid Youth. “I would much rather imagine the exercises of these monsters than to see them really going on.”

“Come on, then,” said the Very Imp, and he led the way to the cave of the Ghastly Griffin.



The Bee-man went by himself through a great part of the mountain, and looked into many of its gloomy caves and recesses, recoiling in horror from most of the dreadful monsters who met his eyes. While he was wandering about, an awful roar was heard resounding through the passages of the mountain, and soon there came flapping along an enormous dragon, with body black as night, and wings and tail of fiery red. In his great fore-claws he bore a little baby.





“Horrible!” exclaimed the Bee-man. “He is taking that little creature to his cave to devour it.” He saw the dragon enter a cave not far away, and following looked in. The dragon was crouched upon the ground with the little baby lying before him. It did not seem to be hurt, but was frightened and crying. The monster was looking upon it with delight, as if he intended to make a dainty meal of it as soon as his appetite should be a little stronger.

“It is too bad!” thought the Bee-man. “Somebody ought to do something.” And turning around, he ran away as fast as he could.




He ran through various passages until he came to the spot where he had left his bee-hive. Picking it up, he hurried back, carrying the hive in his two hands before him. When he reached the cave of the dragon, he looked in and saw the monster still crouched over the weeping child. Without a moment’s hesitation, the Bee-man rushed into the cave and threw his hive straight into the face of the dragon. The bees, enraged by the shock, rushed out in an angry crowd and immediately fell upon the head, mouth, eyes, and nose of the dragon.




The great monster, astounded by this sudden attack, and driven almost wild by the numberless stings of the bees, sprang back to the farthest portion of his cave, still followed by his relentless enemies, at whom he flapped wildly with his great wings and struck with his paws. While the dragon was thus engaged with the bees, the Bee-man rushed forward, and, seizing the child, he hurried away. He did not stop to pick up his doublet, but kept on until he reached the entrance of the caves. There he saw the Very Imp hopping along on one leg, and rubbing his back and shoulders with his hands, and stopped to inquire what was the matter, and what had become of the Languid Youth.




“He is no kind of a fellow,” said the Very Imp. “He disappointed me dreadfully. I took him up to the Ghastly Griffin, and told him the thing was enchanted, and that he might sit on its back and think about what it could do if it was awake; and when he came near it the wretched creature opened its eyes, and raised its head, and then you ought to have seen how mad that simpleton was. He made a dash at me and seized me by the ears; he kicked and beat me till I can scarcely move.”

“His energies must have been toned up a good deal,” said the Bee-man.

“Toned up! I should say so!” cried the other. “I raised a howl, and a Scissor-jawed Clipper came out of his hole, and got after him; but that lazy fool ran so fast that he could not be caught.”

The Bee-man now ran on and soon overtook the Languid Youth.

“You need not be in a hurry now,” said the latter, “for the rules of this institution don’t allow the creatures inside to come out of this opening, or to hang around it. If they did, they would frighten away visitors. They go in and out of holes in the upper part of the mountain.”

The two proceeded on their way.

“What are you going to do with that baby?” said the Languid Youth.

“I shall carry it along with me,” said the Bee-man, “as I go on with my search, and perhaps I may find its mother. If I do not, I shall give it to somebody in that little village yonder. Any thing would be better than leaving it to be devoured by that horrid dragon.”

“Let me carry it. I feel quite strong enough now to carry a baby.”

“Thank you,” said the Bee-man, “but I can take it myself. I like to carry something, and I have now neither my hive nor my doublet.”

“It is very well that you had to leave them behind,” said the Youth, “for the bees would have stung the baby.”

“My bees never sting babies,” said the other.

“They probably never had a chance,” remarked his companion.





They soon entered the village, and after walking a short distance the youth exclaimed: “Do you see that woman over there sitting at the door of her house? She has beautiful hair and she is tearing it all to pieces. She should not be allowed to do that.”

“No,” said the Bee-man. “Her friends should tie her hands.”

“Perhaps she is the mother of this child,” said the Youth, “and if you give it to her she will no longer think of tearing her hair.”

“But,” said the Bee-man, “you don’t really think this is her child?”

“Suppose you go over and see,” said the other.

The Bee-man hesitated a moment, and then he walked toward the woman.

Hearing him coming, she raised her head, and when she saw the child she rushed towards it, snatched it into her arms, and screaming with joy she covered it with kisses. Then with happy tears she begged to know the story of the rescue of her child, whom she never expected to see again; and she loaded the Bee-man with thanks and blessings. The friends and neighbors gathered around and there was great rejoicing.

The mother urged the Bee-man and the Youth to stay with her, and rest and refresh themselves, which they were glad to do as they were tired and hungry.

They remained at the cottage all night, and in the afternoon of the next day the Bee-man said to the Youth: “It may seem an odd thing to you, but never in all my life have I felt myself drawn towards any living being as I am drawn towards this baby. Therefore I believe that I have been transformed from a baby.”

“Good!” cried the Youth. “It is my opinion that you have hit the truth. And now would you like to be changed back to your original form?”

“Indeed I would!” said the Bee-man, “I have the strongest yearning to be what I originally was.”

The Youth, who had now lost every trace of languid feeling, took a great interest in the matter, and early the next morning started off to inform the Junior Sorcerer that the Bee-man had discovered what he had been transformed from, and desired to be changed back to it. The Junior Sorcerer and his learned Masters were filled with enthusiasm when they heard this report, and they at once set out for the mother’s cottage. And there by magic arts the Bee-man was changed back into a baby. The mother was so grateful for what the Bee-man had done for her that she agreed to take charge of this baby, and to bring it up as her own.

“It will be a grand thing for him,” said the Junior Sorcerer, “and I am glad that I studied his case. He will now have a fresh start in life, and will have a chance to become something better than a miserable old man living in a wretched hut with no friends or companions but buzzing bees.”

The Junior Sorcerer and his Masters then returned to their homes, happy in the success of their great performance; and the Youth went back to his home anxious to begin a life of activity and energy.



Years and years afterward, when the Junior Sorcerer had become a Senior and was very old indeed, he passed through the country of Orn, and noticed a small hut about which swarms of bees were flying. He approached it, and looking in at the door he saw an old man in a leathern doublet, sitting at a table, eating honey. By his magic art he knew this was the baby which had been transformed from the Bee-man.

“Upon my word!” exclaimed the Sorcerer, “He has grown into the same thing again!”

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From: The Project Gutenberg EBook of: “The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales” by Frank R. Stockton (1887)

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The rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), which has not been seen in the eastern United States in five years, has been found by a Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute research team at Sky Meadows State Park in Delaplane, Va. This formerly common bee has disappeared from 87 percent of its range in the Upper Midwest and Eastern Seaboard and is feared headed for extinction.
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