Did you know St. Valentine is considered the patron of beekeeping? In Bulgaria it’s St. Kharlampii, who was a renowned healer who used honey and beeswax extensively in his practice. In Ireland, St. Gobnait, also known outside of Ireland as St. Abigail and St. Deborah, is the patroness of beekeeping. Deborah, as I love to […]
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I always enjoy playing in the Scattered Life Collective’s peek-into-my-week. But some weeks feel like it’s almost essential – that I NEED this time of reflection to help put things in order and understand more clearly what’s been going on. This is one of those weeks. For those of us highly sensitive people who feel […]
Continue reading »According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the origin of honeymoon is: “1540s, hony moone, but probably much older, ‘indefinite period of tenderness and pleasure experienced by a newly wed couple,’ from honey (n.) in reference to the new marriage’s sweetness, and moon (n.) in reference to how long it would probably last, or from the […]
Continue reading »This week brought a bit of positive news for the bees, at least those in Europe. The European Union passed a continent-wide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides which have been shown to play a part in the massive world-wide bee die off. While this is certainly a good thing, there can be no unbridled celebration. The […]
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