Tag Archives: trees

Look up during lockdown

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Paul

This picture shows how we tend to think of hives – among flowers, because we humans tend to notice flowers at our level, and some colours ‘pop’ more to our eyes. However, if you look up in Spring you can … Continue reading →

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Bees and beekeeping in Borneo

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Paul

Recently I met with Made Setiawan, a medical anthropologist and ethnographer who lives in Oxford. He works for the Indonesian Katingan Project on a reforestation operation in Borneo, working in an area where the native forest has been largely razed … Continue reading →

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Zombie flies and why we are lucky to live in the UK

Posted on September 5, 2012 by itsonlyausername

A friend in Washington State, USA sent me a link to an article relating to zombie flies. Actually the flies are decapitating flies because that is apparently what they do to honeybees. However we are seeing an unprecedented rise in invasive … Continue reading →

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