Rosslyn Redux

Tag: Honey Bees

  • Papaver Bee-ing

    Papaver Bee-ing

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    Geo Davis
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    Whether hummingbirds or butterflies or honey bees or bats or scores of other pollinators accidentally doing the work of fertilizing flowers from generation to generation, the appetite for nectar powers progeny. A sweet song of perpetuity. A dulcet dance engendering poppies aplenty. Papaver Bee-ing, Haiku By coincidencea poppy pollinator,the bee nectaring. I wonder, in our…

  • High on Nectar

    High on Nectar

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    Geo Davis
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    I recently learned that autumn isn’t the best of times for drone honeybees, but there’s still time for the rest of us to get high on nectar. And since the humble haiku is nearly nectar in the poppy fields of poetry, I’ll defer today to an industrious honeybee high on nectar of a windblown poppy…

  • Beekeeper Rendezvous 1924

    Beekeeper Rendezvous 1924

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    Geo Davis
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    Almost 100 years ago Rosslyn (a.k.a. Hyde Gate Farm) hosted a beekeeper rendezvous. Or, to be more precise Professor Wilson, from Cornell’s Dept. of Agriculture, and Mr. Rae, New York State’s “chief inspector” (of apiaries?), hosted a gathering of beekeepers at Rosslyn. Now & Then Although any Rosslyn artifact piques my interest, this news clip…

  • 1882 Harper’s Weekly: Children’s Excursion to Lake Champlain

    1882 Harper’s Weekly: Children’s Excursion to Lake Champlain

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    Geo Davis
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    When I stumble upon artifacts specific to Rosslyn or Essex or Lake Champlain or the Adirondacks I’m usually unable to resist collecting and showcasing them for others to enjoy. Often I can explain precisely why the artifact is of interest, but other times I’m unable to explain clearly, succinctly the appeal. Today’s discovery is fated…