A “Buzzing” Dilemma I recently found myself in a difficult situation. Since I am a beekeeper it is normal for me to need to lift boxes that weigh 60-100 pounds. Not a big deal whenever I am healthy. However, when you suffer a significant shoulder injury it necessitates a change in approach. A small colony can have 2 boxes making it weigh somewhere north of 100-150 pounds or … [Read more...] about The Strength of Wisdom
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Living With Vigilance
Easy To Fail If being a beekeeper has shown me anything, it is that failure comes very easily. It is not that honey bees possess less of an ability to survive than other creatures . . . that would not be true. I think anyone who undertakes any form of agricultural endeavor could probably tell you that there are at least 1,001 ways for living organisms to perish. In my case, … [Read more...] about Living With Vigilance
Focusing On The Proverbs
The Physical and The Spiritual One of the most devastating temptations faced by the early church was the dualistic tendency of Greek philosophy to see the physical world as inherently evil and the spiritual being deemed as good. This led to a variety of heresies in that initial period of church history where individuals would arise blasphemously denying the reality that … [Read more...] about Focusing On The Proverbs
Building According To The Proverbs
The Exhilaration of Building As a beekeeper, I have the privilege of working amidst the honey bees as I listen to the diligent hum of the yard. Each season accompanies unique tasks bringing variety to my work. Spring is peak queen-raising season being the premier time to expand into more colonies as the earth awakens. Summer’s warmth is spent trying to endure the heat while … [Read more...] about Building According To The Proverbs
