Archive for the 'Sustainability' Category



Stealthy Sting: The Movement of the Bees

Published on January 17, 2008

It was time. The day had come to move the two bee hives from our place in Christchurch to our place in Wainui.
We’d been talking about this for a few months, but had been putting it off for it was going to be a bit of a tricky endeavor to move two hives built […]


Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, What’s all the Buzz?

Published on January 16, 2008

Well, bees, of course. That’s what’s a buzzin.
Last week I witnessed my fourth swarm this season. I’d never even seen a swarm or a natural hive in my entire life and now I’ve seen four! I think the bees are trying to tell me something; they’re in my future.
I wrote about the […]


Swarm: Be Careful What You Wish For!

Published on October 31, 2007

I’ve been saying that New Zealand is a hub of magical energy; you no sooner put a thought out into the universe, than the wheels start turning and the thought manifests itself, often in ways one may not have expected.
Spring is a busy time for bees and for the beekeeper. Our bee […]


Mycelium Running

Published on May 19, 2007

I’ve been long overdue for putting up this post. We’ve been so busy, running, running, running around, much like these mycelium running all over our yard (nice review here).

You know it’s autumn when you look out the window at the sea of mushrooms sprouting up all over the yard. The […]


2007: This is our year!

Published on January 8, 2007

In the closing circle of the festival we just attended, the very last bit of information communicated to the group came from a very powerful shaman. He stepped forward into the circle and said the spirits had a few more words for us. It went something like this: “2007 is our […]