Author Archives: viennajames
Spring Bee in the Air
Ah, the glory of spring! With my honeybees humming and temperatures balmy, life was just a bowl of cherries. Or at least one would think so. The fact is, in April, I was as neurotic as a first-time Mom! A … Continue reading
Let there Bee life.
I had waited over six months for these fragile winged, hairy legged, bug-eyed fur balls no bigger than the joint of a finger, to make their appearance into my life. Now, by strict order and reminder from Jimmy, WAM, my class … Continue reading
Bee Careful
WOW…I had bees! I gently placed the mini wooden crate filled with gold in the boot of my car. It was secured snuggly enough so that the box would not bounce around if I hit a bump or stopped abruptly, … Continue reading
They BEE Here!
It was at the 24th X on the calendar, two doors down from the big red circle that the call came. They weren’t coming. My bees weren’t coming was all that I heard, when in fact the message was that … Continue reading
I Bee Waitin
I never missed a class. No matter what the weather conditions or how appalled I was to drive. I lapped up information like a puppy drinking from a puddle. I ignored the fact that I appeared to be the only … Continue reading
Newbee School
With all of the bee paraphernalia safely ensconced in the lower level of my house, the next assignment was to contact my local Beekeepers Association. I found them warm and welcoming. They encouraged me to enroll in their basic beekeeping … Continue reading
Home Beeeet Home
To bee or not to bee was no longer the question. And as easily as I came to the conclusion that honey bees and I were a match, I also felt an affinity for top-bar hiving. If a Langstroth hive can … Continue reading
The Libeeeee-rary…A True Story
Everyone loves the library right? The library is the bees knees! It is open access to everything that has ever been written. Fiction, nonfiction, science fiction, and any other iction that you can dream up. There is no monetary requirement … Continue reading
Beeeezzzyyyy Peazzy!
Ok, so they are cute as hell…the bees. I mean anyone who could look at all of those photos and not think they were adorable would probably kick a puppy too. But having cute bees flying around inside my house, seemed inappropriate, … Continue reading
The Idea of BBEEZZZ
Last August I fell in love with the idea of bees. I’ll admit that I had no concept of what that meant, but I will stand firmly behind my belief that it was not a yuppy whim. For whatever reason … Continue reading
For The Love of Words 