Master Beekeeper

by | Sep 10, 2023 | Beekeeping, Pedagogy

I just completed the 18-month Master Beekeeper program at Cornell University. 4 courses (Honey Bee Evolution, Biology, and Behavior; The Science and Art of Beekeeping; Managing Pests and Diseases; The Rewards and Contributions of Beekeeping) and a 3-part exam series that included a tough written exam, field exam in the apiary and a research presentation.
My presentation was titled, “(Re)consider the Killer Bee: (Api)cultural Geographies of the Africanized Honey Bee.”

Trans-Switzerland Walks No. 1 & No. 2

by | Aug 7, 2023 | Linescapes, Switzerland, Walk(s)(ing)(er)

Trans-Switzerland Walks No. 1 & No. 2
August 2022 – June 2023
Swiss border in red.
No.1 – East to west walk along the Via Jacobi/Jakobsweg/Chemin de Saint Jacques which eventually is called the Camino de Santiago and arrives in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.

No. 2 – North to south walk along the Via Gottardo, a historical route that follows a 13th century mule track over the Gotthard Pass in the Swiss Alps, thus connecting Germany and Italy.