Honeybees – Apis Mellifera — are amazing creatures!
It’s no wonder writers and poets through the centuries have been inspired by them.
Navy officers decapitated Edward Teach, the infamous English pirate, centuries ago. To walk in his footsteps, you don’t have to travel far.
Williamsburg Walking Tours owner/operator Trish and David Thomas were featured in the Virginia Gazette recently. Below is the text, and a very large ‘thank you’ to Wilford Kale for helping kick off a great new season!
This season, Williamsburg Walking Tours will periodically investigate the meaning and origin of the flowers that can be found in the gardens of Colonial Williamsburg and along the rivers and waterways of Tidewater, Virginia.
When Europeans first began settling North America, they brought with them dogs, cats, and other standard domestic farm animals that were a necessary part of
At the corner of Nassau and Francis Streets stand these stately sycamore trees. In my opinion they are at their most beautiful in winter, when their bare branches and “knuckles” stand out against the brilliant blue sky. People on my tours often ask, “What’s wrong with those weird trees?” I love this question because it gives me a chance to talk about an ancient and ingenious technique called pollarding.
