Category Archives: Beekeeping

Ireland’s Native Black Bees

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Ron Miksha

Good news: the indigenous black honey bee is making a come-back. The native honey bee was deemed extinct in some parts of Ireland, but in 2012, researchers found it in various pockets in Ireland and throughout the British Isles – … Continue reading →

Posted in Beekeeping, Genetics, Travels | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Turning it over

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Ron Miksha

This year’s blog didn’t describe my own beekeeping very much. I wrote a little about other beekeepers. And I wrote a lot on thoughts and ideas I’ve had with bees in mind. But not much on the wholesome good fun … Continue reading →

Posted in Beekeeping, Commercial Beekeeping | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Melting

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Ron Miksha

Are we melting? When I was a kid, I learned that the world was heading back to another ice age. The argument was reasonable enough. Evidence in charts, graphs, and photos showed that the 1970s were the tail-end of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Beekeeping, Climate, Science | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Jacques and the Bees

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Ron Miksha

Our friend Jacques died today. I hadn’t seen him in a few months – I had been recovering from back surgery gone seriously wrong and Jacques was in poor very health himself. So our repeated plans to meet up, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Beekeeping, Culture, or lack thereof, Friends, Outreach, People | Tagged | Leave a comment

Package Bee Express

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Ron Miksha

In my meagre effort to stay informed about bees, beekeeping, and beekeepers, I occasionally creep around the internet, stalking new ideas, and sometimes marveling at the bad beekeeping I find in cyberville. Here is an amazing statement from a hobby … Continue reading →

Posted in Beekeeping, Culture, or lack thereof, Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

February Bee Blues

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Ron Miksha

Got the mid-winter missin’ messin’ with them bees blues? Me too. So, here’s a link to a great video, Beekeepers of Kenya, that should help you survive this dismal season. The film shows beekeepers using western-style hives, keeping bees in … Continue reading →

Posted in Beekeeping, Climate, Honey | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Mexico

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Ron Miksha

To get through our frigid Canadian winter, we usually slip down to Mexico  for a few days. This year, we ended up in Acumel, north of the Belize border. When I was young, I knew a gentleman in Florida who … Continue reading →

Posted in Beekeeping, Hive Products | Tagged , | Leave a comment