Category Archives: Culture, or lack thereof
Beekeep or Bee-keep?
The best beekeepers are not the best grammarians, but that’s OK. There might be an inverse relationship between bee skill and word skill. So we overlook ads that say “Bees’ For Sale” or an e-mail suggesting that “you should of … Continue reading
It Doesn’t Take an Einstein
You’ve seen the memes. Albert Einstein is pictured with a caption that says “if honey bees disappear from earth, humans would be dead within 4 years!” I got tired of seeing this repeated and decided to dig deeper than the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, People, Save the Bees
Tagged bee extinction, Einstein, Maurice Maeterlinck, Nobel Prize
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EpiPens: $250 in USA; $85 in Canada
Here’s something sure to stir controversy. The price of the life-saving EpiPen went from $50 US (in 2008) to somewhere between $250 and $400 US this month. That’s if you live in the USA. This morning, I was at the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Stings
Tagged anaphylactic shock, bee stings, EpiPen, Mylan
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Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Improves its Image
It’s about time. Tisdale, Saskatchewan has finally reformed its town sign and slogan. No longer will it be the Land of Rape & Honey. I thought that they’d go with the Land of Canola & Honey. But Opportunity knocked. The … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Strange, Odd Stuff
Tagged canola, Rape and Honey, Saskatchewan, Tisdale
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Good News: No Killer Bees at the Olympics
Whatever happened to the Killer Bees? Killer Bees – more accurately, hybrids of European and African honey bees – were supposed to destroy the world, or at least kill a lot of people trying. They started out in Brazil, not … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Culture, or lack thereof, Diseases and Pests, History, Humour, Killer Bees, Movies, Stings, Swarms
Tagged Africanized honey bees, Brazil, Killer Bees, Olympics, The Swarm
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Honey for a year-old’s Birthday?
Please folks, don’t feed honey to babies. Just like spinach and sandbox bugs, honey may (rarely) contain botulism spores. Today I heard about a huge celebrity bash in Washington, D.C., for a one-year-old’s birthday. It bugged me that the birthday … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Honey, Humour, Strange, Odd Stuff
Tagged botulism, honey, National Zoo, panda
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Whither the Sunflower?
It can feel a little creepy, sitting on a bench on the edge of a sunflower forest with your back to the sun. In that position, all the sunflowers are looking at you. If it’s morning. The marvel of the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Honey, Honey Plants, Science
Tagged Alberta, circadian rhythm, honey, sunflower
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Rooftop Bees
There’s a jolly fat man up on the roof. With a smoker and hive tool. Rooftop beekeeping seems modern, trendy, and new, but it’s been happening for generations. Ever since homes had rooftops. I’m surprised there isn’t a Rooftop Beekeepers … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Yards, Culture, or lack thereof, Humour, Outreach, Save the Bees
Tagged Bee Yards, Einstein, Laureen Harper, New York City, rooftop beekeeping
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Dead bee, in the middle of the ‘shield…
A few days ago, I had a road trip that took me two hours from my home in Calgary. Flying low at 130 kph, I expected to whack a lot of bees on the forehead of my van, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Yards, Beekeeping, Culture, or lack thereof, Humour, Strange, Odd Stuff
Tagged Alberta, dead bees, dead skunk, windshield bees
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The Greatest Show on Earth
My home town – Calgary, Alberta, Canada – hosts an annual 10-day cowpoke fest called the Calgary Stampede, aka, “The Greatest Show on Earth”. I’m not a cowboy, but I’ve been lucky enough to help friends with spring branding and … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Friends, Outreach
Tagged bee, Calgary Bee Club, Calgary Stampede
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