Category Archives: Friends
Podcast: Chilean Beekeeping with Francisco Rey
Francisco Rey, left, with Ron Miksha. This photo, from 2012, was taken at one of my apiaries in Alberta, Canada, while Francisco was visiting here. Today’s podcast episode – Chile for Avocado Pollination, Queen Production, and Adventure – talks about … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Commercial Beekeeping, Friends, Honey, Honey Plants, Podcasts, Pollination, Queens, Travels
Tagged Avocados, beekeeping, bees, Chile, honey, pollinators, Queen production
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Podcast: Chief Crowchild and the Bees
Season 2 Episode 1: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – Chief Crowchild and the Bees Chief Lee Crowchild of Tsuut’ina Nation is a member of a family designated as the Keepers of the Bees. He tells us of childhood summers … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Culture, or lack thereof, Friends, Outreach, People, Podcasts
Tagged Alberta, Chief Crowchid, honey bees, Tsuut'ina
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Podcast: Dogs that smell bees
Season 1 Episode 8: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – Dogs That Smell Bees We talk to Rose-Anne Bouffard, a bee enthusiast who trains dogs to find and rescue wayward bumblebee nests and to locate colonies with American Foulbrood (AFB). … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Biology, Beekeeping, Commercial Beekeeping, Diseases and Pests, Friends, Podcasts
Tagged beekeeping, bees, honey bees
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Podcast: A Beekeeper’s Journey – Cameroon to Calgary
Season 1 Episode 7: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – Cameroon to Canada – Patrick’s Bee Journey In this episode of About Bees, we are joined by Patrick Tefouet Tonlio, who was an agriculture community organizer and teacher in the … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Commercial Beekeeping, Ecology, Friends, History, Hives and Combs, Honey Plants, Podcasts
Tagged beekeeping, bees, Cameroon, hive equipment, honey, honey bees, honeybees
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Podcasting about bees
I considered launching a podcast several times over the past few years. However, I had been a guest on half a dozen shows, so I recognized the enormous amount of effort and time that hosting a podcast entails. It’s a … Continue reading
Bees and frequencies
Hi, Everyone! Chief Lee Crowchild and I have been asked to present at the Calgary Science Centre for an upcoming Indigenous Science Night. Attendance will be up to about 1700 people and the event is just a few weeks away, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Friends, Native Bees, Science
Tagged Bee science, bees, Calgary, Native Bees, nature, pollinators, Science Centre, Tsuut'ina
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Kim Flottum: a life among the bees
Mid-70s is too young to pass over to the other side. But that was the fate for Kim Flottum, 76, who passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023, after a short battle with cancer. The bright and adventurous bee master, editor, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Friends, History, People, Podcasts
Tagged beekeeping, bees, honey bees, honeybees, Kim Flottum
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Not the only bees in town
Although my life has centred on honey bees, I realize that they are not the only bee species in town. Here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, we have about 200 species of bees – from giant bumble bees to rather petite … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Ecology, Friends, Native Bees, Outreach
Tagged Alberta, bumblebees, Calgary
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Frosted Honey
My cousin, who lives in Europe, sent me the photograph above. She was wondering what had gone wrong with her honey – and how she could fix it. First, I have to wonder if this is something ‘wrong’. Honey with … Continue reading
Covid: Saturday at the Hive
Our local bee club (Calgary & District Beekeepers Association) coordinates a nice summertime event, Saturday at the Hive. Experienced beekeepers offer to show their colonies to newer beekeepers. The guest list is limited and cleared through the bee club, but … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Yards, Friends, Outreach
Tagged Calgary Bee Club, Covid-19, Saturday at the Hive
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Bad Beekeeping Blog 