Category Archives: Science

Bees, Climate Change, Catastrophe

Posted on September 17, 2026 by Ron Miksha

Usually, I’m the person asking the questions. I invite someone onto About Bees, Culture, and Curiosity, turn on the microphone, and start poking around. Sometimes we stay on topic. Sometimes we disappear down a rabbit hole and emerge forty minutes … Continue reading →

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Too Hot for Bees? Arizona Heat, Drought, and Rescuing Bees

Posted on August 14, 2026 by Ron Miksha

How hot is too hot for a honey bee? That question doesn’t mean much sitting here in Calgary on a mild (20°C) summer day. It becomes important to my niece, keeping bees in southern Arizona where the thermometer was pushing … Continue reading →

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Where Have All the Bugs Gone?

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Ron Miksha

A few weeks ago, I drove from Calgary to Banff and back again. It was a beautiful summer day. The mountains were spectacular, the wildflowers were in bloom, and the bumble bees were busy. When I returned home, however, something … Continue reading →

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The most important beekeeper you never hear of

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Ron Miksha

🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝 You probably know that Karl von Frisch figured out how honey bees use their waggle-dance to communicate. He won the Nobel Prize for that and for other studies of bee behaviour. I think it was well-deserved … Continue reading →

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Podcast: 2025 – Ten Bee News Stories

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Ron Miksha

A lot happened in 2025, so I’m ending the About Bees, Culture & Curiosity podcast year (Season 6 Episode 12) with stories from bee news that you might enjoy. Listen to this short (30 minute) collection of some of the science … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Bees by the Number

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Ron Miksha

Season 1 Episode 12:  About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – Bees by the Number Check out our latest podcast! In this episode, we manage to jump around the bee world by using the numbers 1, 2, 2-3, 26, 500, … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Bees’ Ears

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Ron Miksha

Our latest podcast rambles around the bees’ ears. Available everywhere you grab your podcasts. Enjoy. Season 1 Episode 4: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – The Bees’ Ears In this episode, we discover that insects, including bees, can hear. They … Continue reading →

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Bees and frequencies

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Ron Miksha

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 →

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World Apitherapy Day

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Ron Miksha

Today is World Apitherapy Day. And it’s my birthday.  Coincidence? Maybe not. Apitherapy, which means using bee stuff for health, can include eating pollen, propolis, wax, royal jelly, bee larvae, and honey – or rubbing them on your face. But for … Continue reading →

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EO Wilson, 92, has left the lab

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Ron Miksha

Edward Osborne Wilson: 1929-2021 Pictured above, E.O. Wilson in 2003. By Jim Harrison – PLoS, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4146822 The entire Earth was Ed Wilson’s lab. When his death was announced on Monday, I knew that I wanted to write … Continue reading →

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