Category Archives: Strange, Odd Stuff

What if my pet gets stung?

Posted on June 17, 2018 by

Calgary has a dry climate. After it rains, some of our bees celebrate by sucking cedar water from our deck. I’m not sure what the attraction is, but a few bees always sit on the wet deck and lap up … Continue reading →

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Palates of Bees?

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

At the risk of irredeemably exposing my intractable pedantic nature, I have to take five minutes to admonish a gaggle of news reporters for their flawed word choice. I just read a news item, published by the American network ABC, which … Continue reading →

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Kicked out of a farmers market

Posted on May 7, 2018 by

It can be hard to sell honey. Farmers markets help. Customers looking for good local produce can buy directly from farmers and beekeepers. So farmers markets are a win-win for sellers and buyers. But what if you are a beekeeper … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Honey, Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

The Fragile Earth Egg

Posted on April 7, 2018 by

I try to stay on topic. This is a bee blog.  But it’s hard to think about bees when our weather is so crummy. It has been extremely cold!  Winter is officially over, but only on the calendar. A few … Continue reading →

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Crazy Russian Hacker lost all his bees!

Posted on January 28, 2018 by

My son is a fan of a YouTube sensation who calls himself the “Crazy Russian Hacker.” Taras Kulakov came to America from the Ukraine as a child refugee. He’s 30 now. A few years ago, he began making fun videos … Continue reading →

Posted in Beekeeping, Diseases and Pests, Movies, Outreach, People, Save the Bees, Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Americans eat four cents of honey every day. Wow.

Posted on January 6, 2018 by

It’s January. Here in Canada, that’s usually the coldest time of the year. Time to eat some honey.  A healthy, quick energy treat that’s not too bad to feast upon. Especially good mixed with whiskey and lemon juice if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Honey, Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Wax Worms Biggly in the News

Posted on December 20, 2017 by

The folks who write my favourite business magazine, Economist, have a freebie on their website. They are giving away a 50-page book,  Ten Things We Learned in 2017. You’ll like the second story in their feature: “How plastic-eating caterpillars could … Continue reading →

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How Well Do You Know Your Bees?

Posted on September 11, 2017 by

How well do you know your bees?  Most of us have neighbours who think that every wasp, bat, and unicorn that appears in their backyard is one of our pesky honey bees. I guess it’s understandable that people of small … Continue reading →

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World’s Weirdest Beekeeping Family

Posted on September 2, 2017 by

You’ve probably known some weird beekeeping families – maybe you’re lucky enough to live in one. But someone out there is a member of the world’s creepiest beekeeping family. If you want to know more about the worst of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Killer Bees, Movies, Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Cats and Dogs, Living Together

Posted on August 21, 2017 by

There’s a scene in Ghost Busters where Bill Murray describes the doom awaiting the world when the captured ghosts are released: “…human sacrifice, cats and dogs living together…” It’s hard to image any fate worse for civilization, eh? Such fear … Continue reading →

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