Category Archives: Strange, Odd Stuff
Canada Goes Legal (Wait ’til you taste the honey!)
Yesterday, October 17, 2018, Canada legalized possession and consumption of weed, pot, grass, cannabis, marijuana, or as my father called it, Mary-Ja-Wanna. Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of the motion proposed by the justice minister a year ago. It took … Continue reading
Posted in Honey, Honey Plants, Strange, Odd Stuff
Tagged Canada, cannabis, marijuana, nectar
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Surviving on Bees and Berries
A 40-year-old Ohio man was lost for six days and nights in the Pacific Northwest. Rescuers found him in reasonably good shape. His family says that he was always interested in nutrition so they weren’t surprised that he survived by … Continue reading
Lighten up – it’s mid-week
It’s Wednesday. We’re halfway through a July work week. For those of you putting in hours while the rest of the world is at the cabin, this is for you. I blundered across a cigarette commercial (please don’t smoke) from … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Honey, Humour, Outreach, Strange, Odd Stuff
Tagged advertising, Honey Nut Cheerios, honey products
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Should you feed a tired bee?
Feeding bumblebees that are resting in a garden has become a thing. I’ve seen some twitter tweets with concerned citizens gallantly virtue signalling their good deed – giving a bee a drink of sugar water. Here’s a sample: You can … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Save the Bees, Strange, Odd Stuff
Tagged bumblebee, Carniolan honey bees, feeding bees
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Fish Cooked in Beeswax
Why not? I’d love this!
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Hive Products, Strange, Odd Stuff
Tagged beeswax, fish
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What if my pet gets stung?
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
Palates of Bees?
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
Kicked out of a farmers market
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 farmers markets, marketing honey, Ontario
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The Fragile Earth Egg
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
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Humour, Strange, Odd Stuff
Tagged Alberta, Calgary, Easter, winter
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Crazy Russian Hacker lost all his bees!
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
