Category Archives: Strange, Odd Stuff

Russian plane attacked by bees

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Ron Miksha

The newspaper call it an attack. But we know better. The story being carried around the world yesterday is that a group of honey bees decided to attack a passenger plane (an Airbus-319, no less… that’s just a small step … Continue reading →

Posted in Strange, Odd Stuff, Swarms | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

The Ultimate Bee Beard

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Ron Miksha

   Perhaps “National Cover Yourself in Bees Day” is underway in China. This 55-year-old beekeeper (seen smoking, center of the pictures) from Shandong Province was assisted in growing the ultimate bee beard by a team wearing army camouflage fatigues. His … Continue reading →

Posted in Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Elementary Beekeeping

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Ron Miksha

Today is the world’s most famous detective’s birthday. No, not James Bond. Sherlock Holmes, if he ever lived at all, would have been well over 150 years old today. Or, at least, his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, History, People, Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged , | Leave a comment

A Swarm of Biblical Proportions

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Ron Miksha

The headline reads: Swarm of bees that turned sky over British town black was like “something out of the bible” Biblical. That’s the way frightened victims in the English town of Farnham reportedly reacted when their daily ritual of buying … Continue reading →

Posted in Strange, Odd Stuff, Swarms | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Mother’s Day at the Hive

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Ron Miksha

Biologists have been debating the role that mixed genetic heritage plays in your beehive. As children, we learned that there are three castes of honey bees – queen, workers, and drones. [That’s wrong – it’s two castes (queen/worker) and two … Continue reading →

Posted in Bee Biology, Queens, Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged , | Leave a comment

A 60-year-old Image Problem

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Ron Miksha

After 60 years, the good people of Tisdale, Saskatchewan, are thinking of changing their slogan from “Land of Rape and Honey” to . . . something else. Well, it’s about time. Every town and village should reconsider logos, symbols, signs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged , | Leave a comment

“The bees are coming!” said the hotel.

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Ron Miksha

If you have been a beekeeper for a long time, you will remember the days when you had to hide your nasty habits (and your nasty bees) from the public. Bees were once very uncool. The Africanized bees terrorized America. … Continue reading →

Posted in Beekeeping, Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Honey on tap?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Ron Miksha

In the past, I’ve written rather cynically about the various kickstarter projects aimed at people who care about bees. Entrepreneurs have been sucking up cash to “Save the Bees” and to sponsor new beehive designs for quite a few years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Strange, Odd Stuff, Tools and Gadgets | Tagged , | 1 Comment

15 Amazing Incredible Uses for Honey!

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Ron Miksha

I came across a list. It’s one of those “7 Amazing Habits of the World’s Most Successful Dogs” sort of lists. But this one is about honey and the title wasn’t written as run-of-the-mill click bait (such as today’s headline … Continue reading →

Posted in Comb Honey, Honey, Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged | Leave a comment

Beehives vs Drunken Elephants

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Ron Miksha

Drunken elephants have been a problem for as long as I can remember. Elephants are known to booze-up, get rowdy, and attack farmers – sometimes even entire villages. A herd of elephants got drunk on rice beer in Assam, India, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bee Yards, Ecology, Hives and Combs, Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment