Tag Archives: Apis mellifera mellifera

Spelling Bees with Uncommon Names

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Ron Miksha

I’m not a grammarian, I don’t have the most hugest vocabulary, and I have been known to produce some pretty bad spells of whetther – but even I appreciate the right word, used and spelt correctly. Without rules, confusion reigns … Continue reading →

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Bees Prey at Church

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Ron Miksha

In one of the most clever news headlines I have ever seen, editor Darcy Cheek of Ontario’s Recorder.ca writes: Honey bees go to Lyn church to prey. Any editor/reporter who can come up with a lede-line like that deserves mention. … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Native Black Bees

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Ron Miksha

Good news: the indigenous black honey bee is making a come-back. The native honey bee was deemed extinct in some parts of Ireland, but in 2012, researchers found it in various pockets in Ireland and throughout the British Isles – … Continue reading →

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