Tag Archives: bee extinction

The Synthetic Apiary Revisited

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Ron Miksha

I posted this piece a couple of years ago, but it’s timeless. I was reminded of this blog post when my WordPress splash alarm went off – someone was linking to this page on their own blog. That’s OK, of … Continue reading →

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How Well Do You Know Your Bees?

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Ron Miksha

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 →

Posted in Bee Biology, Save the Bees, Strange, Odd Stuff | Tagged , | 3 Comments

It Doesn’t Take an Einstein

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Ron Miksha

You’ve seen the memes. Albert Einstein is pictured with a caption that says “if honey bees disappear from earth, humans would be dead within 4 years!”  I got tired of seeing this repeated and decided to dig deeper than  the … Continue reading →

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Buzz the Bee is on Vacation

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Ron Miksha

General Mills is sending Buzz the Bee, their cheerful Honey Nut Cheerios spokesbug, on vacation. Or into hiding. In a campaign bound to raise awareness for the world’s suffering bees, and maybe to inadvertently sell more Cheerios, packages of the … Continue reading →

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