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CBC’s 2022 Nonfiction: Advice to a new beekeeper

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Ron Miksha

“Do not keep bees. . . “Keep cattle, or chickens or dogs. Their emotions are recognizable, their ailments familiar. Their speech, though foreign, is in a language we understand.” Thus begins Susan Cormier’s seasoned advice to beekeeping wanna-bees. There are sufficient … Continue reading →

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Beekeep or Bee-keep?

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Ron Miksha

The best beekeepers are not the best grammarians, but that’s OK. There might be an inverse relationship between bee skill and word skill. So we overlook ads that say “Bees’ For Sale” or an e-mail suggesting that  “you should of … Continue reading →

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Teaching the Bees to Speak

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Ron Miksha

“I keep the Welsh language alive through bees,” Welsh beekeeper Wil Griffiths told a Financial Times reporter. This could be a huge scientific break-through. Around the world, linguists have been alarmed with the rapid loss of many of the world’s … Continue reading →

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