Tag Archives: habitat loss

Plight of the Bumblebees

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Ron Miksha

Forty years ago, near Florida’s Ocala National Forest, I took the photos seen in today’s blog. This is a bumblebee nest, accidentally uncovered and exposed on the forest floor, in the winter of 1974 in central Florida. You can see … Continue reading →

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Wild bees again

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Ron Miksha

A few days ago, I wrote a snarky blog entry about one researcher’s efforts to alert us to a hazard of urban beekeeping. It is Dr Cartar’s contention that keeping bees in an urban environment robs wild native bees of … Continue reading →

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