Tag Archives: Native Bees
Bees and frequencies
Hi, Everyone! Chief Lee Crowchild and I have been asked to present at the Calgary Science Centre for an upcoming Indigenous Science Night. Attendance will be up to about 1700 people and the event is just a few weeks away, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Friends, Native Bees, Science
Tagged Bee science, bees, Calgary, Native Bees, nature, pollinators, Science Centre, Tsuut'ina
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The Native and Non-Native Bee Debate
A few days ago, I sat down with the folks at Beekeeping Today Podcast to talk about how our non-native honey bees may affect native bees. Jeff Ott and Becky Masterman were informed, sympathetic interviewers. I had a great time … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Culture, or lack thereof, Ecology, Native Bees, Outreach, Personal, Podcasts, Save the Bees
Tagged Calgary, Native Bees, podcast, urban beekeeping
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World Bee Day 2021
World Bee Day, 2021: World Bee Day is on May 20 of each year. It’s not just about honey bees. Although the idea arose in Slovenia, a little country that’s really big on honey-bee keeping, it’s also a celebration of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, History, Native Bees, Outreach, People, Save the Bees
Tagged Anton Jansa, Native Bees, Slovenia, World Bee Day
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Resolutions
Most of my New Years’ days have passed without resolutions. This year, I resolved, would be different. Along with the typical (exercise more and eat less), the necessary (write more), the obvious (finish that grad degree), the impossible (learn Hungarian), … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Ecology, Native Bees, Personal, Save the Bees
Tagged Native Bees, University of Calgary
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. . . it’s like calling an old friend
I’m breaking my longest blogging hiatus since I began spewing my myopic insights on the internet, way back in the mid-90s. Several folks wrote, asking if I were still alive. I didn’t answer them. Then it occurred to me that … Continue reading
World Bee Day 2019
World Bee Day, May 20 of each year, is not just about honey bees. Although the idea arose in Slovenia, a little country that’s really big on honey-bee keeping, it’s also a celebration of all the world’s bees. About 20,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, History, Native Bees, Outreach, Save the Bees
Tagged Anton Jansa, dogwood, Native Bees, Slovenia, World Bee Day
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Bees on Ice
So much has happened in the weeks since my last post: I started an MSc (in bee ecology); my son and I pulled our honey crop; I presented a talk at the first-ever United Beekeepers of Alberta conference; I began … Continue reading
Bears and Bees: Not the story you’re expecting
I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. A few weeks ago, a family of pandas moved to our city. They are staying at the zoo. If you live anywhere within a thousand kilometres, drop by and meet the bears. If they … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Outreach, Pollination, Save the Bees
Tagged Calgary, Calgary Zoo, Native Bees, panda
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A Bee ID Expert
How well do you know bees? Not just honey bees, but all the other ones – masons, carpenters, diggers, sweat, cutters, bumblers, and the other many thousands of species. If you are like most of us, not so well. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Biology, Outreach, Save the Bees, Science
Tagged Andony Melathopoulos, Native Bees, podcast, Sam Droege
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95th Birthday for “The Man Who Made Killer Bees”
This week, we should celebrate Warwick Estevam Kerr, the man who made the killer bees. September 9th is his 95th birthday. Just like his bees, Kerr comes from hot, tropical Brazil. And just like his bees, Dr Kerr has been … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Biology, Beekeeping, Culture, or lack thereof, Genetics, People, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged Africanized honey bees, AHB, Brazil, Melipona, Native Bees, Warwick Kerr
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Bad Beekeeping Blog 