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You have no idea how terrible I feel about the following turn of events. I feel remorse. I feel guilt. I feel like I should buy the guy a new package of bees. At the same time, I don’t think I was wrong; I gave him solid, well-reasoned advice. Still, the entire incident is [...]
May 8th, 2012 | Tags: absconding, ants, package bees | Category: bee stories, honey bee behavior | 24 comments
Imagine my delight when a student from a local university, who at the moment just happens to be beekeeping in China, sends an e-mail just to say “Hi.” As I read her message I quickly segued from delight to jealousy! Here was a young woman, cavorting with beekeepers all over the world, and getting [...]
When I analyze my beekeeping time—the hours I actually spend in the apiary—I estimate fully 40% is spent looking for my hive tool. You probably believe that’s an exaggeration, but I think not. I start the day reminding myself not to lose the damn thing and I don’t—not for at least fifteen minutes. But [...]
I’m sure you’ve heard all kinds of horror stories about beekeepers and their neighbors–usually threats, warnings, or fears of some type. Well, here’s one I can’t get my mind around. It was relayed to me last summer, soon after our new neighbors began tending their garden: Wife to husband, as she pauses [...]
Saturday was a perfect day on the northwest coast. Rumor claims that all the elements come together only six days a year: warm enough to go coatless, clear enough to see the sky, dry enough you don’t dissolve. It was a perfect day to take apart my dead-outs and do some maintenance. Late December, [...]
Early Thursday morning I received an e-mail from Katheryn, a resident of Covina, California. She wrote to ask if I would be willing to look at some photos of insects that had moved into her backyard. She said that she was, “trying to identify the insects to build a case for protecting them.” That [...]
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