President’s message (September 2021)
Happy New Year – at least the beginning of September always feels like a new year. The air is cool, the bees are home from their summer camps in fields …
President’s message (August 2021)
The wind was not that strong, or at least it didn’t seem like it since we were tucked into the valley framing the Koksilah River. The crack of wood and the …
President’s message (July 2021)
Oscar Wilde said: When life gives you lemons; make lemonade? I know its intent but I also know my own immediate reaction is: when life gives you lemons; rejoice you have …
President’s message (June 2021)
The swelling has gone down and my youthful glow has subsided to the usual crags and crinkles that are largely hidden by my COVID mask. Who knew one wayward bee in …
President’s message (May 2021)
In April, a group of people came out of a cave in France after spending 40 days in isolation. Their time away from the headlines and news stories probably did …
President’s message (April 2021)
Driving back from Cobble Hill, I had a New Zealand queen quietly sitting in my shirt pocket; a couple of worker bees along for the ride. This queen was marked …
President’s message (March 2021)
It’s the end of another year in the life of bees and this week, as packages of bees begin to show up, the cycle begins anew. Equipment has to be …
President’s message (February 2021)
I am feeling housebound. I feel like I need to drive to the outyards near China Beach and make sure they are still there. Y’know, just in case bears have knocked all …
President’s message (January 2021)
Christmas Day and Boxing Day were highlighted by Zoom calls with the extended family. New Years Eve reached midnight with friends on a Zoom call and my meetings with other board …
President’s message (November 2020)
I have started this update several times and each time found that I had to wait. I had to wait for another U.S. state report on the votes counted. It seemed …