President’s message (May 2022)
It must have been a slow week for news. The phone rang. It was a reporter from CTV. He was doing a story on the devastating impact of mites on prairie apiaries and …
It must have been a slow week for news. The phone rang. It was a reporter from CTV. He was doing a story on the devastating impact of mites on prairie apiaries and …
The squalls have been sweeping through the neighbourhood, making me nervous for my fledgling hives. Forager bees barely have time to get out the door and explore the immediate surroundings …
There is something very calming as one opens and places a package of bees in its new home. Nothing is frantic, rushed or panicked about the process – at least you …
There is one advantage to having to quarantine for a few days. I can watch the Olympics without feeling like I should be exercising madly before I do. The bug is sweeping …
Princeton University is dropping the requirement to include Latin and Greek studies for students enrolled in the Classics. Apparently it’s not inclusive. I am not sure why. For the first time …
Our November gathering has always been a social one and even though things are slowly improving it is best that we do not meet in person. The second Thursday of …
There was a time when every pocket of every jacket I owned contained a tissue in some crumpled state. Now I find every pocket has a blue and white mask with …
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 …
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 …
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 …