President’s message (May 2019)
I am sure that Carolyn is smug in her Kia as she glides by the gas pumps and Don is shuddering every time he pulls into the station with his …
President’s message (April 2019)
I know. How you can you miss me if I won’t go away! Plans of moving house have been shelved and all the boxes of life’s souvenirs have been thinned …
President’s message (March 2019)
The winter snows that cancelled our February meeting seem like a long time ago and yet the outside temperature and the small clumps of remaining white stuff remind me that …
President’s message (February 2019)
Wanted: New Home That Will Accommodate Bees. After 30 years, of which we spent 28 of them waiting for the kids to move out, we now want to find a …
President’s message (December 2018)
Have you gotten caught up in the debate about Baby It’s Cold Outside? Well it’s Not! It’s the middle of December and we are still experiencing frost free days and …
President’s message (November 2018)
Stephen Fry put out another book this year entitled Mythos, the Greek Myths Retold. It’s where I learned that our little honeybee has a place in Greek mythology as a nymph. …
President’s message (October 2018)
When I first got involved with bees I had heard of Carniolans but I had a hard time pronouncing the word and I had no idea where they came from. …
President’s message (September 2018)
They said someday you’ll findAll who love are blindWhen your heart’s on fireYou must realizeSmoke gets in your eyes Smoke gets in your eyes, Jerry Garcia (1995) Whether you like …
President’s message (August 2018)
It’s the BC Day long-weekend and those who have their hives sitting in nectar sources are busy pulling frames of honey and wiping the stickiness off of door handles, counters, and cupboards. …
President’s message (July 2018)
I thought I would go and watch the fireworks at Victoria’s inner harbour on July 1st, but after doing my little hop-dance and not getting any warmer, I headed for home. …