President’s message (May 2018)
April gave us a couple of days to think that winter was over and the nectar season just might be under way. The last few days of the month suggested otherwise …
President’s message (April 2018)
If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages Think of all the things we could discuss. If we could walk with the animals, talk with the animals, Grunt …
President’s message (March 2018)
I was all set to take down the Christmas tree this week and it snowed. Now what am I supposed to do? I guess I am like a lot of beekeepers …
President’s message (February 2018)
Sitting at the end of the drive way is a 4′ x 4′ trailer frame dripping in the February rains. Last summer the wooden box that shaped its most recent incarnation disintegrated …
President’s message (January 2018)
It’s the last week of December and I, as my daughter says, am home “chillin’ like a villain”. It’s time to reflect on what the year has taught me and …
President’s message (November 2017)
Roger the dog has gotten used to putting on his red plaid jacket before heading out of doors. That just means he does not chew on it when it is …
President’s message (October 2017)
I am counting down the days to a cruise along the St. Lawrence River to see the fall colours. I don’t tell you this to engender jealousy (well, perhaps I …
President’s message (September 2017)
As I rode my bicycle to work along the Galloping Goose trail the other morning, a flock of geese made their way across Gayley farms honking to each to other, …
President’s message (August 2017)
This week’s news told the story of a man who killed his wife on board a cruise ship on its way to Alaska. He muttered: “My life is over. She …
President’s message (July 2017)
The woman in front of me is wearing gumboots and the line-up for airport security is moving in its slow officious fashion. And I think: It’s a sunny July 1st …