Bees die a noble death
Moments after a honey bee stings, she flies away and dies. Photo by Kalthy Keatley Garvey, via the Sacramento Bee Of all the critters in my household, the honey bees get the gold star for handling...
View ArticlePollinators threatened by ecological changes, and my little brother
Unlike most people, my brother Tim walks into dangerous trees. (hive in top left corner) It’s not everyday you come across a wild hive. So I kind of understand why my brother Tim decided to investigate...
View ArticleThe perpetual quest for discovery
Dungeon Master Myles Knowing what our longstanding family plans were for Sunday afternoon, I set out in the morning for a run because I needed to get a head full of endorphins to survive the upcoming...
View ArticleHoneybees are Hollywood heroes
Jack gently places a honeybee hive into a sleeping giant’s helmet, then, alongside the princess and her guard, watches what happens. Warner Bros 2013 photo via www.facebook.com/jackthegiantslayer Thank...
View ArticleConversations I never thought I’d have
Tax prep is more miserable than carpentry schematics and sixth grade homework I was trying hard to read a schematic on the internet showing how to make a mitered edge so I could finish this damn candy...
View ArticlePut your clothes on
Dress appropriately when handling bees You know when you streak across the kitchen to just turn on the kettle before jumping in the shower, hoping your neighbor won’t simultaneously be looking out his...
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