One of my earliest childhood memories was my mother warning me and my sister about my grandfather who was taking a nap in the living room. We should walk cautiously around the house and avoid making any noise that would wake up the old patriarch. With the floor made of wooden boards that creaked often, [...]
Continue reading...The wee honey bee: a minor annoyance to most, a phobia for some, and an integral part of our food chain to those in the know. Without these pollinators, we would also be without almonds, broccoli, watermelon, peppers, cucumbers, squash, carrots, tomatoes, apples, strawberries…I could go on. So why the apiology lesson? Colony Collapse [...]
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Thursday, August 7, 2008