News from last night's city council meeting:
http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/article_c23fddde-a9bb-11df-a52b-001cc4c002e0.html
Showing posts with label Winona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winona. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
It's Been a Long Time
The last week of weather has been terrible. Winona has been cold and rainy, not very good weather for inspecting bees. Finally today I was able to inspect some hives, more specifically, the 7 nucs set up a week and a half ago.
I am a bit concerned about these nucs. The cold and rainy spell came at the time when each of the queens should've gone on their mating flights. I saw no evidence of queens in any of the nucs. I will be setting up for another round of grafting tomorrow and hope for better mating weather.
I am a bit concerned about these nucs. The cold and rainy spell came at the time when each of the queens should've gone on their mating flights. I saw no evidence of queens in any of the nucs. I will be setting up for another round of grafting tomorrow and hope for better mating weather.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
"Canaries... " Featured at Winona 360
Canaries in a Coal Mine now has an RSS feed into Winona 360. We are one of the featured blogs at the site this week. Thanks, Winona 360 for the support and feed.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Mackenzie in the Garden With Bees
As I failed to mention, Monta finished her mosaic, Mackenzie in the Garden With Bees. (Try singing this title to the tune of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds".) I am quite taken by this work of art. It so captures Mackenzie's " live-and-let-live" attitude toward our bees, besides being so beautiful. Monta told me a photo of this mosaic was used in some Winona tourism materials this month.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
An E-mail to Kwik Trip
It's been an unseasonably warm day today and my bees have out. It seems they have created some inconvenience at a local convenience store down the block. This store has resorted to setting out traps that now are filled with dozens of drowned bees. I have just sent this message to the Kwik Trip Corporation.
As you surely know, honeybees are beneficial insects that not only produce honey but also pollinate plants and vegetables that feed us and those animals we depend on for meat. As you might also know from various media stories, there are many environmental threats that have led to a drastic decline in the honeybee population. We all must be doing something to stop this decline and this is the reason I am writing to you. I went to a local Kwik Trip tonight on Broadway and Baker in Winona MN and discovered that insect traps had been set out near the waste baskets at this Kwik Trip. In these traps were dozens of honeybees (I am a beekeeper, I can distinguish honeybees from other species of insects). While I do appreciate the fact that Kwik Trip was using a technique that doesn't spread pesticides, I still am concerned about the killing of a truly beneficial insect that, when away from its hive, is very unlikely to sting anyone. Is it possible that we might discover some other way to make your customers and employees feel protected without killing these insects?
As you surely know, honeybees are beneficial insects that not only produce honey but also pollinate plants and vegetables that feed us and those animals we depend on for meat. As you might also know from various media stories, there are many environmental threats that have led to a drastic decline in the honeybee population. We all must be doing something to stop this decline and this is the reason I am writing to you. I went to a local Kwik Trip tonight on Broadway and Baker in Winona MN and discovered that insect traps had been set out near the waste baskets at this Kwik Trip. In these traps were dozens of honeybees (I am a beekeeper, I can distinguish honeybees from other species of insects). While I do appreciate the fact that Kwik Trip was using a technique that doesn't spread pesticides, I still am concerned about the killing of a truly beneficial insect that, when away from its hive, is very unlikely to sting anyone. Is it possible that we might discover some other way to make your customers and employees feel protected without killing these insects?
Saturday, June 21, 2008
I Thought the Bears Stayed Outside the Fence
It's Steamboat Days in Winona, Minnesota and so the carnival is back in town!
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