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Tom Theobald Ed Colby The person who inspired me to start writing about bees 20 years ago was legendary Boulder, Colorado beekeeper Tom Theobald….
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Sleeping Giant Ed Colby It’s early September as I write, and full-speed ahead and damn the torpedoes at Paul’s honey house. Paul casually mentioned…
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No Accounting For Taste Ed Colby I thought I’d been bee-stung about everywhere a man can get stung. Then one sweltering day this Summer…
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Dog Days Ed Colby It’s early July as I write, and hot enough to make a beekeeper cry for mercy. Our western Colorado highs…
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Aristotle And Bees Ed Colby My bee-hauling rig is a 1983 converted E350 Ford van. A former owner cut out the middle of this…
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My ski patrol boss Art said, “So your talk tonight is on the history of bees?” “It’s on pesticides and bees,” I said. “That…
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Ed Colby Why don’t you just send all your bees to California for the almonds,” Marilyn wondered. “Then you’d have the Winter off.” Maybe…
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Keeping Her Happy By: Ed Colby Ski patrolling on Aspen Mountain remains a dream job, especially for someone half my age. I’m not the…
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A Big Dilemma By: Ed Colby Cats are a dime a dozen, until you need one. Mice rule the barn where I store my…
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An Amish Snowboarder By: Ed Colby My gal Marilyn is such a schemer. I told her, “The Medina County beekeepers want to fly me…
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