To Believe Or Not To Believe
My Failed Attempt at Citizen Science James Masucci I have been a scientist my entire adult life. Even though I’ve retired, I still think…
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AHH! TO HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT
By: James Masucci The problem with being a sideliner is that you are “in between”. Too small for all the cool things that the…
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When Life Throws You Curves
By: James Masucci How many times have you heard the saying, “If you’re not going to do it right, don’t do it at all?”…
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Winnipeg in Winter
A Review of the Manitoba Beekeeper’s Association Annual Conference By: James Masucci Why would any sane person leave their home on a rare, 70…
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The Nuc House Review
By: James Masucci In January, I wrote about two things I tried to help my bees overwinter (“Ready for Winter – Maybe” January Bee…
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Ready for Winter
Maybe? By: James Masucci I’ve been a scientist my entire adult life, which means I always experiment. The question that interests me the most…
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A Conversation on Pesticides
with Dan Schmehl – Pollinator Ecotoxicologist By: James Masucci One of the best things to come out of Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto was that…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 8 – What Have I Learned? By: James Masucci It’s been a year and a half since I retired from my day job…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 7 – The Financial Side By: James Masucci I had thought that by this time I would be summarizing my building experience and…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 6 – Getting Ready to Build By: James Masucci I’m writing about my honey house in three phases. In my last article, I…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 4 – A Shout Out to my Friends By: James Masucci When I made my decision to focus on bees, I had several…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 3 – Where Do I Put It? By: James Masucci This February, I had the opportunity to tour the almond pollination with John…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 2 – What’s in a Queen? By: James Masucci “Men are from Venus, women are from Mars.” Or is it the other way…
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Bee Driven Mid-Life Crisis
Part 1 By: James Masucci How did a boy who would rather fall off a ladder than get stung by a bee grow up…
Read MoreBee Driven Mid-Life Crisis, Part 6 Getting Ready to Build
James Masucci I’m writing about my honey house in three phases. In my last article, I bought land for my honey house. In this…
Read MoreBee Driven Mid-Life Crisis, Part 4 A Shout Out To My Friends
James Masucci When I made my decision to focus on bees, I had several concerns. How big do I want my business to be?…
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