Think of Winter Bees When Making Decisions
James Masucci How do you make bee keeping decisions? Is it “WWJHD” (What Would Jerry Hayes Do)? Or…“My friend does it this way, so…
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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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