• Events
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Contact Info

Drew Monkman

  • Home
  • About
  • Sightings
  • Columns
  • Monthly Almanacs
  • Books
  • Climate Change in the Kawarthas
    • CLIMATE CHAOS & CO2 UPDATE
    • CLIMATE CHANGE COLUMNS
    • Peterborough Temperature Archive
    • Climate Change in the Kawarthas (PowerPoint)
  • Presentations & Walks
  • Resources

bees

Columns

Evolution stories from the backyard

Make a habit of asking why species look and behave the way they do   As much as we delight in nature’s beauty, there’s an equally wondrous dimension to every species that usually goes unappreciated: the evolution story behind what we’re looking at. From an organism’s appearance to the way Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 7 monthsSeptember 9, 2022 ago
Columns

Bees: Listening and Learning. World bee expert Mark Winston will share his “lessons from the bees”

The Beekeeper’s Lament “O bring me palanquin, All my companions have scattered”  Renée Sarojini Saklikar in “Listening to the Bees” Several years ago, a Letter to the Editor appeared in this paper that struck me as particularly poignant. It was from a former Trent University student, Rick Fisher. In the Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 5 yearsMay 3, 2018 ago
Sightings

Wild (feral) Honey Bee nest in cedar

I thought this might interest you. With the decline in Honey Bees it was a nice surprise to find an active hive of wild (feral) bees (July 20). Thomas J Northey, Little Britain, ON

By Drew Monkman, 7 yearsJuly 29, 2016 ago
Sightings

Honey Bees gathering bits of seed at feeder

On April 3 in our birdfeeder, something was buzzing. There must have been at least 100 Honey Bees on the seeds!  Nice weather brought them to it I guess. Sandy Reid N.B.  I did a bit of research to find out what’s happening here:  “”When honey bees begin to rear Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 8 yearsApril 8, 2015 ago
Columns

Native bees deserve more respect, protection – Part 1

One of the joys of tuning into nature is discovering the many amazing organisms that exist right under our nose and often go unnoticed until someone points them out. When it comes to flying under the radar, there are few better examples than Ontario’s native bees. Susan Chan, a pollination Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 9 yearsJuly 3, 2014 ago
Columns

Nature’s ally in farm fields – Hedgerows are home to bees, guard against erosion but are disappearing

Hedgerows   Living here in the beautiful Kawarthas, we take for granted the familiar charm of rural hedgerows and the trees, shrubs and wildflowers that grow along them. Hedgerows – or fencerows as many people call them – are a common feature of agricultural lands, especially in the southern part Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 10 yearsSeptember 19, 2013 ago
Columns

Colonies in Crisis (honey bee decline)

Click to view column

By Drew Monkman, 16 yearsMay 8, 2007 ago
March 2023
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  
« Feb    
Categories
  • A Changing Climate
  • CLIMATE CHANGE COLUMNS
  • Columns
  • FAQs
  • Sightings
  • Uncategorized
Archives
Follow me on Twitter
My Tweets
Hestia | Developed by ThemeIsle