COMMENTS ON NEWS Fox reports: “MSNBC’s Jen Psaki turns church school shooting into attack on prayer, Trump’s DC crime crackdown” Psaki intoned the long-used rhetoric that “prayer is not enough.” She thinks (wrongly) that more legislation is needed. In my experience (50 years of watching politics), it is clear that legislation is not enough either. There have been at …
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GUEST POST from Don – BEES!
STINGING INSECTS This is the time of year when wasps, yellow jackets, bumble bees and hornets become pests. What to do about them? [NOTICE: Never spray wasp and hornet killer inside the house (the stuff that shoots a 20′ stream). It will ruin floors, walls, drapes and bedding. It also can cause life-threatening reactions in humans and pets.] …
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Wednesday Wonder – June 19, 2024 Edition
OK, Wednesday Wonder may not be a “thing” (yet?) but I was reading a wonderful article this morning that I HAD to share! I have not heard of this tradition before, nor have I heard of dogs being used in bee management. Plus I’m sure Don will be interested as well even though he probably …
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GUEST POST from Don – Honeybees Pt. II: Other Pollinators
HONEYBEES (Part 2) OTHER POLLINATORS… I have plenty about which to write, but I will take on an occasional request. When I mentioned that honeybees are not native to America, Owly said, “I’d love to see you write about other pollinators someday…” Well, here’s “someday,” before I forget (because my forgetter works better than it used to). Honeybees …
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GUEST POST from Don – Honey Bees
HONEY BEES A number of years ago, around 2006, scientists and environmentalists claimed honey bees were dying off. They had evidence. Entire hives went dead in weeks. They were healthy and then they were dead. No single suspect was discovered, but with intense hand wringing it was surmised that PESTICIDES were involved. Soon there was a movement to ban …
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