[NatureNS] no bees yet

DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
References: <f546fd25-f683-c85a-393d-23ba3da5ae5e@glinx.com>
From: Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 15:57:03 -0300
To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Precedence: bulk
Return-Path: <naturens-mml-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
Original-Recipient: rfc822;"| (cd /csuite/info/Environment/FNSN/MList; /csuite/lib/arch2html)"

next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects

Index of Subjects
--0000000000005b42fd05a31c8aeb
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Someone may have other information, but I'll risk the view that feral Honey
Bees have always been very scarce in NS. Sure, there are lots of domestic
swarms but in many years of extensive woods travel and agricultural
extension, I only knew of two big, feral colonies. One was way back in the
woods in a white pine with a lovely split in it and the other was in a
linden (iIrc) imm. adjacent to the parking lot at the Historic Gardens in
Annapolis Royal. I suspect our winters are a little too harsh for wild
colony survival, missing the careful help of the beekeeper.
Rick W.

On Sun, 12 Apr 2020 at 14:53, Fred Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca> wrote:

> On 4/12/2020 12:53 PM, Larry Bogan wrote:
>
> > There are only a few honey bees today in the crocus and heath but it is
> windy today. Last week when the weather was as warm and there was little
> wind, the honey bees covered the blossoms
>
> * are there wild Honey Bees in Nova Scotia these days, or are there just
> domesticated ones from hives protected from the Tracheal Mites? In
> eastern Ontario we seem to have only the domesticated ones.
>
> fred.
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>           Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad
>           Fragile Inheritance Natural History
> 'Wildlife on Roads' -
>
> http://doingnaturalhistory.blogspot.ca/2018/03/upcoming-book-wildlife-on-=
roads-handbook.html
> 'Daily' Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/
> 4 St-Lawrence Street Bishops Mills, RR#2 Oxford Station, Ontario K0G 1T0
>    on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain  44.87156=C2=B0 N 75.70095=C2=B0 W
> (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> "Feasting on Conolophus to the conclusion of consanguinity"
>   -
>
> http://www.lulu.com/shop/frederick-w-schueler/feasting-on-conolophus-to-t=
he-conclusion-of-consanguinity-a-collection-of-darwinian-verses/paperback/p=
roduct-23517445.html
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>

--0000000000005b42fd05a31c8aeb
Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<div dir=3D"ltr">Someone may have other information, but I&#39;ll risk the =
view that feral Honey Bees have always been very scarce in NS. Sure, there =
are lots of domestic swarms but in many years of extensive woods travel and=
 agricultural extension, I only knew of two big, feral colonies. One was wa=
y back in the woods in a white pine with a lovely split in it and the other=
 was in a linden (iIrc) imm. adjacent to the parking lot at the Historic Ga=
rdens in Annapolis Royal. I suspect our winters are a little too harsh for =
wild colony survival, missing the careful help of the beekeeper.<div>Rick W=
.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_attr">On Sun, 12 Apr 2020 at 14:53, Fred Schueler &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bc=
kcdb@istar.ca">bckcdb@istar.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;borde=
r-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On =
4/12/2020 12:53 PM, Larry Bogan wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; There are only a few honey bees today in the crocus and heath but it i=
s windy today. Last week when the weather was as warm and there was little =
wind, the honey bees covered the blossoms<br>
<br>
* are there wild Honey Bees in Nova Scotia these days, or are there just <b=
r>
domesticated ones from hives protected from the Tracheal Mites? In <br>
eastern Ontario we seem to have only the domesticated ones.<br>
<br>
fred.<br>
------------------------------------------------------------<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Frederick W. Schueler &amp; Aleta Karsta=
d<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Fragile Inheritance Natural History<br>
&#39;Wildlife on Roads&#39; - <br>
<a href=3D"http://doingnaturalhistory.blogspot.ca/2018/03/upcoming-book-wil=
dlife-on-roads-handbook.html" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://d=
oingnaturalhistory.blogspot.ca/2018/03/upcoming-book-wildlife-on-roads-hand=
book.html</a><br>
&#39;Daily&#39; Paintings - <a href=3D"http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspo=
t.com/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://karstaddailypaintings.b=
logspot.com/</a><br>
4 St-Lawrence Street Bishops Mills, RR#2 Oxford Station, Ontario K0G 1T0<br=
>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain=C2=A0 44.87156=C2=B0 N 75.=
70095=C2=B0 W<br>
(613)258-3107 &lt;bckcdb at <a href=3D"http://istar.ca" rel=3D"noreferrer" =
target=3D"_blank">istar.ca</a>&gt; <a href=3D"http://pinicola.ca/" rel=3D"n=
oreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://pinicola.ca/</a><br>
------------------------------------------------------------<br>
&quot;Feasting on Conolophus to the conclusion of consanguinity&quot;<br>
=C2=A0 - <br>
<a href=3D"http://www.lulu.com/shop/frederick-w-schueler/feasting-on-conolo=
phus-to-the-conclusion-of-consanguinity-a-collection-of-darwinian-verses/pa=
perback/product-23517445.html" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://=
www.lulu.com/shop/frederick-w-schueler/feasting-on-conolophus-to-the-conclu=
sion-of-consanguinity-a-collection-of-darwinian-verses/paperback/product-23=
517445.html</a><br>
------------------------------------------------------------<br>
</blockquote></div>

--0000000000005b42fd05a31c8aeb--

next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects