Ruby's Bee Suite

Dark bees are a phenomenon that exists in Alberta but are discredited by the commercial minded community do to lack of documentation. Darker bees can be a sign of longevity, not necessarily age, and here’s why.

The dark bee, an increasingly rare treasure that needs urgent protection ONG indépendante qui milite pour la protection des abeilles domestiques et sauvages, et pour une agriculture qui respecte tous les pollinisateurs

The government will not choose people, ecology, or environmental protection over money. It will be up to some to fight, and others to understand the deception. If not, your children will loose their futures.

Win for Endangered Species in the Rosebud Case - Alberta Wilderness Association After 13 years of opposition, the local landowners, residents and community, naturalists and conservationists, and...

People adhere to the authority, and that's okay. But always remember the facts and hard work that goes into debunking what is accepted as truth. People refuse to acknowledge what is known about the problems for many reasons... Money, reputation, or simply because they are feeding a relationship they cannot bare to part with. Age and wisdom always help us in the end, I hope you enjoy the article.

Are honey bees, wild bees still in trouble? Honey bees are still in decline across the U.S. entomology professor Adam Dolezal describes the many factors affecting honey bee, native bee health.

An interesting discovery, did you know a lot of science is discovered by accident! Science is often, not that scientific.

Queen Bumblebees Can Survive Underwater, Finds New U of G Research University of Guelph researchers have made an unexpected discovery that bumblebee queens are remarkably resilient to flooding – a finding that sheds light on the extraordinary adaptations of these…

A snapshot of the worldwide bee crises through history.

The Worldwide Bee Crisis   Collapse of Honey Bee Colonies Over the past decade, managed bee colonies have suffered sharp declines in Europe and the US. This decline is now also being observed in China and Japan, and there are first signs of African collapses in Egypt as well, according to a report from the United Natio...

Found an interesting article this morning.

How an invasive bee colony defied a genetic bottleneck In 2007 a single Asian honeybee swarm appeared in North Queensland. There are now more than 10,000 colonies. Dr Ros Gloag has found surprising adaptability despite low genetic diversity, which could be a good sign for species facing population collapse.