Back in December of 2014 I had spoken with Norm, a teacher at the Centre For Individual Studies in Cobourg. I was at the school attending a memorial service for Keegan, a young man who attended there. Keegan had lost his life tragically that December, a very bright light was taken from our community far too soon. After the memorial service, Norm and I spoke of this young man’s amazing artistic talent among other things. Out of that conversation, we spoke about beekeeping an

Spring can be a significant challenge for bees and beekeepers. These early spring day bring with it warmer temperatures, allowing beekeepers to access the strength of hives, feed if necessary and plan for the season. The other unfortunate but unavoidable task is removing dead hives. Of our thirty hives, we lost nine this spring. It never makes sense these losses. We do all the right things, use integrated pest management practices, replace old comb, treat for mites, leave the