Ruby's Bee Suite

04/04/2026

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.

ONG indépendante qui milite pour la protection des abeilles domestiques et sauvages, et pour une agriculture qui respecte tous les pollinisateurs

04/01/2026

Strychnine is a highly toxic and previously banned substance in Canada. Not only does it cause excruciating pain to the intended target, it goes on to cause secondary poisoning in wildlife. Strychnine in trace amounts becomes part of the soil biome, eventually reaching the flowers of growing plants and crops. Our honeybees, the ones we all rely on for crop pollination, then consume this nectar which can cause mortality for entire colonies.
Saskatchewan politicians have decided to allow agricultural to use this highly toxic poison to fight gophers, at the expense of us, wildlife, and the pollinators that tend our food.

I hope you feel motivated to send them an email.

https://www.saskatchewan.ca/en/government/news-and-media/2026/march/31/saskatchewan-welcomes-pmra-approval-of-emergency-strychnine-use?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQ6RuJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeKYVbxRBtUkQkj9BLrp2T-dcMxg7iFY7PPFaGkjcc9clO32yweLn6bW0nMUU_aem_PueSMq_9EiRg2i4ZZa7eCg

A number of pages on the Government of Saskatchewan's website have been professionally translated in French. These translations are identified by a yellow box in the right or left rail that resembles the link below. The home page for French-language content on this site can be found at:

03/28/2026

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.

After 13 years of opposition, the local landowners, residents and community, naturalists and conservationists, and...

02/09/2026

Excellent piece on shifting climate and impact
on honeybees as they try to adapt.

This heavily researched and detailed blog lays out the myriad of ways climate change is impacting pollinators.

01/02/2026

Honeybees have never been fully reliant on humans. They free feed, mate mainly in the wild, and are capable of self regulation when they locate a compatible cavity. In dry regions like alberta, there are periodic reports of what I like to call ‘Super Hives’. These are indeed wild bees, and they are amazing. I believe wild bees hold answers that will eventually show people how to properly coexist.

If you know of any older bee nests in the Alberta area, please let me know. It can become part of research that helps all humans understand how to preserve honeybees for agricultural pollination.

Happy New Year 🐝

The wild cousins of beehive honeybees are disappearing – here’s why that matters.

04/11/2025

Queens are out!

06/10/2024

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.

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

05/07/2024

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

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…

05/02/2024

A snapshot of the worldwide bee crises through history.

  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...

05/02/2024

Found an interesting article this morning.

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.