tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post173679776281810636..comments2024-03-15T15:42:08.393-04:00Comments on Knatolee's World: December beesKnatoleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-22999545723541682212010-12-26T21:02:58.665-05:002010-12-26T21:02:58.665-05:00Fran, it was that year I spent at the Halifax Muse...Fran, it was that year I spent at the Halifax Museum of Natural History, teaching little kids about honeybees. I learned a lot and got very enthused! :) And it was a hoot making 30 little kids run around doing a bee "waggle dance"!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-50551115014310541062010-12-26T21:01:42.159-05:002010-12-26T21:01:42.159-05:00Thanks Jams, you too. I am about to get another he...Thanks Jams, you too. I am about to get another helping of sticky toffee pudding cake!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-39409999138813491742010-12-24T15:03:22.373-05:002010-12-24T15:03:22.373-05:00I hope you and Gordon have a very happy ChristmasI hope you and Gordon have a very happy Christmasjams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-48694441222195616442010-12-23T15:20:47.464-05:002010-12-23T15:20:47.464-05:00I'll tell my beekeeping neighbour to see this ...I'll tell my beekeeping neighbour to see this post. There's always something new to learn and you are a good teacher. <br /><br />I've witnessed a few frogs eating bees in our pond...sometimes they die (the frogs)franniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610215263160677160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-39151951416887786122010-12-23T07:41:48.426-05:002010-12-23T07:41:48.426-05:00Hi Ahab,
Nah, not an issue! :) Honeybees do keep ...Hi Ahab,<br /><br />Nah, not an issue! :) Honeybees do keep their stingers somewhat retracted into their abdomens anyway, when not in use. But think about all the animals that eat bees: bee-eating birds, my chickens, my insane dogs... I really should do some research, but my guess is that only an animal with a venom allergy would have a problem, but then I wonder if it has the same effect when swallowed vs. injection by stinger?! <br /><br />And my nutty dogs eat live bees and wasps and hornets all summer long. I try to discourage them but it's hopeless!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-8097174633516904932010-12-23T07:39:25.930-05:002010-12-23T07:39:25.930-05:00Claude, I love your poem!! Keep them coming. :) An...Claude, I love your poem!! Keep them coming. :) And I especially like your new line about the dogs and bees. Happy Christmas and I hope you have a wonderful 2011!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-65641599898186713222010-12-22T01:05:56.550-05:002010-12-22T01:05:56.550-05:00Away for a few days. Best wishes to all of you, fo...Away for a few days. Best wishes to all of you, for Christmas and New Year.Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-67663702274414275582010-12-21T17:28:48.249-05:002010-12-21T17:28:48.249-05:00Great post, Knatolee, from a compassionate and rea...Great post, Knatolee, from a compassionate and realistic heart.<br /><br />Amazing! Once, I wrote a poem about the two sealskins my Inuit friends had given me as gifts. I hung them on my wall. People felt sorry for the seals. They never thought that seals were food, clothing and income for the Inuits. After describing the hard work my friends did to survive on Baffin Island, I wrote:<br /><br /><i>I wonder why <br />we worry about who eats whom<br />when Life is a cycle?<br />We all prey and we grow<br />feeding on each other.<br /><br />A worm for a bird<br />a seal for Jonahsie<br />an egg that could be born<br />a drink of pure water<br />a breathing tomato<br />a flower for a vase<br />some grass to walk upon<br />the warmth of the sun, of a smile, of a body<br />a poem for a soul<br />and stars to fill a dream.<br /><br />I hung two sealskins on my wall.<br />A Man must face himself<br />and accept it.</i><br /><br />Now I could add:<br /><br /><i>Some bees for a dog.</i>Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-32579185785241000882010-12-21T14:50:01.415-05:002010-12-21T14:50:01.415-05:00Thanks for visiting, Bobbi! My dogs both eat live ...Thanks for visiting, Bobbi! My dogs both eat live honeybees all the time, much to my dismay. I think they have been stung in the mouth so many times, they no longer react to stings.<br /><br />I suppose if the dog had an allergy it wouldn't be a problem. The chickens eat them too!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-82255385237892146562010-12-21T10:22:39.338-05:002010-12-21T10:22:39.338-05:00Well, I have learned a lot about bees from this po...Well, I have learned a lot about bees from this post. Thanks for the bee education. So it won't hurt for pets to eat the dead bees?Bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188253296229794880noreply@blogger.com