Apiculture is a fancy word for beekeeping. Which is a fancy thing itself, and is exactly what keeps Derek Micholson beesy. A researcher and Program Lead of the Knowledge & Research Transfer Program (an extension arm of the Manitoba Beekeepers’ Association), Derek takes care of five honey bee hives at FortWhyte. The bees at FortWhyte… Read more »
By: Anna Aráoz While there is hardly anything mysterious about pelicans, they are probably some of the most beautiful birds you can observe in Manitoba. They are the largest ones, too – with the second-longest wingspan in North America. Manitoba happens to be home to a third of the global breeding population of American White… Read more »
By Anna Araoz We all, one time or another, admired a monarch butterfly as its fiery wings strike a perfect contrast with a flower it’s feeding on. But do you know what incredible natural phenomenon this delicate creature represents? Monarchs perform one of the longest migration cycles on earth. It is considered the most important… Read more »
Near the beginning of May I noticed a familiar silhouette flying high over Scurfield Park Lake. I was in a hurry so I didn’t pay much attention at the time and soon forgot about it. A couple weeks later I was sitting in my back yard a noticed a large brown and white Raptor sitting… Read more »