James Mesich

MSc student. Brock Bee Lab. (he/him)

[Lyllian Corbin @LyllianCorbin]

ATTENTION: PhD student needs your help catching Eastern carpenter bees for a cool research project! If you live in the Niagara region (within 40 km from St. Catharines, ON), DM me for more info! Please share! #carpenterbees #bees #pollinators #ecology #research

[The Weather Network @weathernetwork]

Winter showers bring April flowers? 🌼 #Superbloom

https://t.co/Z5AfTfhzJ2

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

Osmia or Mason bees are solitary nesters. They find pre-existing nests and will use mud to cover the entrance and protect their eggs.

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

A very cute Osmia coming out of its room. More the just honey bees are around if your willing to look for them a bit.

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

An up close look at a bee you have probably seen before, even if you didn't know you were looking at a bee.

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

First bees of 2023 checking out the Grand Bee-dapest Hotel St. Catharines.

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

https://t.co/KkumGc1XNW A little video I made of my research for an event at the school, pretty happy with how it turned out!

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

@JustJessieD This sounds wild!

[The British History Podcast @BritishPodcast]

To all the people insisting that Lord of the Rings is basically Europe...

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

@photopidge @richardsmiriam1 Thank you so much!

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

My first in person graduate school presentation is today at 1:30 with #CSEE2022 #ESA2022. One of my 8 alarms this morning woke me up so no need to stress about sleeping until 2 and missing it anymore. Still lots to stress about though.

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

Mission accomplished, #CSEE #ESA presentation is done and I'm celebrating!

[Gerald Butts @gmbutts]

The fight to overturn Roe vs Wade started the day after the decision was rendered. It took 50 years of politics but the 🇺🇸 far-right finally won. If you don’t think the same fight is happening in 🇨🇦 you are not paying attention.

[Tabatha Southey 🇨🇦 @TabathaSouthey]

A reminder to Canadian women, "It's settled law," they like to say of abortion rights, and "No one wants to reopen that."
They will tell you that you're being "hysterical," when what you are being is vigilant.

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

@richardsmiriam1 It was on and off for a while but now it's back.

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

Some times I wonder what percentage of this I've accounted for over the field season so far. Days like today I've needed every drop.

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

However after attempting to enter into nest 12 she was quickly kicked out before trying again at nest 8. After nearly 45 minutes of buzzing from inside she left. It looks like she will need to keep looking for somewhere to hang her hat.

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

Dramatic video of the fight happening for control of nest G-8 (at least by bee standards)! Might have to turn the volume up a bit to hear it.

[James Mesich @MesichJames]

Update: The new bee from bridge C arrived this morning looking for a new home. Likely she was kicked out of her old nest or left to find other opportunities in areas with lower density.