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Sometimes a magic eraser will work to polish up the inside bottom of the pot after the cooked on stuff has been removed.

Great pic, FF! Thanks for sharing your fun from the Ren Fest. Sage sounds like he is growing into a wonderful service dog. One of my friends here trains service dogs, so I understand how much time and work you must spend each day with Sage. Congratulations on great team effort! I heard...

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QA has called to say she and baby girl are doing well. :bow :weee :weee Thanks to all for your prayers. When she is ready, QA will provide an update.

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Okay... I'lll go and E can stay home with the kids. :P J/K!! ;) You guys will get through this just fine. :hugs

Wow! That is a neat cookbook, Becca!

:welcome from NE Ohio, earthymama24!

We're getting the thunder now. .. nothing else. .. and it looks like the storm is south of us. .. please keep your hail. .. I still have a ton and a half of green tomatoes in the garden. :lol: stay safe!

Sounds like baby girl is craving protein for that upcoming workout! ;)

Lori, does your beek association or another member have an extractor you could borrow? For the cost of an extractor, you could purchase more medium and shallow supers, frames and foundation, which you will need for honey harvest in the future. Not to mention canning jars or honey bottles for...

I am glad to hear you are okay and you got your power back.

Yummy!

How goes it with the destruction of yellow jackets, valmom?

To my knowledge, burning the wax does not make it sticky. ... but I could be wrong. Usually the stickiness comes from honey and/or propolis still in the beeswax. Did you rinse it thoroughly until all the stickiness was out of the water? Have you tried using a stainless fine mesh strainer...

The Geauga County Fair is the way we end summer here. ;)

Propolis is very sticky. Your dh could scrape it off the hives into a canning jar when he is working the hives, if you want pure propolis for skin products. Is it possible that this is beeswax from the brood frames and not the honey frames? The wax on brood frames get darker faster than the...

Now THAT is a surprise! I know E loves those turkeys.....

You can make a yellow jacket trap, or possibly purchase them at the Tractor Supply, Home Depot or feed store. Usually, you would do this in spring to attract the yellow jackets away from your area. Around here, people usually place them at the edge of their property (not near the neighbors)...

Lori, if a hive almost finishes a pollen patty in 1 week, it could be an indicator that there isn't enough pollen in the fields. But since Irene recently visited your area, the weather system would have kept the bees inside. Pollen is the bee's source for protein, which is critical for healthy...