tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11419676.post6004298120493437211..comments2023-08-16T01:55:32.535-05:00Comments on pile of o'melays: thanks for the supportOmelayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084221498316008069noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11419676.post-11127529449938448012008-02-09T11:32:00.000-06:002008-02-09T11:32:00.000-06:00btw, does it count on the 100 foot diet if your ga...btw, does it count on the 100 foot diet if your garden, orchard and barns are more than 100 feet away from your house? <BR/><BR/>just ignore me, i'm feeling feisty today.tansyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126378170210755616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11419676.post-17299719835963892082008-02-08T11:44:00.000-06:002008-02-08T11:44:00.000-06:00Honey is a huge chunk of our food bill. We would a...Honey is a huge chunk of our food bill. We would also love to have bees someday. First we need the homestead. :)knittinglongieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612891941784773868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11419676.post-81049692777271870062008-02-07T16:33:00.000-06:002008-02-07T16:33:00.000-06:00Karl...glad to hear you are going to work bees. W...Karl...glad to hear you are going to work bees. We too use a ton of honey. I just think it's so cool that something that is so soothing on burns can taste sooo good.<BR/><BR/>PeaceWoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877959836671583682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11419676.post-65054394792725425512008-02-07T12:04:00.000-06:002008-02-07T12:04:00.000-06:00Yeah, those were some pretty racy dehydrator photo...Yeah, those were some pretty racy dehydrator photos. lol<BR/><BR/>Jim read between the lines and said it was family not town. As someone else mentioned, keep the faith. The mantra, "And this too shall pass" helps a lot, too, in my experience.<BR/><BR/>I start my beginning beekeeper's class on Tuesday evening, and my nuc's on order. I'm very excited. It'll be fun to hear about your journey.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687340159825245112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11419676.post-11117923385102806212008-02-07T11:44:00.000-06:002008-02-07T11:44:00.000-06:00Oh my, all that honey and you haven't even mention...Oh my, all that honey and you haven't even mentioned what you might need for making mead! (which is a wonderful drink I've heard, no personal experience of course!).<BR/><BR/>I've wanted a solar dehydrator since I saw this one on It's Not Easy Being Green last summer: http://livinggreener.blogspot.com/search/label/solar%20dryer<BR/>These guys do lots of wonderful things using pallets which makes me long to be able to work with wood. Sigh. It's on the list of things to learn.Moonwaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018956740090192993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11419676.post-74653916023221903462008-02-07T11:23:00.000-06:002008-02-07T11:23:00.000-06:00We are trying bees at our farm, for the second tim...We are trying bees at our farm, for the second time. The first time, bees didn't survive the mites, using natural preventative methods. This time, though they aren't producing enough honey yet for us to eat it, they are surviving - after almost a year. It is impoprtant to get more bees out there, with so many disappearing. I want to get that book you have about preserving with honey. Sounds great.Madeline Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075400838213199585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11419676.post-57328813837442965412008-02-07T11:16:00.000-06:002008-02-07T11:16:00.000-06:00welp, i like my men real thank you!just wanted you...welp, i like my men real thank you!<BR/><BR/>just wanted you to know that i'm still sending positive thoughts and prayers your way.<BR/><BR/>keep the faith!jayedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212207586795373262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11419676.post-87770046668388421872008-02-07T09:17:00.000-06:002008-02-07T09:17:00.000-06:00Like your family, we go through quite a lot of jel...Like your family, we go through quite a lot of jelly in our house, too! I also liked Maman's raspberry jelly until I started making my own and have been since 2004 or so.. I can't remember the last time we have bought jelly from the stores. I started out with strawberry jams and rhubarb jams, moved on to marmalades and pear and apple butters and since moving to our current place and discovering blackberries, mulberries and wild grapes on the property, I make berry jellies! I now make a mixture I call crazy berry jelly. Uses both the last of the mulberries and the start of the blackberries and then I add in the juice of strawberries and I can't keep it in the jars long enough! We go through 2 or 3 pints a month! Tastes better than maman's and I'll never go back! <BR/><BR/>Lots of bee keepers here where we live and we buy our honey from them. They sell it in quart jars for $6 which is far far cheaper than the stores, plus I am helping to support the country neighbors. Don't feel the need to keep our own hives. How much does honey go for around your part? <BR/><BR/>I have been lurking about your blog for quite some time and I admire your family's tenacity to do what you're doing. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors!jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772053505930801670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11419676.post-52562085536929303062008-02-07T08:58:00.000-06:002008-02-07T08:58:00.000-06:00boy, he is ripped though, isn't he?! hehi only dry...boy, he is ripped though, isn't he?! heh<BR/><BR/>i only dry in an electric dryer because of the humidity. i hope to try the car method this summer though. <BR/><BR/>good luck on the bees! i can't wait to hear about them. our beekeeping equipment just arrived from kelley's bees yesterday.tansyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126378170210755616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11419676.post-88830421669761827322008-02-07T08:20:00.000-06:002008-02-07T08:20:00.000-06:00I am the son of a beekeeper so I grew up around be...I am the son of a beekeeper so I grew up around bees. I always have about five pounds in my house at any given times.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the best use for honey is replacing it 3/4 cup honey to 1 cup sugar in cookie recipes. You end up with chocolate chip cookies that are soft and chewy days after they were baked and if you pop them into a microwave for a few seconds, they are exactly like fresh baked. I'll never go back to granulated sugar.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11419676.post-34314027781526623702008-02-07T06:28:00.000-06:002008-02-07T06:28:00.000-06:00You might look for A Book of Bees: and how to keep...You might look for <I>A Book of Bees: and how to keep them</I> by Sue Hubbell. She lived for many years in the Ozarks and made her living by selling honey.<BR/><BR/>I've read all of her books, some several times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com