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Beautiful day here in New England.... perfect week to start harvesting the garlic.... wonderful arroma
Today's Question(s):
What is one thing in your home that really, really needs to be replaced ? most of the windows.... they are old and a candle would flicker from the drafts
Bonus Question:
What was the last thing you had to sit at home to wait for ? dishwasher repair man a couple weeks ago
Extra Credit Question:
What was the last thing you had inspected ? Hilda... (the CRV)
Just for Fun:
What kind of stuff do you have on the top of your refrigerator ? surprising enough... with the new cabinets in... the cupboard above the icebox leaves no room to put anything atop of it... and thats a good thing
Today in History:
1181 - Supernova seen in Cassiopia
1821 - 1st edition of Saturday Evening Post (publishes until 1969)
1862 - U.S. government collects its 1st income tax - bast*rds
1929 - Jones Beach in New York opens
1956 - Elvis Presley releases "Hound Dog"
1994 - Truck carrying millions of bees overturns on New York parkway - Happens almost every year - truckload could be more than 20 million bees....
Today is:
National Lasagne Day
National Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Day
National Backgammon Day - anyone want to 'play'..?
Coast Guard Day
Hooray for Kids Day - waiting any moment to be a Grampie
Toosie, I know somebody who fixes ovens, he also fixes cars, TVs, airplanes, and he's also a part-time dentist, and a part-time veterenarian, he fixes dogs... His name is Earl.
Ummm...thanks but no thanks, Mike LOL!
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Hooray for Kids Day - waiting any moment to be a Grampie
Wowee Congrats!(a bit early) Is this your first grandbaby?
1994 - Truck carrying millions of bees overturns on New York parkway - Happens almost every year - truckload could be more than 20 million bees....
Hey soon-to-be-Grampie, what happens to those bees?
I mean, I know some of them must get killed...but for the ones that don't, do they find another hive? Do they make another hive? Only if the queen lives?
Good Morning all! Just got the news that they have moved up son's deployment date Having to leave Friday instead of Saturday - keep us posted please
1994 - Truck carrying millions of bees overturns on New York parkway -And does Garlic Guy have an alibi???
I can't take the blame for this one... maybe the truck swerved when he saw you driving
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1994 - Truck carrying millions of bees overturns on New York parkway I remember this report! Wonder if that's when Garlic Guy started keeping bees?
interesting... I think I started in 1992.. Up here in Maine I'm on the 'call' list of anything like this happens so as to help remove them to keep everyone safe and sound.. they are not happy when things like that happen
keep smiling..!!
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Wowee Congrats!(a bit early) Is this your first grandbaby?
Yes little Emily will be my first... looks like she won't arrive today on her due date.... maybe tomorrow..?
interesting... I think I started in 1992.. Up here in Maine I'm on the 'call' list of anything like this happens so as to help remove them to keep everyone safe and sound.. they are not happy when things like that happen
keep smiling..!!
Yes little Emily will be my first... looks like she won't arrive today on her due date.... maybe tomorrow..?
Ya well, we Leos can be stubborn. Emily is one of my all time favorite girl names - she's destined for greatness!
So, back to the bees...I thought you'd need bee boxes and their own queen to lure them back into the combs or whatever they're called? How do you collect them all? Do you have a funny suit to wear? We should start a GG bee thread for all our questions!
Hey soon-to-be-Grampie, what happens to those bees?
I mean, I know some of them must get killed...but for the ones that don't, do they find another hive? Do they make another hive? Only if the queen lives?
Inquiring minds want to know!
good question...in those situtations Priority #1 is to keep the public safe so usually they are sprayed with soapy water which kills them. The nice thing about soap and water is that they die pretty quick and also local bees from nearby hives who might be attracted to the honey will not return to their hives with pesticides if that was used instead of soap. If the accident happened in an area where the public was less in danger, the hives can be uprighted and frames reinstalled and hopefully they will go back to normal (somewhat). It takes a while and things will calm down as the sun goes down and they find a home. You can imagine the cloud of bees wondering where their 'home' is and they will probably accept any hive at that point. Its a sticky mess with broken frames of honey dripping all over. I haven't dealt with a situtation like .. only have a few times where bears have broken into a hive and made a mess of things. Same problem... on a much smaller scale.
Thanks GG! I could tell Toosie was a tad worried 'bout some getting to her birthday cake by mistake. But not me, nope!
I'm not askeerd of them there bees! The wasps, hornets & yellowjackets? Now that's another ballgame.
You're right, Pipers - Mostly I was worried about my cake...but also, was worried/interested about the bees. Looks like GG is done answering questions for the day
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His name is Earl.
Having to leave Friday instead of Saturday - keep us posted please 
