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Thanksgiving Honey Turkey

Thanksgiving Honey Turkey

I'm posting this just before 9:00 AM Thanksgiving morning so absolutely NO ONE is going to cook this for today but hey, it's a good idea.  Maybe you can use it for Christmas.  I snagged this one from Better Homes and Gardens.  Like they don't get enough web traffic.  Please let them know I will accept an 'Honorable Mention' in their next publication. https://www.bhg.com/recipe/turkey/honey-roast-turkey/ Ingredients 1 12 pound fresh or frozen natural turkey 2 cups water ½ cup honey (Try with our hot pepper honey)! ¼ cup finely snipped fresh parsley 2 tablespoons finely snipped fresh sage 2 tablespoons snipped fresh...

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The Rise of the Rose Hive

The Rise of the Rose Hive

What is a Rose hive?  Never heard of it?  It is a new development in hive-management.  Rose Hives are basically he same as the hives your Joe Average bee keeper uses, except instead of having two different size boxes (one for brood-rearing and one for supers), there is just one size box which can be used for either brood or honey.     The big benefit here is that you allow for rapid brood expansion.  There is no queen excluder in this set-up.  That means the queen can lay as many eggs as she can.  As you check the box, and the brood...

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Beeswax Wraps to Save Your Environment

Beeswax Wraps to Save Your Environment

There is nothing 'bad' about using less plastic with a hope of beautifying our environment and planet as a whole.  Beeswax wraps are a GREAT way to eliminate your use of plastic - specifically, plastic wrap.  Reusable, clean, sanitary and anti-microbial.  Cover your leftovers and wrap your lunch.  Pretty cool idea once you realize you no longer need to buy paper bags or plastic wrap.  Here are some vendors to check out: Bee's Wrap Abeego  

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Don't call an Exterminator!

Don't call an Exterminator!

Right around now (May) I get lots of people who ask how they can get rid of honey bee swarms they find on their property or in the walls of their home.  You would think that with all the press in circulation right now about 'Save the Bees', people would not be turning instinctively to exterminators. Unfortunately, if you're not in the business, an exterminator is a pretty obvious choice, albeit an uninformed one. The true is that wild honey bees represent a real world savings to bee keepers.  To populate a new hive with a new colony (if purchased)...

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Cheese Tea Pastries

Cheese Tea Pastries

I think you people need a new recipe to consider for this Easter. Cheese Tea Pastries *2 cup flour *1/4 tsp. baking powder *1 tsp. salt * 1/4 c cold shortening * 2 tbsp. honey * 1/4 c. butter 1 c. cottage cheese Sift dry ingredients together.  Cut in shortening and butter until mixture resembles cornmeal.  Add honey to cottage cheese; mix well. Add to flour; mix lightly to make a smooth dough.  Roll out this on lightly floured pastry board. Cut into desired shapes. Place on cookie sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until...

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