:hug Alyccea, I LOVE this!
I'm working on a post for a thread I created on bird and beekeeping. Stay tuned, I'll post the link so I'm not flooding this thread with my uber dorkiness. :rofl
Yes Alyccea we are keeping bees for honey production but I'm also interested in the aspect of pollination for native plants. The University of Florida has a Master Beekeeper Program that runs over a period of 5 years. After we've had at least one colony for one year we can start by applying as...
Not sure if it counts as back-to-school but I spent the weekend at the South Florida Bee College. We had so much fun and I learned a great deal about the anatomy and physiology of the honey bee. Also learned about proper hive management and how to catch and mark queens. I'm hoping to be raising...
Illyria, you can find bay leaves in the spice aisle at your friendly neighborhood grocery store. They also help keep roaches away and down here is the south, you know those suckers grow to Godzilla proportions! I also keep lavender oil on hand in the kitchen for burns which helps with the healing.
I'm with Satrim on this one Illyria. That oven may be trouble, try placing a bay leaf in each corner of the kitchen for protection, then go get those eyes checked. When I developed near-sightedness my depth perception went and it was hard to drive at night.
Cold, it's dark.. and I'm starting to...
:hug Oh Illyria I hope you are ok?
Sounds like one of those horrible bubbles of evil hit your kitchen. :bubble
How are the cookies, have they spoiled unexpectedly or are the still edible? I can PM you my address if you'd like to get rid of them, I'm happy to help. :look :lol