[Nfb-krafters-korner] {Disarmed} dehydratinglistmightbeinteresting to some

[Pretty Crafty Kitty]

Bees go after flowers and like other beings tend not to want to run into anything. So I would say no. My husband would
have mentioned if there were dead bees around it. A bear fence around bees is standard unless you want to feed the
bears. And once they have dined there they return. One of my husband's coworkers had a bear come in her yard and rip it
apart to get to the nest of yellow jackets. Since the bear did not get them all the first time it came back. They are
gone now. With the lack of fruit and nuts this year we are concerned about all that. Even the blue jays are eating our
apples more than normal. Some strange behavior is going on this year with the animals. 

One thing we are doing is watching to see what the bees do. What we know is that they are using lots of propylus to seal
their houses up. Makes me think about what kind of winter are we going to have.

Anne



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Youch!! I'd hate to get too near that gree.  Do the bees keep away from the
fence?
 

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listmightbeinteresting to some

Henrietta,
I would appreciate any help you can send. I'm just getting started with
drying food and I'm not really sure enough of what I'm doing. I really wish
I could have been there Monday night but we had to finish reworking our
fence around our bees to keep out bears this fall. With the lack of very
much fruit and nuts they are more likely to go after other things like bees.
We would like to keep ours so we rewired the fence and got a fence charger
that actually works more than a tingle on the arm like the last one was
doing.

I noticed the e-mails you sent and I'm thinking I should be on that list. I
really am not sure of what I'm doing and I'm using the oven because that is
what I have. So far what I have dried seems okay. I'm not sure how long it
will last.
I've dried tomatoes and put them in a Ziploc bag and they are on the counter
and have been for about a month. So far they are okay. This week I'm drying
pears. I cut them 1/4 inch thick and they dry down to a thin piece. When I
can get a bunch more I'm thinking of peeling them and just cutting them in
half and taking a couple of days and drying them this way.

I've dried some apples and sweet cherries, wish they had been tart, and they
all came out okay. I've got these in jars and we are using a pump to draw
out the air to seal it tight. We have them on the table so David can watch
for moisture.

At some point I will need to figure out how to use them, besides eating them
straight.

I know about dried apple pies and cakes, I've made a pie out of some I
bought and it was good. Just don't know what else.

I see suggestions of putting them in the freezer but if they are dry then do
they really need to be?

Anne



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