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

[Henrietta Brewer]

Oh, if we could all just pay attention to the world around us we might be a lot smarter then we are. 

Not only watching nature but watching or paying attention to each other to avoid problems getting way out of hand.

I have purple flowers in front of my porch. I had a landscaper help me with the choice. Now I find that bees like purple more then any other color. My porch is the pproof. But as long as I sit quietly or at least not bat at the bees I never get stung. Actually, no one has gotten stung this summer and they are honey bees.  
Henrietta
On Sep 1, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Pretty Crafty Kitty wrote:

> 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?
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Pretty Crafty
> Kitty
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:49 AM
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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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