getting rid of bees
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Bee's and honey combs...sad story :(
Comments (8)Commerical honey (especially those sold in supermarkets) is often pasteurized. I have gathered info on it from various websites. Just Google it and you will find out more. PASTEURIZED HONEY Pasteurization of honey is a marketing issue not a health issue. The heating process in pasteurization extends the shelf life of honey by destroying the natural "seed" crystals that cause granulation and fermentation. Natural sugar tolerant yeasts are present in honey and they will grow if the moisture level is too high (over 18%) and storage temperature too warm. Honey is more likely to ferment after it has granulated, so to prevent both granulation and fermentation, a pasteurization process is used to kill the sugar tolerant yeasts. In the bulk honey industry where moisture levels in extracted honey are often higher than naturally ripened honey and where packers want their product to remain liquid for a long period of time, pasteurization is a necessity. The commercial equipment at packing establishments is made to heat honey quickly to 160 degrees F (71 degrees C) for four minutes and then cool it quickly through a heat exchanger. Without this equipment to heat and cool honey rapidly, the quality of the heated honey would be lower. Botulism spores and Pasteurized Honey Honey has a high sugar content which does not support the growth of bacteria. One of the benefits of honey is that it can be used as a bactericide and a healing agent for minor cuts, burns and intestinal upsets. Despite this fact, it is possible for Clostridium botulinum spores to exist in honey. Pasteurization or heat treatment of honey does not kill these spores. Many medical professional mistakenly associate the term pasteurization with the heat sterilization method used in the dairy and apple juice industry. Pasteurization in the honey industry is a process that kills sugar tolerant yeasts in order to extend the shelf life. The heating process is not high enough to break the tough coat of a botulism spore. The good news is that a recent Health Canada study of Canadian honey from various sources across the country showed no botulism spores. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Enzymes are said to be the vital force behind every living organism and without them life is said to have a hard time existing. In fact, raw, unpasteurized honey is known to be high in enzymes, but after pasteurization, honey loses all of its enzymes. When pasteurized honey is fed to bees, it actually kills the bees because pasteurized honey is enzyme depleted. One might say then that pasteurized honey is missing its vital force. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// A jar of honey likely loiters at the back of your kitchen board labeled either "pasteurized" or "non-pasteurized", We think of the pasteurization process as a health matter, ensuring products such as milk or apple juice are safe for mass consumption. However, the pasteurization of honey is a marketing issue not a health concern. The heating process in honey pasteurization extends the shelf life of the food by destroying the natural "seed" crystals that cause granulation and fermentation. If packers want their product to remain liquid for a long period of time, as on grocery store shelves, pasteurization is a necessity. If you've purchased raw or non-pasteurized honey and it crystallized over time, you may be tempted to discard it. Actually, the crystallization process has nothing to do with its purity or moisture content, but depends on the proportion of the various sugars in the honey, which, in turn depends on the floral sources used by the bees. In fact, honey keeps almost indefinitely. Edible honey has been unearthed from Egyptian ruins... ...Honey is a powerhouse of nutrition, delivering fructose, glucose, water and other sugars, in addition to many enzymes, vitamins, minerals and amino acids. In addition, it contains a host of antioxidants, which are used by the body to eliminate free radicals (nasty molecules which zip around in healthy cells and have the potential to damage them). It therefore makes a good alternative to sugar in food and drink......See MoreAny organic solutions to get rid of carpenter bees?
Comments (22)Find a bee keeper that will come out and remove that hive. Normally, and contrary to what many people seem to believe, bees will not sting you or the children. Bees are out and about for one reason, to collect pollen from plants and make honey. The only reason a bee might sting anyone is because they feel threatened and once a bee stings that bee dies, so there is no incentive for any bee to sting. I have worked out in the garden with tons of bees working the blossoms with no problem. The one time I was stung by a bee I was no where near any flower, the bee was traveling somewhere and flew into the shop door I had just opened and was knocked down onto my arm where the wee bugger stung me, and died. In my experience, most everyone that has been stung by a "bee" has actually been stung by a Yellow Jacket, a wasp that looks a bit like a bee to people that do not know the difference. kimmq is kimmsr...See MoreShew- that was close!
Comments (12)Back in the early to mid 1900's, clover was considered a desirable part of a person's lawn. Then the companies that make weed killer- worked to change the perception. I grew up in California at the time when having a perfect lawn was a must. For whatever reason, clover was considered desirable as part of a good lawn. I stepped on a couple of bees barefoot as a small child. In 1965 we moved to a Connecticut suburb of NYC. It was an incredibly parochial place at that time. There wasn't as much emphasis on having a manicured lawn as we were used to in California, but we discovered that clover was abhorred as a weed. Clover was a sign of a bad lawn -- though crocuses and violets in the grass were fine, and so were bald patches under trees. Just another in the looooong list of Connecticut weirdnesses, as far as we were concerned. Anyway, my point is that besides the chemical industry changing the attitudes of American homeowners, there was a regional difference in the middle of the century as well. I'm not sure when broadleaf weedkillers came into fashion. Certainly my father never used them in California, because when he wasn't trying to encourage the clover, he was hoping the dichondra would take over from the grass....See MoreBees nests!!!
Comments (6)Honeybees or wasps? A decent stream from a garden hose nozzle can usually knock the smaller wasp nests off the house. Do it in the evening (twilight, not by the clock) when they are less active 9some may cling to the fallen nest and be more than willing to go after you). A can of insecticide for any remaining on the nest on the ground will finish them off. Actual honeybees find a beekeeper. They are normally not that aggressive and can be smoked and safely moved....See Moremaddalfred
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