tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post4073972510169466596..comments2023-10-23T12:18:13.201-07:00Comments on Sicilian Sisters Grow Some Food: AnatomyStefaneenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-89257117252068691562010-03-25T09:15:25.928-07:002010-03-25T09:15:25.928-07:00Love those taters!!!
Got some honey questions - h...Love those taters!!!<br /><br />Got some honey questions - hope you don't mind me asking you...<br /><br />We used to buy organic honey at the grocery store, but it got so pricey so the hubby has been buying a big 3 lb bottle of regular honey at a wholesale shop for $5. It's not as good... but... <br /><br />So I just found out that I can get "raw local honey" for $12/quart/3 lbs . I don't know anything about the seller, other than it's via a veggie co-op. Other than the obvious benefit of buying local, are there benefits to us buying the local honey? I think I read somewhere to always buy organic (or local) honey since mass-produced honey is done by killing off the hive or something? Am I right in this?<br /><br />So just wondered your take on it all since you're the only bee expert I know!<br /><br />Thanks!Kate and Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342619603185671644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-50644943582750627432010-03-23T21:12:51.285-07:002010-03-23T21:12:51.285-07:00I really like eating the flower heads of kale. So...I really like eating the flower heads of kale. Sometimes the lower part needs to be peeled, but in general, I've found kale blossoms even sweeter than broccoli. So, bolting isn't the worst thing in the world. <br /><br />Once again, fascinating bee info.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-49066795669024244512010-03-23T12:26:24.794-07:002010-03-23T12:26:24.794-07:00Weeellll, if I'd say anything to my neighbours...Weeellll, if I'd say anything to my neighbours, it would just confirm all their suspicions about these strange foreign ways. What good could come from a country that wasn't around 5 minutes ago. And as for NOT liking bietola??? You'd be exiled during the main festa of the year in our village, the Sagra della Scherpada, our village's take on the famous torta di verdura.Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999245793961798308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-44801405129016563262010-03-23T07:48:55.698-07:002010-03-23T07:48:55.698-07:00Those biennials just want to do what comes natural...Those biennials just want to do what comes naturally in the spring . . . Your chard may go that way soon also. Did you take up bee keeping on your own or did you (do you) have a mentor?michellehttp://fromseedtotable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-54069811111723488512010-03-23T07:27:12.884-07:002010-03-23T07:27:12.884-07:00EG, Latin will help you all over.
Jan, it's ...EG, Latin will help you all over.<br /><br />Jan, it's a fluke of climate, of course. I'm wondering if any of them will stay.<br /><br />Daphne, it's all basic if you're doing it, but I forget that not everyone is steeped in this.<br /><br />kitsapFG, that's great. I wonder what my kids will remember (if anything).Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-32694256128754570082010-03-22T21:03:00.248-07:002010-03-22T21:03:00.248-07:00I love learning about the bee keeping. My folks k...I love learning about the bee keeping. My folks kept bees when I was very very small - but unfortunately I was too small to understand much about it and they kept me well away from the bee hives so I never got to watch either.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-40650920882271375712010-03-22T14:41:09.272-07:002010-03-22T14:41:09.272-07:00The word lesson helped a lot. I've read a lot ...The word lesson helped a lot. I've read a lot of bee posts from people, but never had the terms defined before.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-29703511839270258152010-03-22T13:19:31.594-07:002010-03-22T13:19:31.594-07:00Your apricots are huge, while our blossom has only...Your apricots are huge, while our blossom has only just come out... you're very far ahead of us!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430236104525571846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-7330907936398032752010-03-22T11:29:08.544-07:002010-03-22T11:29:08.544-07:00I've always wondered what the term "super...I've always wondered what the term "super" meant. Can't ya tell that I know very little about beekeeping? Thanks to you, i'm learnin' though!Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.com