Recent content by NorTracNY

I'm not sure I understand why I'd want to pay $125/month to put a chemical in my body that has known and likely unknown bad side effects instead of doing what it right for my body. I guess I'm just old fashioned and have lived through enough drug recalls. I only take stuff for acute, short...

Around here the bee clubs all have lists to report swarms to. Beekeepers don't want their hives to swarm as it will result in a significant loss of honey production. It's VERY important in this state to not upset the public. We are doing our best to prevent local laws around beekeeping from...

You'll need to help them with a small nuc box with a small entrance. A single frame of brood with nurse bees would be a good as well as a frame of honey & pollen. Basically get it so they don't have to forage until they are bigger.

I was fortunate last year to get a swarm like this. They were bunched up on the corner of a boxed in window that came out from the side of the house about 12". I was certain that I wasn't going to get them and it would be an expensive extraction for the owner. The surprise and the only reason...

Most doctors have received next to no education on nutrition. Are they the best people to help cure you of an illness caused by poor nutrition. I'm glad you have people encouraging you to get you A1C down. You may want to look up Virta. They program has helped tens of thousands get off...

There are lots of books, but finding your local beekeeping club that offers classes and a mentor are MUCH better. If your wife wants bees, she should get involved with a club. Around here they teach classes Dec-Mar, and new bees are started in April/May. I'm sure beekeeping in Texas is...

When I started beekeeping, I was told that I'd have to make several decisions. One was did I want 8 frame or 10 frame boxes. I was told that there are 2 types of beekeepers. Ones that use 8 frames and ones that will use 8 frames. Of course I was young and strong, so I went with 10 frames...

I'll agree that I'd have no clue how to fight an elephant. I'm not aware of their anatomy enough to know if there are even weak areas. The other 3 would be an extremely low chance of survival, but at least you might get one or two shots in before you're done. If you're luck with those shots...

Just reading your post, when you said "I was going to let my other hives just rob them out", I thought "NO!" You never want robbing to occur in your apiary. It is common to have robbing bees fight. I believe this is primarily if they are in close proximity of their hive. I take all of my wet...

I think God has been working on me through the bees. A few years ago I was dealing with arthritis in my knees and a pain in the back of my neck. I actually got stung in those spots and haven't had issues since!

OK, that I understand. So you've probably done the best thing. I wouldn't want to invest for someone else if they also were going to monitor and panic. I actually was put in charge of investing a relative's money. It was horribly managed by her ex-husband. I took it over, discussed things...

I was pre T2D. I would suggest never going with a change that you plan to only do temporarily. I joined a program that was covered by my health insurance. It's a form of keto, but came with a ton of education before you even started. It also has lots of resources and a coach/doctor for...

RSKY - Investing isn't for everyone. I don't know how to help you, but your sister should NEVER be in charge of investments if she panics. You know her best. Maybe you can get her a book on investing and emotions. If she has a husband, maybe he can take over? Either way, if someone panics...

Amazon drivers and vehicles change constantly. I agree with the OP, they are clearly not paid well for them to attract such bad people. I've seen them get stuck in the snow because they couldn't back down a driveway. I've had packages that I got a delivery notice for, but was left on the...

I always like to look at the studies whenever possible. I know that there is a VERY large group of activist attempting to demonize anything related to eating meat. Even TED was afraid to publish a talk from a woman that had autoimmune issues disappear when she switch to a carnivore diet. She...