Sharon. I too have honey bees. Nothing like fresh honey. Still waiting for the killer bees to show up like promised but haven't got here yet. Thank goodness. Of course, I said that for years about the fire ants but they arrived late last fall and are now everywhere. Their name is a little misleading, hehe, they don't like fire. I douse them with gasoline and then set them ablaze. They only think they are fire ants. I am intent on getting them off of my farm. They are said to kill red ants and I cannot have that. I protect them at all costs. They are the only thing that horny toads can eat and there are many of them still here, though they are rapidly disappearing from the landscape, the experts say. I have 6 red ant beds and feed them regularly. Back to the honey. I like to toast my bread and spread the peanut butter on it and then drip the honey atop it. The butter is then soft and gooey. Yum. It is so strange about these products. I cannot imagine no Peter Pan. I thought they were everywhere. Have never heard of the real brand. Only skippy, jif, and peter pan; and the store brands. Just goes to show that the big old world is out there. My poor mama. She does freeze some things but still stands over that hot stove with the jars. I keep saying that I will learn the trick from her but can never stand the agony of it. My job has always been to pick the fruit up off of the ground and haul it in the house. My dad peels. Wild plums grow by the roadside. Pear trees produce fruitfully. Peaches. And then there are the vegetables. My dad, 89, just cannot stop having a garden and it is huge every year. But yum again. Not to count the chickens that I still raise. Killing and preparing chickens is something we still do though I can hardly stand the killing part but one can only keep so many roosters per so many hens. The fresh eggs are the best. Thanks for the thoughts bee girl. Enjoyed them. Send more.
mack np: Luther Vandross-
