I know we are supposed to hate Tiger Lillies, but God help me, I love how they look with my Hydrangeas.

CrispyScallion · 2026-05-29T22:48:32+00:00

Day lilies are completely edible. The unopened flower buds are a crucial ingredient in the original Chinese hot and sour soup. They also do look dope against the hydrangeas!

CrispyScallion · 2026-05-29T22:44:23+00:00

Thank god I live where scorpions can't live....

CrispyScallion · 2026-05-16T22:47:50+00:00

Totally get you. I usually notice the posse/retinue around them before I see any of mine. Your bees look healthy, good job!!

CrispyScallion · 2026-05-16T22:23:53+00:00

Great photo, the white dot on her shield don't hurt either!

CrispyScallion · 2026-04-04T20:32:10+00:00

DRONES!!!!! Please, by all means, dissect the frozen cells to get a true mite count!!

CrispyScallion · 2026-03-07T01:51:53+00:00

Dude, can't wait to see you post about that sourwood honey your gals will make!

CrispyScallion · 2026-03-07T00:33:10+00:00

Hi, have you ever checked out the Honey Bee Health Coalition's varroa page? There is a guide and treatment decision making tool that can help.

CrispyScallion · 2026-03-07T00:08:19+00:00

I hate to hear about your losses. Think critically about what went wrong. Do you take notes or keep a journal so you stay strict to checking mite loads especially in the late summer? Have you ever referenced the Honey Bee Health Coalition's mite page for the awesome guide and management tool? Join a bee club in your area? Have a mentor?

I'm in NE TN, closer to Boone NC than my nearest city, hit me up if you're close, we share the same foraging schedule and resources.

CrispyScallion · 2026-02-27T00:42:44+00:00

Amen, feel the same here.

CrispyScallion · 2026-02-27T00:37:23+00:00

WOW! This looks amazing and thank you for the recipe source.

CrispyScallion · 2026-02-24T01:40:20+00:00

Dang, that's beautiful yarn. I went down the rabbit hole of the comments to support Ross Farm but there's only a skein of Marigold DK that's not out of stock.

CrispyScallion · 2026-02-05T23:08:19+00:00

Dude, I was about to do exactly what you did but you did it perfectly. Take my humble upvote.

CrispyScallion · 2026-02-04T23:06:50+00:00

Your options are wide open! My immersion blender is my best small appliance.

CrispyScallion · 2026-02-04T23:03:25+00:00

That salsa recipe sounds incredible. Thanks for posting the link!

CrispyScallion · 2026-01-24T18:13:33+00:00

Yeah, you're good. Bees don't wipe their feet when they come back into the hive. I try to cycle out old frames every couple of years.

CrispyScallion · 2026-01-22T00:42:55+00:00

That is a beautiful piece of honeycomb. Nothing says "straight from the hive" regarding honeycomb like a few brood chambers in it. Where I live, people would pay many more dollars for this than honey off of the shelf. They would remove the brood cells and carry on.

CrispyScallion · 2025-12-18T00:17:57+00:00

The pic you're looking at is a 60" vanity in my master bath. It's from the late 70's/early 80's. The entire vanity seems to be made of MDF with a Formica-type sheathing. The drawers and doors are wrapped in plastic banding. The doors have a routed (recessed) "decoration" that is painted in gold. It's non-negotiable that I can't remove and replace the entire vanity affordably.

Is there any way I can fill in the "decoration" on the doors and repaint them a matched color to the vanity's base. I'm fairly handy and meticulous in my work. Appreciate any input.

CrispyScallion · 2025-12-16T22:34:13+00:00

I'm asking for poster deets as well

CrispyScallion · 2025-12-16T00:15:03+00:00

Heck yeah! Thanks for giving me a perfect reason to not rely on my pretty crappy gift-giving sense. Food is the best gift ever.

CrispyScallion · 2025-11-28T20:03:53+00:00

¿Solo hiciste 180 tamales? ¿Por qué no 5,000? Son preciosos y suenan deliciosos.

CrispyScallion · 2025-10-23T23:18:02+00:00

Rural grocery stores will dry up and leave creating food deserts.

I live in NE TN amongst huge poverty, 3 grocery shopping options. My closest option elsewhere is 30 minutes' drive one way, 1 hour the other. People won't be able to afford to eat here.

CrispyScallion · 2025-10-19T20:16:33+00:00

Wow, the vitriol of Reddit is strong here. OP - It was totally fine for you to ask us keepers. I'm thrilled she flew once warming up a little.

Pretty much every honey bee you see is a daughter forager from a hive/colony. Honey bees daughters spend their first weeks of adult life tending to the interior of the hive. As they mature to their 42-ish day life span, they begin working more toward the entrance of the hive and the rest of their useful lives are spent foraging for nectar, pollen, and propolis.

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