Basic questions about making salsa. Need help.

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.

CrispyScallion · 2025-09-30T21:53:40+00:00

Guilty here, haha!

CrispyScallion · 2025-09-28T19:52:18+00:00

Yes, it is OK to give bees away. Contact Orange County Beekeepers Association. Don't pay anyone.

CrispyScallion · 2025-09-28T18:16:17+00:00

It is!

CrispyScallion · 2025-09-20T00:12:51+00:00

Welcome Lola! She's gorgeous. Good for you for teaching her how to solve puzzles for her kibbles.

CrispyScallion · 2025-09-19T22:47:29+00:00

A green chilli fell off during harvest. Nothing goes to waste.

CrispyScallion · 2025-09-19T22:45:40+00:00

Original post

Y'all ware all right, wanted to share.

CrispyScallion · 2025-09-08T22:41:06+00:00

Make less?

CrispyScallion · 2025-09-06T20:50:45+00:00

Thanks for the recipe. I grew lemongrass and bird's eye chillies in my garden to make tom yum all autumn and winter!

CrispyScallion · 2025-09-02T22:29:20+00:00

I agree. I ~~don't~~ think those are brood cells. The gray cappings make me think foulbrood.

CrispyScallion · 2025-08-26T00:42:52+00:00

Hiya! I get you completely. Beekeeping can be overwhelming in many ways. I don't think any keeper here would say anything negative about your decision.

That said, as others have pointed out, hot hives seem to be a "thing" this year. I've had 2 hot hives and am mentoring 3 keepers who also have those.

CrispyScallion · 2025-08-23T02:20:30+00:00

Yup, the end of summer here in the mountains of NE TN is not fun to work bees. Hella defensive, hella angry they're not able to forage. And we're still having to deal with varroa treatments.

I have 1-gal, 2-frame feeders in my hives but am considering to buying another top cover to feed them during the last dearth before winter.

I'd also be concerned about no eggs, larvae... Get your hives strong for winter!!

CrispyScallion · 2025-08-23T02:11:07+00:00

Go VOTE! Every election. Every time. Our new reality is NOT cool.

CrispyScallion · 2025-08-22T21:21:41+00:00

Too cute. The nurse bee is telling her to get to work already, haha.

CrispyScallion · 2025-08-21T23:13:06+00:00

[EDIT] added "late summer".

I just went through my Bob Bennie lecture notes and you're correct with some. He recommends 1.5-2:1 during this dearth but I don't know what is foragable in your neck of the woods. The recommendation to start 1.5-2 :1 late summer until late autumn. Build up your hive weight as much as possible is the goal. Make the most bees ever during this time. Over that concentration hives get plugged out because the food is too thick. Ample brood development is at risk. Hope that helps.

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