I have always adopted a holistic, multiple attack attitude in my life. I have used almost every aromatherapy oil available in various applications around the homestead. It turns out, mosquitoes are also sensitive to certain smells. In the past, way-way back, at least 4 years ago, there was a thing we all called “mosquito season”. …
Working with bees can often be a very painful and even dangerous endeavor. It does not need to be. If you use the correct safety gear and you correctly use a smoker, your chances of being stung will be greatly reduced. The key to using a smoker to calm your bees lies in understanding how …
If you have ever bought a purebred animal, you will know that they are expensive. Expensive may just mean a greedy breeder, or it may mean a quality animal. My first medical service dog was a purebred golden retriever. I got him as a pup, and paid a whopping $969 for him as a potty-trained …
Whether you make your own jerky, or prefer to buy from your local, you will want your jerky to retain its flavor and consistency. Jerky (dehydrated meat) that has been made and stored should last well for long periods of time. But the most important question is: just how long can beef jerky last? Jerky …
If you are new to beekeeping, this article will prepare you for one of the most annoying aspects of beekeeping: Waking up to find you have no bees! Dead or found a better hotel – waking up too late to ground zero with hives and frames and feeders but no bees can be very frustrating, …
In many places across the world, people are thinking out of the box to make their own power-free washing machines. The majority of Africans wash their clothes by hand, either in buckets or in streams. For those who use buckets, they prepare three buckets (although two will suffice). In the first bucket, they wash clothes …
As we all gear up for the cold winter months, heating oil is used in more homes worldwide than any other heating source. It is more affordable and safer than gas. Because of the very big job it does, we buy it by the barrel loads. But how long will heating oil last? Provided it …
If you are new to ducks, you will probably need a lot of learning and a lot of questions answered. The question I am asked most often is: how do you sex ducks? This is actually a rather important thing to do if you’re planning to gather a small flock because males – drakes – …
It is believed that Romanians were the first to start smoking meat to make it last longer way back in the 1800s. Since then, as technology and knowledge have improved, smoking meat has become a cross between art and science. If you want to give it a go, one question you may be wondering is: …
Peppers… we’ve all done it. For most of us, that time when we did it, we swear, will never happen again! Once was enough, we learned our lesson. However, some bonkers people just have to come back and do it again and again and again. My brother and my son are two such people. Growing …
