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I used to run a company of my own, and I was the tech support staff. 24/7 support. But there were very few after hours calls. Now days, I am in sales of a non critical product and I provide no technical support. I rarely give out my cell phone. My territory does not have good cell coverage. Many have said they have been trying to call me but I never have a message anywhere. Then they say they just "assume" I would see a missed call and return it. No service, no missed call. At least when they are forced to call the office, they have to leave a message or deal with a person. But then there is always the one in the office that gives them my cell and the circle starts again. There is no service at Crane Lake. Top of the hill at Marble Creek. None in the St. Francois valley north of Sam A Baker.

It is hard to tell, you need to see the lines clearly and count the fin rays to identify. That is the first time I have heard a hybrid called a sunshine bass. I have seen them called wipers.

This new hobby is turning out to be a nice time killer in the afternoons. I did not have to water the garden this afternoon, nature blessed me with 2/10 inch. The bees seemed to like it. They started off with about 30 hovering and going in and out when I got home. 10 or 15 were cleaning off the landing pad. After 30 minutes of watching the hive came alive for some reason. Bees starting pouring out of the hive opening and the 2 upper holes in the super. The air was full of bees, from the ground to the top of the trees. That lasted for about a half hour and they all returned to the hive and resumed normal activity. Best I can tell it was the increased humidity and the heat that turned them on. I was under the impression that you needed to keep the hive cool in the summer, but the temp inside is normally kept at 98 degrees. I am going to move it into more sun tomorrow evening to see if it spurs early activity more.

Install ONSTAR in your vehicle and you should be good to go. I think it is satellite based. No other cell service that I am aware of in that area. Verizon has a chart on their website that shows coverage. 24/7 sucks. No down time at all?

White Bass. Good eating and fun to catch. Cut out the red meat.

A good case of Beaver Fever and the spincther gives way, you never know what bowels are. Your digestive system becomes a free flow device. I have watched locals come down to Lassiters access at Mammoth Springs and fill up jugs of "spring water" for drinking. Of course, just before, ducks were swimming and pooping and someone cleaned some trout at the same boat ramp. Even some shallow dug wells are not really fit to drink out of due to farm runoff and other sources of E Coli. But you see many swallow large amounts of water swimming in ponds that I would wash my feet after I loaded a boat.

Sunspots.

Spring water goes thru a karst system that does some filtering, it does nothing to the bacteria along the way. You still need to kill the bugs in the water to make it safe to drink. In rain events, the springs will turn muddy also. Miles downstream from where cattle are in the stream and it stinks from the urine and feces, the water clears up and you would never know it because of dilution. But it is still there in the water. Big Spring on the Current has just turned cloudy due to the drought. http://www.semissourian.com/story/1871267.html

Pollen is used as bee feed, the nectar is made into honey which is stored for food when pollen runs out. They are collecting the pollen and storing it in special cells around the brood comb. Pollen is fed to the developing brood in the hive. The nectar they collect is made into honey and stored in different areas of the hive as a survival food source in winter. While the bees are not needed to pollinate corn, the pollen on the tassels are a good source of food this time of year. Pollen is collected on the leg sacs of the bee, nectar is swallowed and regurgitated at the hive. The honey you eat is essentially bee puke. It is funny how they pick and choose their sources of food, but mostly it is how deep the stamen is inside the flower and how much trouble they have to go to getting to the sweet nectar. Honey bees prefer smaller flowers like white clover, beans, melons, cucumbers, etc. Bigger bees like the masons will be on deeper flowers like squash and honeysuckle.

e Around here, it looks like they are doing in home robberies during the daylight hours. A buddy of mine in Cape told me that an officer ticketed his vehicle in front of his own house. He has to fight the ticket in court to prove that HIS LICENSED AND INSURED VEHICLE IS PARKED IN FRONT OF HIS DEEDED, INSURED, AND TAXED HOUSE IN TOWN. It is a shame they have a hard time sniffing out the meth house around the corner, but I could show it to them. Sometimes I thinks, they miss the forest for the trees.....

Go for 13

I am trying to calculate how long the 11pt is. 50 miles seems a little steep. Unless there is some rain, no fires. You will have to boil water on a camp stove. Best option would be to have caches stashed along the river in cars at some of the accesses. Riverton has a store with water and ice. When I crossed it last weekend at 142 and the Narrows, local cattle farmer has razed the bank on the SE side below the bridge and moved cattle down to water due to the drought. I expect you will run into cattle in the stream above and below the ONSR system. I would carry a fresh supply of water if possible.

We need that tax to stop that kind of stuff. Wait a minute, looks like it was already funded, 12 arrests.

A single hive in a good year can produce upwards of 200 lbs of excess honey. The bees need about 70 lbs to winter a hive. Right now, my hive has either been lazy or have not had a good nectar source, it only has about 3 deep frames of capped honey comb and weighs about 60 lbs total. I added a super and started a feeder to spur some action. They flew good yesterday and were coming back with full pollen sacs on the legs. The quality of the soybean honey is good, it is a light honey similar to clover. Most locals tend to move the hives near the soybeans to make a late honey. Local fields are just now getting to the blooming stage. The rope fence is just a temp boundary that I instructed the kids to keep out of. I brought the neighbor and his girls over and explained the process to them last night. The bees are really tame, they have not bothered me yet working around the hive. Like I said, they seem a little lazy. They need to build their guard up. Of course, a 50 mile ride on the back of a hitchhauler sucking exhaust fumes in the middle of the night may have made them a little stupid.

I am going to plant clover this fall in the leftover part of the garden. After adding the super tonight in the pic, there were already bees on guard at the new entrances. Looks like they like it.

I highly recommend this site for all of your outdoor needs. But, you will never see me on Facebook. It is a security risk and an invasion of privacy. Can I get a shirt?????

Its solid and sturdy. I added the ratchet strap to keep the hive together in high winds. The stand is stable and sturdy. It just looks goofy from the camera angle. Studies have shown that local honey helps allergies. I think it reacts with the immune system much like allergy shots as far as pollen allergies go. But bees do not use all of the local pollen sources when they make honey. Studies have shown that they will use Goldenrod, but not Ragweed. Ragweed was something that I tested high for as a kid. Honey bees are good pollinators, but they do not visit all of the flowering species. Their body shape and size allows them to pollinate some flowers, but not all. Right now, I am counting on a local soybean field for a good honey flow to make my hive last the winter. Honeybees will travel within a 2 sq mile area, roughly 8000 acres.

Alaska Game and Fish consilidated with the Alaska State Troopers a few years back and it made for a good show... Government Agencies and spending has been out of hand for a long time. The first thing any politician wants to cut out is the enforcement or protection to play on civilian fears. If you don't pay your taxes, the fire dept and the police force will suffer. They will never cut out the library, court staff, assessor's office, etc to make ends meet. The amount of force out on patrol did not change, just the superior forces that control both agencies merged to command them from what I understand with the MHP and the MWP merger. I don't know of any local MHP agents donning a life vest and a boat unless there is an emergency that requires more force on either land or sea.

A long time ago, my Grandpa introduced me to the gentle art of beekeeping. This year, some 30 years later, I decided I wanted to start my own Apiary. Mainly to pollinate the garden, but secondly, a retirement income. I wanted to start early this spring, but spring sprung early and I was not ready. 2 weeks ago, an ad appeared in Craigslist for a complete established hive for sale. Come to find out, he was someone I knew, and I purchased the setup from him. I drove over last night after dark and picked it up. I spent most of the day today sitting and watching the hive to see how it would react to its new surroundings. Recent rains have greened things up around here and they started flying as soon as the showers passed this morning. They did well all day. I added a super this afternoon, that is what I am doing in the pic. I do not expect a honey produce this year, but I am looking for a strong hive to go into the winter. Next spring I can split it and things will only increase from there....

Was down last week, water was low and clear. Fishing was decent, but most were small.

Depending on the quality of the soil they used when you backfilled the yard, you may need more topsoil, fertilize, and lime. Till or rake it up till loose. Tilling may lead to more erosion if it ever rains, so raking the top till it is loose may be best. Add a fertilize that has a week killer, kill 2 birds with one stone. Some lime may help. As far as grass seed, creeping red fescue is better than KY31 fescue typically used in fields. KY31 is tough to mow, but is hard to kill. Bermuda is good if you can find it. Finding someone that sells turf is even better, just roll it out and water. If you sow seeds, plan to cover with straw or other material to hold seed in place and control moisture. Plan to sprinkle.

Crayfish from MO clear waters are the best I think, better than the mud bugs down south. I like the way the article I read on another news site mentioned most of the cases in the US were from MO and alcohol was involved, like there is some link between alcohol and lung flukes.

I read that earlier on another site. Lung Flukes don't sound like a whole lot of fun. Boil till red in a nice spice boil, cool and peel the tails. Take the tails and make a nice stir fry and serve over wild rice with a nice brew.

Camo clad is a little shiny when wet like any vinyl product. On a bright day, it would flare ducks. I would suggest painting with a flat enamel. It would probably go on quicker.