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What is the name of the home of a cat, a goat and a sheep called – in English?

December 31, 2013 3 Comments

Question by Indian: What is the name of the home of a cat, a goat and a sheep called – in English? the obvious answers I know are house, farm and farm respectively – is there a better answer – a more proper word What do you think? Answer below!

What are the best improvements to make for home energy efficiency?

December 29, 2013 8 Comments

Image by Richard Elzey We use these to teach Solar Contractors. The other side of the roof is a solar hot water heater. We’ve connected a meter to them to show how the energy is produced. Question by Jeff K: What are the best improvements to make for home energy efficiency? I didn’t want the […]

what does: you shall not cook a young goat in its mothers milk, mean ?

December 28, 2013 8 Comments

Image by Linn County Fair 2010 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Show – Photos courtesy of Todd Hunt & Dae Ann Holub Question by 🙂: what does: you shall not cook a young goat in its mothers milk, mean ? Its a jewish biblical quote I know it means you shouldn’t cook meat in any dairy products […]

How do I get my dog to stop jumping the fence?

December 27, 2013 9 Comments

Image by foodchronicles Question by Titantic: How do I get my dog to stop jumping the fence? My dog is a nearly seven month old black lab mix. We live in the suburbs, and all the houses have fenced in backyards. These fences are about three feet tall. My dog, Kipper jumps the fence into […]

PROPOLIS,Propolis Traps Harvesting,Honey Bees Resin Beekeeper John Pluta Beehives Georgia Beekeeping

December 26, 2013 25 Comments

PROPOLIS, Propolis Traps harvesting, Trap collection beehives. Beekeeper John Pluta, Georgia Beekeeping. Beekeepers collection and extraction of propolis fro…

Is there a route from NJ (Newark) into NYC via a car without paying tolls?

December 26, 2013 4 Comments

Question by Michell: Is there a route from NJ (Newark) into NYC via a car without paying tolls? So they just raised the toll in the Holland tunnel to $ 12.00!! I did just purchase an EZ pass to lower that cost, but the pass won’t get here in time to avoid my initial travel […]

I need to cook a boneless turkey breast, but don’t have a meat thermometer how can I tell when it’s done?

December 26, 2013 3 Comments

Image by james_gordon_losangeles Saint Hovannas Monastey, or Hovhannavank (Armenian: Surb Hovhannes Vank) is an Armenian Apostolic Church monastery located in the village of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river. The monastery’s title originates from the combination of the name Hovhan (Armenian for […]

Beekeeping,PART1,Honey Bees Hive building removal.Beekeeper John Pluta saves Bees,Beehive

December 24, 2013 25 Comments

http://georgiabees.blogspot.com Beekeeping Honey Bees Hive Building removal. Beekeeper saving bees,beehive from building.Honeybee nest removed from ceiling i…

How to keep domestic ducks in NY?

December 24, 2013 1 Comment

Image by cuatrok77 The Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae, is family Phasianidae. These are native to south western China and Myanmar The adult male is 100-120 cm in length, its tail accounting for 80 cm of the total length. It is unmistakable with its black and silver head, long grey tail and rump, and red, […]

A Swarm of Honey Bees March right into the nuc.

December 24, 2013 No Comment

Got a call for a swarm of honey bees in Douglasville Georgia. They were on a bird nest and it fell out of the tree, so they were in the ground when we got th…