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[dsqard]

SCG I think Diva might be hinting around?

 

[drumstick diva]

who me?

 

[vehve]

I would also need more honey... It's amazing how much of the stuff we've gone through. We're almost completely out.

 

[getaclue]

It seems it may be ok to eat eggs, according to the govt. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/02/11/new-dietary-guidelines-may-ok-eating-eggs/ While they do emphasize balancing the "good, and bad" forms of cholesterol, and warn against overdoing saturated fats, they don't mention that hydrolyzed fats, such as margarine, are the worst. It's a start though. Good day to be an egg!

 

[bamachicks8]

I would love  someone else to have the bees and give me the honey. 

Right now it's only a dream but if I ever get my wish I'll send some your way. Although that may be several years from now. Dh is totally against and I've heard its a very expensive hobby.

 

[bamachicks8]

It seems it may be ok to eat eggs, according to the govt.  http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/02/11/new-dietary-guidelines-may-ok-eating-eggs/  While they do emphasize balancing the "good, and bad" forms of cholesterol, and warn against overdoing saturated fats, they don't mention that hydrolyzed fats, such as margarine, are the worst.  It's a start though.  Good day to be an egg!

Eggs are to yummy to ever stop eating even if they were bad for you.

 

[getaclue]

I have never agreed totally with the whole cholesterol hoopla anyway. Years ago, when it was such a big deal, my mother was tested, and her doctor put her on a strict cholesterol free type diet. She was not overweight, had no heart trouble, and I told her not to go crazy with the diet, but to get rid of the margarine she adored, and use butter instead, in moderation, cut back a little on all the cheese, and yes she could eat an egg for breakfast a couple times a week, not just the whites. I told her to quit using so much vegetable oil, and switch to olive oil whenever possible. She never got her levels down quite where the doctor wanted them, however, a couple years later the medical community discovered that their numbers were too low, and causing damage to people, so they raised the numbers. Her levels were well within the new range of numbers. I have always been leery of fad diets, and always will be.

 

[chickadoodles]

I would love someone else to have the bees and give me the honey.

Me too! lol

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Generally speaking, I agree with this statement. However, sometimes, it's hard to say what a wasp considers "messing with."

Some times, we have been pruning shrubbery, and pruned out branches with wasp nests attached, and not gotten stung.

On the other hand, on 3 different occasions, I was just standing out in the open, no possible nest site within at least 20 feet of where I was standing, and a wasp flew into me and stung me.

I have a pretty good reaction to bee/wasp stings. By "pretty good," I mean I can wind up with a swollen area as big as I can span with my spread fingers (about 8 inches) from a single sting. The best treatment I have yet found for a sting is household ammonia. I soak a paper towel in straight ammonia and put it on the sting. If I can do that within a minute of being stung, within a few hours, there will be almost no sign of the sting at all. I've heard that the ammonia works by chemically reacting with the protein in the bee venom, converting it to something that doesn't trigger the body's reaction. All I can say is, it makes a huge difference for me.

I'm reactive too. Thankfully I haven't been stung around the air passageways.
The best thing to do is scrape out the stinger as quickly as possible with whatever is at hand. Don't squeeze it.

Wasps are nasty and unpredictable.

I would love someone else to have the bees and give me the honey.

'Give' being the operative word.

Due to bee colony problems worldwide honey has risen in price about 100% in 10 years and if one looks at long term prices it is much more dramatic.

It seems it may be ok to eat eggs, according to the govt. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/02/11/new-dietary-guidelines-may-ok-eating-eggs/ While they do emphasize balancing the "good, and bad" forms of cholesterol, and warn against overdoing saturated fats, they don't mention that hydrolyzed fats, such as margarine, are the worst. It's a start though. Good day to be an egg!

To the best of my knowledge, there has never been a scientific study that links dietary cholesterol to heart disease. Yet doctors continue to recommend watching cholesterol intake. When asked why, they say, "it's in the textbooks". Never mind that doctors may have a single class on nutrition, if any, while in school. If anyone knows of a study that shows a link, I would love to be educated.
Until then, I'm enjoying as many eggs in as many recipes as I can find.

Right now it's only a dream but if I ever get my wish I'll send some your way. Although that may be several years from now. Dh is totally against and I've heard its a very expensive hobby.

It's fairly expensive to start but not daunting. And if successful, can be profitable or at least break even.
Get a good book.

Eggs are to yummy to ever stop eating even if they were bad for you.

True
Eggs are the only reason I eat bread - for something to sop up the yolk with.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I have never agreed totally with the whole cholesterol hoopla anyway. Years ago, when it was such a big deal, my mother was tested, and her doctor put her on a strict cholesterol free type diet. She was not overweight, had no heart trouble, and I told her not to go crazy with the diet, but to get rid of the margarine she adored, and use butter instead, in moderation, cut back a little on all the cheese, and yes she could eat an egg for breakfast a couple times a week, not just the whites. I told her to quit using so much vegetable oil, and switch to olive oil whenever possible. She never got her levels down quite where the doctor wanted them, however, a couple years later the medical community discovered that their numbers were too low, and causing damage to people, so they raised the numbers. Her levels were well within the new range of numbers. I have always been leery of fad diets, and always will be.

If one doesn't consume cholesterol, the body will produce it.