In 1998, the young lady working the cash register at the taco bell near where I worked told me I have really pretty eyes. So I have that going for me, which is nice.
And if you know someone with a few different kinds practice with theirs before you buy your own
And if you don't, some gun ranges have rentals. This can be a good way to shoot a variety of calibers and designs to see what you like.
Unfortunately, I've really scaled back my number of hives and now only get enough honey to keep my immediate family supplied.
But I appreciate the sentiment.
Beekeeper here. I won't comment on whether or not you should. But since I know a little about storing honey, here are some things to consider:
If you do this, you need to make sure it's sealed in airtight containers.
Part of what gives honey its antimicrobial properties (and long shelf life) is its low moisture content. But it's hygroscopic and will pull moisture directly from the air if exposed. After it pulls enough moisture, it can ferment, grow bacteria, or otherwise not be fit for normal consumption.
Also, honey can crystallize over time. This doesn't mean it's bad, but in order to re-liquify it, you'll need to heat it. So consider your storage container size and material carefully.
That said, 52 lbs is less than a 5 gallon bucket full (at roughly 12 lbs / gallon), so it shouldn't take an incredible amount of space if you choose to do it. Or, in smaller portions, a quart mason jar will hold about 3 lbs. So 2 cases (12 jars each) would exceed your quantity requirements, and be more manageable than a 60lb bucket.
Also if you can buy it in bulk at wholesale prices, it will be cheaper. Retail can be anywhere from $5-$20 per pound (depending on what/where) whereas the last I checked, wholesale prices were more like $1.50 - $3.50 per pound, depending on quantity.
Hope that helps.
There was a series of TV commercials in the 70s for a laundry detergent that focused on "ring around the collar". So I suspect it's a spoof of one of those.
The longer the distance, the larger the diameter of the wire you need, due to resistance/heat.
Typically, extension cords are going to be manufactured with the thinnest wire they can get away with based on the safety requirements, in order to save on materials cost.
So plugging 2 short cords together might cover the same distance as 1 longer cord, but the longer cord will use thicker wire to maintain the proper margin of safety.
Look up some of the Japanese lore about Tanuki (the Japanese name for the raccoon dog). It involves magic, giant scrotums, and all sorts of delightful stuff.
If you like anime, Studio Ghibli (famous for a lot of classics including Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and others) did a movie called Pom Poko, which is about tanuki. If you don't care for subtitles, the English dub is pretty good, and the voice cast stars a lot of well known (for the time) American actors.
Not to be all "Well ackchyually" but most (maybe all?) of the moisture reduction happens after the nectar has been stored in the comb, but before it has been capped with wax for storage. So the bottom two panels are out of order.
Also, if anyone cares, the term for the mouth-to-mouth passing of the nectar is trophallaxis.
100%. They've just guaranteed that the sous vide unit that I have now is the last Anova product I will ever buy.
I haven't tried this so I can't vouch for it, but it looks like you can add custom domains to a whitelist per https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1292986
So in your case, something like
browser.fixup.domainsuffixwhitelist.work = true
may work.
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My toes, Sis.