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Ziplock bags
ZIP LOCK BAG - Good
tip!
We went with friends to a
restaurant on Sunday for lunch and sat in
The patio section beside the
store. We happened to notice zip lock baggies
Pinned to a post and a wall.
The bags were half filled with water, each
Contained 4 pennies, and they
were zipped shut. Naturally we were curious!
The owner told us that these
baggies kept the flies away! So naturally we
Were even more curious! We
actually watched some flies come in the open
Window, stand around on the
window sill, and then fly out again. And there
Were no flies in the eating
area! This morning I checked this out on Google.
Below are comments on this
fly control idea. I'm now a believer!
Zip-lock water
bags
#1
Says:
I tried the zip lock bag and
pennies this weekend.. I have a horse
Trailer. The flies were bad
while I was camping. I put the baggies with
Pennies above the door of the
LQ. NOT ONE FLY came in the trailer.
The horse trailer part had
many. Not sure why it works but it
does!
#2 Says:
Fill a zip lock bag with
water and 5 or 6 pennies and hang it in the problem area.
In my case it was a
particular window in my home. It had a slight passage way
For insects. Every since I
have done that, it has kept flies and wasps away.
Some say that wasps and flies
mistake the bag for some other insect nest
and
Are
threatened.
#3Says:
I swear by the plastic
bag of water trick. I have them on porch and
Basement. We saw these in
Northeast Mo. At an Amish grocery store
& have used them since.
They say it works because a fly sees a reflection
& won't come
around.
#4 Says:
Regarding the science
behind zip log bags of water? My research found that the
Millions of molecules of
water presents its own prism effect and given that flies
Have a lot of eyes, to them
it's like a zillion disco balls reflecting light, colors and
Movement in a dizzying
manner. When you figure that flies are prey for many other
Bugs, animals, birds, etc.,
they simply won't take the risk of being around that much
Perceived action. I moved to
a rural area and thought these "hillbillies" were just
Yanking my city boy chain but
I tried it and it worked immediately! We went from
Hundreds of flies to seeing
the occasional one, but he didn't hang around
long.
Dandelion Wine
Has anyone dabbled in this...any tricks of the trade in making it?
I found this online...it sounds like it might work?
- 1 package (7 g) dried brewing yeast
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) warm water
- 2 quarts (230 g) whole dandelion flowers
- Using 2 quarts+ of just the petals can make for a less bitter wine.[2]
- 4 quarts water (3.785 L)
- 1 cup (240 mL) orange juice
- 3 tablespoons (45 g) fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons (45 g) fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon (1.25 g) powdered ginger
- 3 tablespoons (18 g) coarsely chopped orange zest; avoid any white pith
- 1 tablespoon (6 g) coarsely chopped lemon zest; avoid any white pith
- 6 cups (1200 g) sugar
1. Wash and clean the blossoms well. Think of it as a fruit or vegetable; you don't want bugs or dirt in your food. Remove all green material.
2. Soak flowers for two days.
3. Place the blossoms in the four quarts of water, along with the lime, orange, and lemon juices.
4. Stir in the ginger, cloves, orange peels, lemon peels, and sugar. Bring the mix to a boil for an hour. This creates the 'infusion' that will later become wine after fermentation.
5. Strain through filter papers (coffee filters are recommended). Let the infusion cool down for a while
6. Stir the yeast in while the infusion is still warm, but below 100 degrees F.
7. Cover it and leave it alone, let it stand overnight.
8. Pour it into bottles, poke a few holes in a balloon and place over the tops of the bottles to create an airlock, to keep out unwanted wild yeasts, and store them in a dark place for at least three weeks so that it can ferment. At this point you now have wine!
9. Rack the wine several times, optionally. Racking means waiting until the wine clears, then siphoning or pouring the liquid into another container, leaving the lees (sediment) at the bottom of the first containers
10. Cork and store the bottles in a cool place. Allow the wine some time to age. Most recipes recommend waiting at least six months, preferably a year. [4]
To Early?
WMA's Camping
For immediate release
April 26, 2012
North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Camping Restrictions Placed on Some WMAs in Western North Dakota
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is implementing camping restrictions effective immediately on some wildlife management areas in western North Dakota and along Lake Sakakawea.
Overnight camping is now prohibited on the following WMAs: Antelope Creek, Big Oxbow, Lewis and Clark, Neu’s Point, Ochs Point, Overlook, Sullivan and Tobacco Garden in McKenzie County; Van Hook in Mountrail County; and Hofflund and Trenton in Williams County.
The following WMAs are closed to camping on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but open to camping Thursday-Monday: Audubon, Custer Mine, Deepwater Creek, deTrobriand, Douglas Creek and Wolf Creek in McLean County; and Beaver Creek and Hille in Mercer County.
Game and Fish does not operate any official campgrounds, but most WMAs are open to primitive camping for 10 consecutive days. However, the agency does not have any staff manning the areas where people like to camp, and there is no registration system to keep track of when people come and go.
“In the past we have always had people who would try to work around the 10-day limit,” said assistant wildlife division chief Jeb Williams, “but in recent years we have seen a significant increase in the number of people who are residing on our WMAs for extended periods of time.”
Because of the volume of campers, Williams says it’s difficult for Game and Fish to keep track of who is abiding by the 10-day limit and who is not. “The new rules are enforceable and are intended to ensure these areas are available for hunters and anglers,” Williams said. “In some cases we determined it was best to not allow any camping, and in other areas the two-day per week restriction allows people to stay in areas where elimination of camping is not yet necessary.”
On those WMAs where camping is allowed Thursday through Monday, all equipment must be removed on Tuesday and Wednesdays when camping is not allowed.
“This may be an inconvenience for some, but the vast majority of camping on WMAs is on weekends and we want to make sure they are available for recreationists,” Williams said. “There are a number of managed campgrounds along Lake Sakakawea that are available for people to use any day of the week and for extended periods of time.”
Camping restrictions at all WMAs are posted at entry points.
Other WMA use regulations are available on the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov.
This is another example why the oil is hurting the sportsman of ND.
National Park access
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=50998
Backyard Beehive?
www.backyardhive.com/
4 wheel trails in ND?
morningstar campground riverdale
STATE NASP TOURNAMENT IS IN THE BOOK
In the boys division we took 1st and 2nd places and in the girls division we took 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places. What a great day team champions as well as individual boys and girls state champions.
G&F will be coming to our school to do an awards presentation I the near future and now we get to figure out how many we can get to Kentucky for the National Tournament.
Just had to brag a bit!
