Sunday, May 21, 2017

Kelly Kettle a Beekeeper's Friend

While camping on an overseas trip my friend got out this metal thing that looked like a canister and in less than five minutes we all had hot coffees in our hands.  Wow.  Very nice to have a warm up on a cold afternoon.

It's called a Kelly Kettle and is an Irish design that's been used for many years   The kettle sits on a base where a small fire is created.  The intense heat rises up like a chimney through the hollow center of the kettle and rapidly heats the water.

It takes almost no fuel (leaves, twigs) to create the small fire.  There are also accessories that sit in the bottom fire bowl to cook food or a pot rest that sits on the top of the kettle.

This is great for camping and hiking as well.  Sold by https://www.kellykettle.com it comes in a lighter weight aluminum or a heavier steel that lasts longer.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Bee Culture E-Newsletter

If you didn't know already, there's an excellent and free bee newsletter that you can sign up for to receive an email each day.

Bee Culture is a magazine and the author Kim Flottum wrote the much acclaimed Backyard Beekeeper's book, among others.

They have search robots that troll through the internet looking for bee related news and then they send out articles.

Today's article is about a recent discovery that bees can see far better than scientists realized.

You can view it and also sign up on their website:

Bee Culture - Bees See Better