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Strengths Has excellent speed for the position, can turn on the jets to chase plays down form behind. Beats blocks with hand quickness, plays the position like a safety with a chance to build a frame like a linebacker. That helps undercut blocks to make tackles for loss from behind. Can really hit when he wants to. Attacks blockers with authority. Best at closing on the edge, when running back looks to bounce outside or the quarterback scrambles out of the pocket. Flashes plays where he looks possessed, like nothing will stop him. Stick to running backs out of the backfield in coverage, even with a slip he has enough closing speed to be reliable in coverage. Attacks the football when tackling in the hopes of creating a fumble. Outstanding straight-line speed. Plays loose.
Weaknesses Rarely uses hands to fight with blockers despite an aggressive mentality. Overruns a lot of plays between the tackles, struggles to recover. Has a lot of issues dealing with second level blocks from the offensive line, rarely can work over top of them, there winds up walled off. Run and chase player at this point, loses gap integrity with false or wasted steps. Dives or lunges for a lot of tackles rather than running through them and wrapping up. Mentality changes when attacking an offensive lineman compared to a running back.
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Bottom Line It is tough to question Ogletree's athleticism at the linebacker position. Just watching him close on runs or swing passes on the edge is worth the price of admission. Despite playing the last two years at inside linebacker in the Bulldogs 3-4 defense, it would not be surprising to see Ogletree make the switch to weakside linebacker in a defense that uses a four man front. The reason being is the junior struggles to get over top of blocks but does his best work chasing and closing. Expect the Bulldog to be a three down player if he cuts down on wasted steps. Since Ogletree is expected to impress in workouts, expect him to be a top-50 selection.


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It's swarm season in my part of the world.
Walt Wright just mentioned that reproductive swarm cutoff where he lives is:
How long is the reproductive swarm season?
Matthew Davey
It's swarm season in my part of the world.
Walt Wright just mentioned that reproductive swarm cutoff where he lives is:
How long is the reproductive swarm season?
Matthew Davey
May, June, July. Sometimes late Summer swarms happen in September too.
Mark Berninghausen
In Southeast Missouri, we have a minor flow in the early spring, which for us is April. The main flow runs from Mother's Day (second Sunday in May until the 4th of July.
Swarms start that third week in April, then continue through the 4th of July. It seems as long as the nectar is flowing, bees will be swarming.
In my managed hives, if I utilize Walt's perceptive insights and if I can prevent swarming during that period of late April until mid-May, I'm into the nectar flow and they will not likely swarm.
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Grant, that sounds very similar to here. Just 6 months apart!
I'm also wondering if anyone has seen a swarm season map, if there is such a thing?
Matthew Davey
what i'd like to know is, does swarm season begin with the start of the main nectar flow, or slightly before, or slightly after?
cheech.. The answer is Yes.
Can anyone from Texas comment? I think I recently had a swarm. Saw two open queen cups, and numbers are WAY down.
Swarm season started the last week of February here in the bay area, CA and went through atleast June.
The season started fairly early from what I heard, due to the mild winter.
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I just collected a swarm last night (technically a feral hive because they had a 4 x 4 area of new comb.) They were on the hinge of a chain link fence and according to the property owner they had been there a couple of weeks. Really strange things seem to be happening with the bees this year.I had already stored my bee vac and all my extra built out frames were in moth balls. I pulled a couple of frames from other hives and gave them something to start with. As soon as it warms up I will pull the vacuum off the top of the hive and put a feeder top on. I hope they make it.
Swarm season here is mid April to early June, with some oddball ones in summer. Very strange this year, as it was early, the swarms were HUGE (up to 9 lbs in one of them) and none after the beginning of May. However, I heard from several other beekeepers they were getting calls for small swarms in October, which does not normally happen here -- at least one of the other beeks had never heard of such a thing, and I know he's been working with bees for at least 35 years.
Swarming is weather and honey flow dependent -- when it warms up, they start swarm preps, and will swarm while there is a strong flow on as soon as they have nearly mature queens in the hive. If you have a long honey flow, you will also have a long swarm season, I think.
April, May, June however this year they started early March. I got 75 to 80 calls this year....
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End of April through July I got swarm calls. More than the "norm".
I believe that the mild winter last year contributed to above normal and earlier population booms in the hives. If this winter is like the last, we will see the same swarm results.
I agree with Grant for Mo., also with the light winters it gives the girls more time to make plans for swarming. With my carniolan breed of bees, i have to keep a close eye on them in the early spring.
The swarming season here in Athens-Greece, is mid-April till end of May.
it was late march to early may here this past spring.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
June is the most active month, I believe. It gets going in May, but it seems that June is the most active time. (I was way early on swarm traps this year).


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The City of Auburn has applied for a $1.5 million Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Kentucky Department for Local Government, which helps with community infrastructure development. The city plans to complete enhancements to it's existing wastewater treatment facility if awarded the funds.
The city's facility was built in 1958 and underwent an upgrade in 1991, done partially for one of the city's industry who is no longer there, but mostly due to the age of the facility at the time.
"A city's wastewater treatment facility is only good for about 40 years," said Auburn Mayor Mike Hughes. "The last upgrade we did was almost 25 years ago. We are looking to the future of our city and the growth that will occur. With the new Champion Petfoods scheduled to begin operation the first of the year, we need to think out of the box and what will be coming down the road. We also need to be the best we can be for our citizens of Auburn, and provide them with the best facility we can."
Currently Auburn's wastewater treatment facility can treat 350,000 gallons per day. The facility treats about 120,000 per day, but anticipates 45,000 additional gallons per day the next couple of years from Champion Petfoods.
"We are trying to get ahead of the game," said Hughes. "We anticipate growth, therefore we need to be prepared when it comes. We know three to fours years from now Champion Petfoods will expand, and we will have to have some type of upgrade to handle the growth."
Auburn recently obtained a $1 million long term, low interest loan financed through Rural Development (70 percent with 3o percent federal grant) used to bring a pump station and high pressure wastewater line 3.6 miles to Champion Petfoods. The line will be completed in a couple of weeks.
"This is just another way to partner with our local industry, while also giving our citizens then best possible service we can as a city," said Hughes. " We have to stay current not only for industry, but for all the wastewater customers as well."
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I was contact by a family friend who asked me to remove a bee colony that has lived in a 120 year old family mausoleum for the last 10 years or so. The bees have never been a problem till this year, they started attacking people who would come to visit family members. Luckily the bees haven't made it inside the building so the family now has to run inside and close the doors behind them so the bees won't bother them while they pray. Not very practical for an 80 years old grandma to do, let alone if one of the elderly visitors get severly stung.
While talking with the family they made it clear that they won't kill the bees becasue they are practicing Zen Buddist and I can't damage or cutout the building as it is 120 year old crumbling concrete building and you aren't allowed to descricate the building.
I inspected the bees and it looks like the are isolated in a concrete block roof support. So I went and gave them a good smoking and confirmed there is only one enterance/exit right above the mausoleum doors, put a cone trap out over the opening and a nuc and brood to catch them. Came back in a couple days and my trapout screen had failed. The concrete is so old and crumbly nothing is sticking to it. Over the past 2 weeks I've tried tape, glue, caulking, putty, even staples and 1/4" screws, nothing will hold the screen in place for very long, let alone a month for the trapout to work. The concrete is just too old and crumbly, lots of sand and calcium deposited to hold anything. Worse yet the only opening is in a corner making in already difficut to seal up, have to make lots of folds and creases in the #8 screen to fit it.
I got to looking around and I found a small nook from the inside of the building that appears to be part of the bees concrete block column and may have been a hidden crypt, thankfully empty. I got permission to use the smoker inside and smoked the cubbyhole heavily, left my smoker inside and blocked the hole. Sure enough, in a couple minutes the bees started reacting to the smoke and 5 minutes later I see smoke coming out of the only known enterance and the bees are exiting the hive.
So I'm thinking, can I put a trapout cone over the enterance, place a laundry net bag over the cone, then smoke them from the bottom so heavily with hot thick smoke that everyone will think the hive is on fire and queen and everyone absconds into the net bag? What about soaking wood chips in bee gone or bee quick and smoking with that as a smoke/chemical chaser?
Any other ideas? Being a fairly new beek myself I've tried all the tricks I know. I've lost 4 frames of brood to all my other failed attempts and am putting a strain on my other healthy hive robbing brood from them. Its over an hours drive away, so gas and time are getting to me too. If this family wasn't good friends with me on top of being peaceful Zen Buddist, I would've not even started this project let alone keep trying.
Is a forced abscond worth a last ditch effort or just wishful thinking? As a final solution if I can't get the bees out I was going to suggest placing/wedging a sheet of plywood between the bee enterance and the door to force the bees up and away from the door and people walking by. Either that or build a covered walkway to the mausoleum so the human enterance is 10 feet away from the bees.


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A rainbow colored moose with two legs, eyes that point in opposite directions, and a rainbow colored body. He runs FULL SPEED and quickly changes directions. You are most likely to see rainbow moose on January 12th.
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Homeless shelter reaction ...
Original post made by Another mother here, Gunn High School, on Dec 26, 2006
The shelter next to the PAMF is meant to be a safehaven place for people down on their self preservation..a place where they can readjust and get themselves out of their cars (if they even had one) or out of the cold (benches, creekbeds, parks, your storefronts, etc.)...How many of these people are actually from Palo Alto?? Humm, like to know the tally on that one.....but I do know for fact there have been a FEW that grew up here, believe me or not..Ones that have mental problems, drinking problems, or health problems that have usually have lead them into alcohol addiction...drug addiction...to stress where they finally "snap"....
Very sad situations have come to light and there are not enough places or immediate answers for all of them..I hear there is an endless waiting list for help.........
The people who want and need to clean up their lives and want stability in their lives hang on the thread of hope to move on up to a safe and warm place. (A little bit of heaven to them.)
I have observed many homeless over the years on the streets on downtown Palo Alto..many have moved on, many have passed away.
I have read articles in our local newspapers about our local police confiscating the homeless people's sleeping bags and telling them to "move on" when they were caught trying to sleep in the parking garage across the street from the fancy hotel on Cowper Street.......Another story about the homeless guy who was "sleeping" sitting upright on the bench, under a blanket, and finally someone noticed that he was deceased after two days..........
Too many stories go unprinted..after all, our town does have a reputation to up hold..ha!
Long live Robbie "Steamboat" Fulton.
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a resident of Downtown North
on Dec 26, 2006 at 4:16 pm
Why don't you provide shelter in your own home for a homeless person?
Until the local, state and federal governments can coerce the homeless into shelters, your bleeding heart will only worsen the problem. In the meantime, downtown businesses will suffer, along with the homeless.
Mother, you are part of the problem, not part of the solution.
a resident of Gunn High School
on Dec 28, 2006 at 11:48 pm
I suppose you probably were one of those types of persons when you were young who would "accidentally" put your foot out and trip the person who is walking with a cane ~ or large bag of groceries ~just for a joke...
I "am part of the problem" because I have compassion thinking about another human being? Guess you don't. You seem like the type of person who has to lock themselves into their house at night thinking someone may come in an "get" them for the way they may have treated someone in their past....guilty conscious?.... You obviously have no clue as to how to be compassionate on the less fortunates in our community.....
No, taking a drug addict into my home isn't the correct answer...that person obviously needs professional help. As does the alcoholic. As does the metally ill person. They all have help available out there, they need to get in the loop, not get chastised to the breaking point..that is where the real trouble begins...
The 24 million dollar building that just opened up in September here in Palo Alto should be capable of housing and referring the homeless.
Let's be grateful that perhaps this little bit of light on the homeless project will work out...
Oh, yes. AND that the downtown merchants prosper..
Happy New Year....
a resident of College Terrace
on Dec 29, 2006 at 10:52 am
Hi Another Mom (who started this thread),
My ex-girlfriend and I lived in an old Victorian house on Alma Street between Dahl Plumbing and Heating and the Fire station. Norice first worked at the Bagel Works (owned by Lou and Larry from NY) and then while I was on a trip to Peru, she began working at Palo Alto's last whole-in-the-wall bar on Alma, called Jackie's. (1980)
I do remember Robbie "Steamboat" Fulton (was he the short, redheaded man?) along with the rest of the folks back then. There were a couple "Merry Pranksters" in that group, too. (from Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test)
I've chosen to live in the city I grew up in and I'm a renter - Had I not had family help from time to time, I would certainly have ended up in the streets.
I also recall Ben Bailey. He was a friend of Steamboat. Ben chose to be un-housed; he was also a city council and other Commission watchdog, very articulate and well-read. I don't know how, but he died at a fairly young age. I was surprised to read his obit in the P.A. Weekly around 5 years ago
Anyway, thank you for your post.
I wish everyone (the homeless included) a very happy, healthy and financially fantastic New Year!
a resident of Downtown North
on Jan 2, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Your ARE the problem!. How is it humane to ALLOW a fellow human being to sleep in thier own excrement, in the cold? They should NOT be allowed to make that choice. You seem to celebrate the free choice to be a bum on the street.
Bums should be arrested and put into mandatory rehabilitation - in the several programs that already exist. To allow them to take over our streets is ridculous. They need our help, but a tough approach is required. Enforce the sit-lie ban, as well as the overnight camping ban in PA. Only then will we see a reduction in the number of bums, and only then will they begin to get the help they need.
Mother, it probably makes you feel good to be 'compassionate', but you are really just promoting misery. It is you who is putting out your leg to trip them up. In the current jargon, you are an enabler. Time to grow up, Mother.
We don't need bleeding hearts on this issue. We need a Rudy Giuliani to take control and take the bums off the street.
a resident of Gunn High School
on Jan 3, 2007 at 1:41 am
(Rudy/Gestapo..This is Palo Alto..) Sean..Yes, at one time I read that the Palo Alto Police and a Social Worker were to go hand and hand around Palo Alto to give services to the people you speak of....don't know what ever happened to THAT program...we should ask the PAPD about that if it is still in effect. I applaude that...
No, of course not, I NEVER let my children sit in a wet diaper, let alone would I like to see a grown man (or woman) rolling around on the cement in urine on University Ave. That is when the police have a duty to call the ambulance and take that person into a hospital. Something OBVIOUSLY wrong there. There is a Health and Safety code which holds people for days for their own safety...are you aware of that?
I laughed when I read your comment about the "no camping" in Palo Alto....My grandparents came to Palo Alto with their six children to camp out in a campground by University and Bayshore near the turn of the Century.....Their home had just burned down to the ground while they were vacationing at the beach near Pescadero...and they then purchased a house here in Palo Alto and lived out their lives....as did their children..and so on and so on...........
Yes, I enable my voice/ideas to be heard in the hopes that it can produce positive results in our community. Don't confuse my enabling....thanks. And if I put my leg out (not to trip someone), I would get even better results, but being the lady that I am, I choose not to.
This is for Andy:
Yes, I know the exact house you lived in...not far from the water tower....
I also ate at that Bagel store. There was a Mexican man working there one day when I went in with my son. He was sweeping the floor and then cleaning up. He was content and started whistling..my son and I couldn't keep a straight face as we recognized the song he was whistling..it was the "La Cocaracha song" (song of the Cockroaches!)Ah, the Bagels were great there tho!! Guess the entertainment was too, come to think of it...!
Also, was that bar ( Jackie's) located in the old Greyhound Bus Station at Alma and Lytton? I can't remember what year they tore that station down...?
Robbie ( Steamboat) was spotted in Palo Alto a few weeks ago...He grew up here in Palo Alto..a Cubberley High graduate...I would love to have him write a book about Palo Alto, as he sees it...would be interesting and would add a little historical character to our town..ya think?!
a resident of Downtown North
on Jan 3, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Oh Mother... Rudy G. is MUCH more humane than you are! You seem to have a real problem with authority, but that should not prevent more rational people from understanding that Rudy's approach worked very well in New Your, both for the housed citizens and the unhoused. He swept the bums off the street and put them into housing (against their will in many cases). He understodd the inhumanity of allowing them to make their own free choice. He also cleaned up the streets, and this allowed many neighborhoods to come back economically.
Mother, you are entranced by your own delusions, as are many romantics.
a resident of Stanford
on Jan 3, 2007 at 2:04 pm
A couple of thoughts...All the 'help' and 'hospital care' will ultimately be footed by we, the taxpayers. And, despite the new building, I have still seen the same homeless on the streets of Palo Alto...
a resident of Midtown
on Jan 3, 2007 at 8:46 pm
Forget compassion. It is not good public health to have homeless folk living in the streets. We need flop houses big time, some where $5 a night will buy shelter, others where, with charitable backing and non-judgemental acceptance we can shelter everyone, thus allowing us to compel sleeping in a shelter. Pick some crap locations and erect the cheapest cabanas one can design, like in 20x8 shipping containers. Each community could have a golf cart for shopping trips. When the homeless finally collapse, we pay 40 to 60 K to monitor them in a hospital on their way to Potter's Field.
Do I want a flophouse next door? No, but I don't want bums dying in the local parks, either. Corresponding with a Santa Cruz bum, I find out he plays Rag and a host of other instruments. Get his nut low enough so his survival is not at risk and he just might give something back.
Lest anybody get any ideas, I am still an onery SOB, just a practical one.
a resident of Downtown North
on Mar 14, 2007 at 10:53 pm
You all have points. There are some very interesting things happening in our community to solve this issue.
We invite you to attend a breakfast at the Garden Court Hotel at 8AM on 4/10 where you can voice your opinions and learn our community's efforts directly to/from the Mayor and the police department.
Please rsvp if you will attend to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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We had a great stay at his condo before our cruise. It was just as advertised and anything we needed was only a phone call away.
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Appartment is very good located and has space enough for 4 to 5 people (one bedroom for adults, the other bedroom rather for 2-3 kids). Great is tennis-court and pool on the rooftop with amazing few.
The price was rather high and for this, in our opinion all details shoud be perfect (like dishwashing machine must work correctly, all lights should work, no broken chairs).
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I came home from a few days away to find bees interested in the swarm trap I had sitting on my front porch railing. There has been a lot of activity in and around the swarm trap for the last two days. There are usually a dozen or so bees around the entrance and bees coming and going constantly all through the day. The weather has been sunny and warm.
How long (on average) do you find that bouts of interest last? How long does it usually take colony to make a move and decide, before you either see a swarm or the end of activity when they choose some other location?


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Hello, does anyone have plans besides the one on beesource for a good pollen trap. Also a good place to get the wire mesh need to make it
Hello, does anyone have plans besides the one on beesource for a good pollen trap. Also a good place to get the wire mesh need to make it
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Not sure where to find 5 mesh hardware cloth, but if you can find a good hardware store they should be able to order it if they don't have it in stock. The problem, of course, is they want to sell a whole roll if they have to order it. I haven't tried to find 5 mesh but they have 8 mesh at one hardware store that I know of here. Most didn't have anything except 4 mesh (1/4").
I make a lot of my equipment to save money and because I enjoy working with wood.But I draw the line on complicated projects because I put a value on my time.You can't build a quality pollen trap like Lloyd Spear's "Sundance"pollen trap and be cost effective.Just finding the hardware cloth as Michael says,would be the biggest hassle.The "Sundance" ,I believe,has 5,7,8 and mesh drone escapes.There was a rumor that the plans were somewhere on the web.
Thakks for the replies..i guess if i cant find the cloth i will just order one. ant suggestions on whom to get one from for a reasonable price or should i just og ahead and pay the 60-70 for one from brushy or kelley..
I just ordered 2 Sundances from Lloyd Spear. Bee Culture mag ran a good article by Lloyd a couple years ago. I finally got around to ordering. I've never used a pollen trap before. I would appreciate any insights from those who have experience in this area. Like... What hive to put it on (strong or weak / new or establihed)? Does using it still allow the hive enough pollen for brood rearing. If so, how has this been verified? How long do you leave it on the hive? Maybe, leave it on one for a certaing amount of time and move it to another? This type of info/answers would be useful.
>I've never used a pollen trap before. I would appreciate any insights from those who have experience in this area.
I have not used one alot, but I have had one and used it before.
>Like... What hive to put it on (strong or weak / new or establihed)?
I would go for strong but not too strong. If it's too strong there's such a traffic jam at first!
>Does using it still allow the hive enough pollen for brood rearing.
No. You'll have to pull it off now and then to let pollen in.
>How long do you leave it on the hive?
I don't know if there's a standard (there may be) But I figure not more than two or three days on a hive and then give them a break for a couple of days. The other problem besides them getting pollen is the drones getting out. You could also leave an upper entrance that is big enough for a drone but not big enough for all the traffic and maybe the drones would find that exit. Of course if you have a queen excluder that won't work. You could also put a hole in the pollen trap large enough for a drone so some pollen gets in and the drones can get out.
>Maybe, leave it on one for a certaing amount of time and move it to another?
I'm not sure which I think is better. It takes the bees a few days to get really used to the trap. If you pull it off for a couple of days and put it back on the same hive then they adjust quicker. Moving between two hives might work, then they'd both be used to it. Rotating all of your hives I think would cause more disruption than alternating on two of them.
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What is the consensus for the right opening, in thousands of an inch, in the wire for pollen traps?
A 5x5 mesh with a very thin wire (say 24 ga) might make an opening just under .2 in, but if the wire used is .035" the opening becomes .165"!!! which is less than 3/16".
I have the felling that when people talk about 5x5 they refer to a very thin wire, so I'm incline to think that an opening of close to .2" should be appropiate.
If so, one of the 4x4 mesh offered on the link below should work. there is one 4x4 with and opening of .203", made with a thick wire (.047", I believe) for $4.66 a sq ft, with minimum orders of either 12x12 in or 3 sq. ft.
Do you think this is the right stuff? http://www.bwire.com/gssg.htm
I wrote the following article for our association's newsletter for June this year. Hope it is helpfull. Feedback on other Sundance users would be welcome.
Evaluative Commentary
This year, I decided to expand my product offerings to include pollen. A couple years ago, I read an extensive article in Bee Culture by Lloyd Spear (designer and producer of the Sundance Pollen Trap). The upshot of his article was that for various reasons, his trap was the best on the market. I am surprised Flottum allowed the article as it was clearly a plug for Spear's trap couched with various unsubstantiated comparative facts about other available traps. This commentary does not dispute his claims as denoted in that article. What I want to do is to relate my observations thus far using the Sundance Pollen Trap for your consideration. I believe my observations are not marginal but definitive. Bear in mind, however, that my observations are based on 1 trap on 1 hive. A fairer assessment would be a number of traps on as many hives over several seasons.
I purchased 2 traps from Lloyd the end of March. Since our honey flow is historically slated to start around the 1st of April, that is when I installed them. I chose the 2 strongest hives in the apiary - ones that I usually evaluate (and usually are) to be my largest honey producers to put the traps on as recommended by Spear. The following describes the pros and cons of using this trap.
In the literature Lloyd sends with his traps, allow me to extract several of his claims for discussion purposes:
1) "Â should not interfere with honey production or weaken the hive."
It does both. Brood production is markedly decreased as compared to hives of similar OR EVEN LESS strength than the hives on which the trap was installed. To date, the trap hive has produced NO surplus honey whereas other hives that were initially weaker have raised sufficient brood to product surplus.
2) " two weeks have fully accepted the trap "
Let me clarify something at this point before proceeding. As stated above, I put traps on 2 of my strongest hives. Lloyd stated that it takes about 2 weeks for the bees to get used to the trap. During this "initiation" period, the temperatures went down to a hard freeze once or twice. I subsequently found that on one of the trap hives, dead bees had clogged the escape screen cones. This as a result, forced the bees to exit the incoming maze that is used to remove the pollen. During this time and I suspect for this reason and others, this hive showed severely retarded development. I removed the trap from this hive after cleaning up the dead bee mess. The other hive seemed to adapt to the trap satisfactorily. The hive from which the trap was removed has since produced surplus honey.
3) "2 layers of 5 mesh screen make bees drop 50% of pollen."
Inspection of the brood frames of the trap and those of non-trap hives of comparable strength has shown that the figure Spear indicates is actually more than 50% - closer to 75 - 80%. I did NOT get the ruler out and measure square inches of pollen in the trapped and non-trapped hives at various intervals. This would have yielded objective data. However, counting frames with pollen in them or not, I found sufficient.
1) "Â collecting 1 to 2 pounds daily is not uncommon".
This pollen trap DOES collect the pollen. During the periods where the weather has permitted the bees to forage, I had to empty the trap daily. One to two pounds is an accurate assessment.
2) "The traps screen exit cones are large enough to accommodate both drones and queens."
This last statement was from Lloyd during a phone conversation with him. Others have said that typical pollen traps do not allow drones to exit this hive. I cannot attest to this one way or the other as I have not compared the Sundance with another of different design. A possible down side to this is that even though the drones and queens can exit the hive, they cannot re-enter. This could be a problem should a virgin queen desire to re-enter the hive after a mating flight (Lloyd's words).
3) "Fortunately, the Sundance Pollen Trap accumulates little debris."
The 3/8" barrier on top of the trap called the "Luan" prevents debris from the brood chamber(s) above it from falling into the pollen drawer. I can't say that other types of traps do not incorporate this type of debris shield but I do know that the pollen I have removed from the drawer has been very clean requiring little if any additional processing for display and sale.
4) The trap can be turned "on" and "off" without removing it from the hive.
Others have claimed that many types of traps must be completely removed from the hive in order to no longer trap pollen. I cannot verify this one way or the other. The Sundance Pollen Trap design allows this to be accomplished without removing the trap from the hive. However, in a phone conversation with Lloyd, he indicated that you should not turn off the trap. Otherwise, this will result in a repetition of the of the massive hive entrance confusion that occurs when the bees are first starting to learn to navigate the trap.
This trap does a fine job of collecting plenty of clean, ready to sell pollen. I am selling 8oz for $10 each at a reasonably stiff pace. A one-pound honey jar will hold this amount. Health food stores on the average sell encapsulated pollen from undetermined sources, of unknown age and storage methods for $14 to $15 per half pound. This pollen is FRESH and from LOCAL sources. Important selling points.
Should you leave the trap turned "on" continuously, do not anticipate much if any surplus honey storage from this hive. Next year, I may turn the trap on for 4 days and off 3 days per week and see what happens with respect to brood rearing and honey storage.
Put the trap on after the last hard freeze to avoid dead bees clogging the exit cones while they are learning to navigate the trap. I may put both traps on 2 hives with a different on/off schedules to compare. If possible, I'll keep you appraised. Feel free to share your pollen trap experiences.
I have used the Sundance pollen trap with relatively good success last year. I ended up with about 30 pounds of pollen using two traps. I have to disagree though about the debris. There is *some* in the pollen, but not as much as you would find in other traps. I found bits of wings, some legs mites and small dead ants. but these were sifted out easily with the bottom part of my strainer screen from Kelley's. After collecting the pollen I would store it in the freezer in an open , clean garbage bag till I was ready to sift it. I sold it to the health food stores for $7 / half pound. I have since been contacted by someone practically begging me for more pollen. She was buying it for 12.50 a pound for her dogs allergies!
I would not recommend closing and opening the trap at intervals. It gets too confusing for the bees and I believe it interrupts them too much. Lloyd is very good at answering his e-mails if you have any questions for him that haven't been answered on this thread.
One thing you must do is remove the traps for the winter. Otherwise they attract wax moths.
I'm beginning to think the pollen trap could easily become one of the "arts" of beekeeping. I tried putting one on this spring and just could not get the bees to bring the pollen in. But I'm the type that needs pictures to see how things go and maybe I just had it on wrong.I couldn't remember how I had it on last year.
I do know if I had a hundred pounds of pollen I could sell it now to some stores in the area and they'd probably be sold out pretty quickly.
Hi, Denise;
You are correct, I did actually have to pick out some wings, legs, etc. Actually found some stingers here and there. I also use the course strainer screen to get the small stuff out. However, the debris was minimal and looking at the amount of debris on top of the luan showed me how much more debris would have ended up in with the pollen if it hadn't been there.
Customers often come to me for pollen for allergies. It may be prudent to find out when their allergies seem to be the worst and give them pollen collected during that time period. For this reason, each "collection" gets dated and as you indicated, stored in the freezer in open bags (I use baggies) until ready to clean.
Can you evaluate how the pollen trap hives did with respect to surplus honey compared to other hives of comparable strength without a trap. Curious.
In spite of the potential for bee "relearning" confusion, I still think I will try an on/off schedule next year to see what happens. I'd like to see if the bees learn to adapt to the on/off change or exhibit equal "confusion" for the same length of time every time the trap is turned on or off.
Just to amplify a bit on the marketing of pollen:
Initially I started to dry the pollen a bit so it wouldn't mold and because that's what everyone I talked to did . But it's just too labor intensive and the pollen really tastes *awful* when the nectar has been even slightly dried out of it. The stores I sold it to kept the pollen refrigerated so that solved my problem. I now tell folks to keep it refrigerated.
And a note on collecting and letting people taste the pollen:
I've heard of one beekeeper who kept eating and snacking on the pollen as he collected it.One day he got almost too much and he could tell his throat was starting to close off. So I am more cautious now when I allow my daughters to snack on the pollen when we collect it.
Before I heard about this, I had let a co-worker taste about a teaspoon or less of the pollen. She laughed and said (after gagging on it) it felt like her throat was getting tighter. Initially, I thought it was because the pollen can feel kind of "dry" when eaten, but in hindsight she may have been having a slight reaction to it. (I noticed this year when everyone was suffering from seasonal alergies, her eyes stayed swollen for a week)
Sorry I forgot to address your question in regards to honey production.
I didn't notice any difference in honey production between the hives with and the hives without the traps. My records were not that good, but nothing stands out that they were remarkably lower in production.
I'm just having a bad bee year, but I hope I can get back into the pollen next year.
Hi, Denise;
Since your last post, I've had opportunity to talk to a number of other beekeepers who market pollen from traps and some of my pollen consmers who have bought pollen specifically for severe allergy problems. I've also talked to the local health food store guy who sells pollen there. I've asked them if they have heard or experienced a reaction to comsuming the honey such as a "throat tightening" sensation that you described.
So far, all answers have been negative. I however will continue to ask those who collect it an sell it and use it. I am very interested if this is actually a possible reaction to pollen ingestion or simply heresay.
I actually had a customer that had a bad reaction. Difficulty swallowing, etc. I suspect it isn't too common, but possible.
It took me awhile to find it but I did find that episode regarding the beekeeper who consumed too much pollen while collecting it. This is from Bee-L:
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 10:05:05 -0400
Reply-To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology
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From: Humdinger <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Subject: Eating pollen while collecting
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Have you ever eaten pollen while collecting?
In the evening, while collecting the pollen from my traps, I casually
tossed into my mouth a handful of fresh pollenÂperhaps three or four
spoonfulsÂand munched on the pellets. I have never done this before, for
I was saving the pollen for the next season, but due to todayÂs drizzle
and rain, I thought the collection was not big enough to bother. It
tasted dusty-dry and flowery as it passed through my esophagus, mixed with
saliva. In about thirty minutes or so, however, my body went into a mild
shock. It started to manufacture an incredible amount of histamine to
react against this foreign substance in my system. I am allergic to
ragweed pollen. The pollen pellets were grey [probably ragweed] and
orange [golden rod and late sunflower variety].
My throat, I could feel, started to choke me as my voice started to recede
deep into my throat. Upon sensing this mild, yet almost systematic
reaction, I took one antihistamine pill, a prescription pill I have been
avoiding to take for quite some time, thinking my body had, over the
years, built up enough tolerance through my raw honey consumption albeit I
had never taken fall honey. All night, nevertheless, my stuffed nose ran
the mucus, my blurry eyes started to itch, and I could breathe only
through my mouth; to say the least, I could not rest well, especially
since I was sleeping on the couch not to bother my wife with my constant
sneezing, blowing, and occasional coughing.
For me, it was worse than getting stung by a dozen angry bees whose pain
dissipates in a short while. I felt as though I was suffering from a self-
induced sickness. Only after midnight, as the Chlorphaniramin Maleate (8
mm) and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride (120 mm) started to work their way
into my system, my congestion gradually cleared up, enabling me to breathe
through the nose. The next morning I felt OK although it took twelve
hours for me to regain my normalcy. I understand I should have taken
small doses before the ragweed season to build up my tolerance. I just
did not realize a handful of pollen could be this potent. Perhaps this
anecdote illustrates how pollen, taken in gradual doses, indeed works.
Have you experienced any similar reaction against pollen?
Thanx for the respond, Denise.
Wow, I guess I should warn those who are are buying the pollen specifically for allergies to start with just a very little bit and increase slowly from there. I've munched it a number of times this season and no problem. Of course I do not have typical allergies either. This is good info and I appreciate the time you spent digging it up. As I find more info pro/con to eating pollen, I will share it with you and all.
I used to sell bee pollen when I tried a not too successful stint at selling herbs and such for health. The company recommended this for those with severe allergies:
Start out with only 2-3 GRAINS of pollen per day and increase slowly to 1/4 teaspoon. Then slowly increase to 1 tsp.
By grains I mean one little "pollen basket"
Good luck!
wishing she had pollen and honey to sell, cause it looks like I'll only have enough for my own personal consumption!
I have been lurking and learning for some time, but finally I must post a question. I am planning to place my hives on four-way pallets as I grow - Does anyone have experience with placing Sundance pollen traps on 4-way pallets? Do they accomodate the clips that hold the hives in place? I am also concerned about building a pallet with the extra 17"+or- in the middle to allow removal of the drawer from the rear of the hive. Will that create a weight distribution problem when lifting by forklift? I have purchased a Sundance to see if I like it, but don't want to buy more if palleting will be too big a problem. Thanks in advance from a novice with 6 hives in Bakersfield, California. The eucalyptus are blooming and the trees, thick with bees, sound like they are ready for take off. My fingers are crossed for a surplus....
You would be better off using standard pallets. It's a lot handier when you load them and a heck of a lot easier to sell if you ever want to get rid of them. Somewhere I saw plans for a trap that had a drawer that was removed from the side.


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Feb 24, 2013 at 3:49 pm #1299668
Bogs and BergsMember
@islandizedLocale: Newfoundland
Rare bird, lynx kitten, bull moose fight?
Let's hear your cool stories and happy memories of meeting wildlife in the wild.Feb 24, 2013 at 4:17 pm #1958282
HkNewmanBPL Member
@hknewmanLocale: Western US
Bear: Had a black bear walk right in front of me on a trail going to Hamilton Mesa in Santa Fe's Peco Wilderness. Pretty silent, but by the time I fumbled for my camera, he had already gone down the steep slope towards Mora Flat's fishing grounds. '99
Eagle: Walking along the Verde River Trail in Arizona's Mazatzal, I looked over a cliff that was part of the US Eagle recovery program in the 70's I guess. So I'm looking down into a bend in a river and also down on a soaring eagle. '00
Fox: Walking down Baylor Canyon trail in Las Cruces, I saw something in the corner of my eye. Stopping I eventually made out a fox frozen waiting on my next move. Got a picture but you can barely make it out. '06Feb 24, 2013 at 4:31 pm #1958285
Jerry AdamsBPL Member
@retiredjerryLocale: Oregon and Washington
Walking along Badger Creek trail East of Mt Hood, Goshawk thought I was too close to nest so it kept swooping down and hitting me in the head, knocked my hat off. Someone else posted a picture of head wound.
On Mt Hood a couple years ago, the next day I noticed bear tracks in snow about 50 feet from where I was sleeping, just sleeping on ground looking at stars.Feb 24, 2013 at 4:46 pm #1958291
Bob GrossMember
@b-g-2-2Locale: Silicon Valley
Alaska, July 2010.
As I stood in one spot, from right to left and out 150 yards, I counted 29 brown bears. They were all busy fishing, so they didn't care about me.
–B.G.–Feb 24, 2013 at 4:56 pm #1958295
Andrew USpectator
@anarkhosLocale: Colorado, Wyoming
I was walking with my dog (leashed) near a large open field. I stopped to grab something out of my pack, turned around, and there was a coyote not 10 feet from us. It froze solid, just staring at me. I start flailing like a madman because the thought of a coyote pack eating my 18 pound dog is not appealing. It runs off, and I see at least half a dozen more coyotes behind some scrub brush that just keep staring at me.
Two things learned from this experience. First, I always carry some form of pepper spray with me (I have since used it on coyotes, they aren't quite as shy when they are starving). Second, I will never again lie to myself about the usefulness of my dog. He is cute, but probably the worst guard dog ever.Feb 24, 2013 at 5:16 pm #1958299
Matthew BlackSpectator
My first trip to the Trinity Alps almost two years ago: two does and a fawn came near our camp and were frolicking about fifteen feet away. They seemed either totally oblivious to us or were showing off. They just danced around for about two minutes.Feb 24, 2013 at 5:44 pm #1958312
Dan DurstonBPL Member
@dandydanLocale: CascadiaFeb 24, 2013 at 6:52 pm #1958330
David UreMember
Just before Hole in the Wall, WCT.
He didn't hang around for very long.Feb 24, 2013 at 7:12 pm #1958333
Harrison CarpenterSpectator
@carpenhLocale: St. Vrain River Valley
When I was camped out in a shelter on Isle Royale in 2001, I woke at first light to discover a deer mouse scavenging through my backpack. All my food was double-bagged, so I wondered what s/he was smelling. After about a minute, out the top of the bag comes the mouse, hauling my Chapstick. It was a little heavy for him/her, as s/he had to drag it, inch by inch, by backing up across the shelter floor. I decided to give the mouse the Chapstick, as an A for effort, but when I left the shelter later that morning it was on the ground right next to the side. I had to put it into my trash bag.Feb 24, 2013 at 7:16 pm #1958336
Ken T.BPL Member
I've been very lucy. Bears, otters, elk, deer of all sorts. All kinds of birds of prey. Saw a hawk fly by with a kitten a couple of months back.
Mountain lion tracks around my tent in the morning was memorable. Seen Borregos so close. Seals and sea lions are easy to spot up here.
Had a terribly foul stench at the Mattole trailhead.
Here's the reason. A whale carcass. The University came out and removed the jawbone to determine cause of death. Then they just leave the rest for nature to deal with. All gone after the next winter storm. Still sat out for 4 months or so. P U !Feb 24, 2013 at 7:36 pm #1958342
David ThomasBPL Member
@davidinkenaiLocale: North Woods. Far North.
The kids and I are the hot tub, on our deck. It is the first week of May, when the cow moose chase off last year's calf as they prepare to calf again. The yearlings, who have never been alone, wander around for a few days in sort of a "Will you be my friend?" mode. A yearling is browsing and coming closer. My 9 year old asks if he can pet the moose. Normally, I'd say, "Hell no!" but it is that first week of May, it is the only moose around, no mama moose to be seen. It is approaching us and can leave at anytime. He puts his nose near the hot rub and sniffs the water. My son reaches out and pets his nose a few times. The moose sits down 15 feet away and chews his cud for another 20 minutes. My wife gets home, gets her camera and documents the family in the hot tub with the moose 15 feet away, laying on the lawn.Feb 24, 2013 at 8:08 pm #1958354
IanBPL Member
My daughter was having several girls over for a sleep over so I knew the best thing I could do was to take my then seven year old son camping to keep him out of their hair.
We take off for the Snake River with our kayak, fishing rods, and tent. Once we arrive at our campsite, I immediately started setting up the tent. Not even a minute into the set up I hear my elated son scream "DADDY! LOOK AT THE CHICKENS!" I turned around and saw some of the biggest wild turkeys I've ever seen. Not that turkeys are uncommon (just uncommon in areas where you can hunt for them) but seeing them through the eyes of a seven year old was a precious memory for me.
Next photo was on our way home from Banff. Not a wilderness encounter necessarily but I thought it was a pretty cool picture
:Feb 24, 2013 at 8:13 pm #1958357
Jay WilkersonBPL Member
@creachenLocale: East Bay
UL creatures pretty much covers this genre.Feb 24, 2013 at 8:39 pm #1958362
Gregory AllenBPL Member
@gallen1119Locale: Golden, CO
2012: Wife and did a fall overnight in November. Hiked in after work in the dark, just a couple of miles northwest of Golden. Brisk cool night. A few reflectors on trees marking a trail could be seen nearby. Then we notice the reflections in our minimalist headlights seemed to be more than reflectors. Turns out there were a about a dozen deer bedded down not 25 yards away. The beady eyes watched us pitch the tent and eat dinner. They were up at dawn and traveled right through our camp site, oblivious and not caring we were there. Didn't seemed they we bother them much, but I'm sure there we other beady eyes watching.
2010: Mountain biking in Waterton Canyon southwest of Denver with a couple of my kids. Three bighorn sheep had come down to the road to visit all those passing by. This is a very busy road, closed to cars and dogs, but full of bikes and day hikers every weekend. They would walk right up and nuzzle your hand until you would pet them. Everyone was good about not feeding them (as posted on signs), so I think they were just wanting some attention.Feb 24, 2013 at 10:26 pm #1958374
spelt with a tBPL Member
@speltLocale: SW/C PA
Seeing a wolf in Yellowstone was cool.
The bear I saw in Glacier was a treat. At the time I thought it was a brownish black bear but my visual memory is fuzzy…it may have been a smallish griz.
A bridge on a rails to trails path that ravens had made a nest in.
First time I saw a beaver, walking along the tracks by my house as a kid.
The morning I was in a treestand, and a flock of turkeys spooked the deer I was watching, then a black bear spooked the turkeys.
Paddling on the Des Moines River and saw my first western bluebird.
First pika and marmot on my first hike in CO.
Watching fish while diving never gets old…
Really I am just fascinated by wildlife. I will sit or stand for minutes or hours watching if I get the chance.Feb 25, 2013 at 10:36 am #1958504
Nico .BPL Member
@nickbLocale: Los Padres National Forest
Waking up on a beach early one morning on the far north coast of CA to multiple Elk eating the dune grass right outside the tent.
Getting woken up while sleeping on the back deck of my boat while anchored off a remote stretch of coastline by a CA sea lion that's jumped up onto the boat and is sitting on my feet with me trapped inside my bivy.
Sharing remote beaches in central CA with huge Elephant Seals. Seeing Orca and numerous other whales cruise the Santa Barbara Channel on our way to/from Channel Islands National Park.
Marauding wild pigs raiding the campsites in the middle of the night in the Channel Islands National Park. Lots of fearless Island foxes and spotted skunks (indigenous to the Channel Islands) wandering around in the years since the pigs were eradicated.
Crazy wildlife everywhere while camping my way around Australia for 4 months… Wombats and duck-billed platypus in the Blue Mountains; Guana lizards on Whitsunday Island; Hissing Blue Crawfish in Lamington National Park, Koala Bears hanging in the trees in Noosa National Park, wallabies stealing food right off your lap; giant fruit bats hanging from Eucalyptus overhead hissing at you…
In NZ, Kea (giant alpine parrots) getting into anything left unattended (packs, shoes, etc), even for a moment.
Countless black bear, bobcat, coyote sightings in my local backcountry. Hearing a nearby mountain lion crying in the middle of the night; makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand straight up.Feb 25, 2013 at 11:45 am #1958522
Dena KelleyBPL Member
@eagleriverdeeLocale: Eagle River, Alaska
I had a black bear pop his head out of the grass in the meadow next to the trail- he was about 20' away.
I saw a Grizzly running hell bent for leather across a mountain side- the mosquitoes were really bad that day and suspect it was running to get away from them. I do the same thing some times.
I've been just feet away from a Mountain Goat family with kids at the top of a mountain. That was pretty neat.
Dall sheep- often encounter these on hikes. They don't stay exclusively in the mountains- they will often come to low ground to forage for food. I've hiked above them on one occasion on a mountain hike, and had them come down to the lowlands for me 3 times so far.
Too many moose encounters to count. Some more in the vein of terrifying than "best" but always memorable. Perhaps the most memorable was a week after hunting season I was out and counted over 50 moose in 1 square mile. A bull moose with his harem of 7-8 ladies, a few bull moose standing around wishing, another bull with his harem, and on and on.
Had a very confused lone Caribou walk practically up to me while I was sitting one day. When it realized what I was, it made a quick beeline in the opposite direction.Feb 25, 2013 at 11:49 am #1958524
Brandon =ÞBPL Member
@stupendous-2Locale: California
I was cowboy camping in Ansel Adams Wilderness, my friend was already sleeping tucked into his bag with a bug net on his head (essentially trapped and blind) and as I was just about to get into my sleeping bag, when I began to hear the fairly aggressive sound of bushes shaking and twigs breaking, followed by the heavy beat of hooves or pads coming our way. I began yelling "yah, yah, go away bear" while waving my arms around, and a moment later a bunch of shapes came busting through the darkness right towards us, and I just managed to turn a small group of mule dear before they could take a shortcut through our camp and over my buddy.
My friend scrambled to get free of this death sack and turned to try and see what the hell was happening just as the deer vanished back into the shrubbery that they materialized out of a moment before. This being his first backpacking trip, and hearing me screaming the word "bear" he was of course full of questions and concerns. So, I of course lied to him while getting inside my sleeping bag claiming, "I didn't know for sure, probably just a bear".Feb 25, 2013 at 4:11 pm #1958637
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@islandizedLocale: Newfoundland
Doesn't seem right to start a story thread and not contribute. My problem (and blessing!) is deciding what to tell. Solo off-trail walking in remote parts of eastern Canada means lots of these experiences, for sure. I'd ramble on and bore you all to tears.
So I'll pick a species: white-tailed deer (moose, caribou, bear, fox, lynx, hawk, owl and whale stories will just have to wait).
1) Camped under alder bushes and had just settled into the sleeping bag when a deer walked up and started eating the very bush I was under. Kee-runch! Chomp. Chomp. Chomp. GLURK! Kee-runch… Nifty at first, irritating 20 minutes later, hilarious a few minutes after that. Damn noisy neighbours, I gotta get some sleep here!
2) Made many trips to an area with a small pond, open grassy field on one side, woods on the other. I'd get up in the dark, make coffee, and hide in the bushes before first light. Foxes, herons, otters, osprey, muskrat, hummingbirds, etc. etc. And deer. One morning at dawn I watched a doe nurse a tiny spotted fawn. Aww. Months later, same spot, likely the same deer, but it was weaning time! Little one went bouncing up to mom and she reared up and smacked him/her upside the head. Poor little thing shook it off and ate a tree instead. Tough love out there.
Great stories so far, more please!Feb 25, 2013 at 5:00 pm #1958661
Bob GrossMember
@b-g-2-2Locale: Silicon Valley
I was on a trail in Yosemite National Park, just walking along and minding my own business. Suddenly I saw a doe deer fifty feet off to my right, so I pulled my camera with long lens and started clicking away. The doe just stood there, even though she saw me, and that seemed odd. Then I looked more closely and saw some smaller legs underneath. Her newborn spotted fawn was getting milk. Then the doe walked away, and the little fawn was still standing there with milk running down from its mouth. It stared at me for a few seconds and then walked off looking for its mother. Awww.
–B.G.–Feb 25, 2013 at 5:14 pm #1958668
DougBPL Member
There was the moose that walked right in front of us during the trek along the Teton Crest. And the coyotes Tom and I saw in the Sierras, and the four bears during one trek on the Black Forest Trail (one right in the middle of the trail eating something).
But my favorite story was when a buddy and I were riding our bikes around Ireland. We were pretty much out in the middle of nowhere, with very few houses and/or traffic, when, late in the day, we happened upon a bull in the middle of the road. It must have escaped from an area farm. And it was quite ornery. We started to ride toward it, and it lowered it's head and advanced. We stopped. Figuring we'd be less 'irritating' if we dismounted, we began slowly walking, trying to get past it. But it once again lowered it's head, stamped it's foot a time or two, and advanced again. We backed off quickly.
We were in a bit of a quandary. It was getting late, and we still had some miles to the campground. Going back wasn't really an option, as there was nothing behind us for miles. But every time we tried to go way around it, it made it quite clear that it wasn't going to allow us to do that. Suddenly we heard a truck off in the distance behind us. "Get ready!" I yelled! Thomi knew what I meant.
We backed up quite a bit, the bull watching us the whole time. Then we got a running start as the truck approached, and rode 'with' the truck past the bull, keeping the truck between us and the bull. Never pedaled so fast in my life! But we made it, and began laughing loudly as we continued on our way to the campground.
Fun times.Feb 25, 2013 at 5:25 pm #1958670
Ike JutkowitzBPL Member
@ikeLocale: Central Michigan
Charged by this grizzly in Alaska on account of a dispute over some fish, not one of my best encounters.
This was actually my favorite. On the NPT in the Adirondacks, the trail crosses right over the top of a number of beaver dams. This guy did not appreciate that much, and did his best to dissuade me. He repeatedly swam up to me, turned upside down, and whapped the water with his tail as he dove under, soon surfacing to see if he had chased me off. It was the first time I had seen this defensive behavior and I was enthralled. Still, not wanting to be the first backpacker mauled by beaver, I ultimately moved on.Feb 25, 2013 at 10:50 pm #1958759
rowan !Member
@romonsterLocale: SF Bay Area
Here's one from long ago. I was 17, and decided to spend a week camping alone on some land owned by friends of my parents in the Colorado Rockies. Winter was not quite over, and there was a light covering of snow on the ground. Sometimes I could hear coyotes howling on the surrounding hills. During one night I heard footsteps going around and around my tent. I was terrified, had visions of a pack of coyotes circling closer and closer, ripping open my tent and eating me! Eventually they left and I fell asleep. The next morning I peeked outside, and in the snow I saw a neat circle of rabbit tracks around my tent!Feb 25, 2013 at 11:39 pm #1958766
Mike WBPL Member
@skopeoLocale: British Columbia
Killer Whales (Orca's) have provided a few exciting encounters for me.
I was fly fishing (wading waist deep) off the beach when two transient Killer whales suddenly appeared in front of me. Transient whales are known for eating mammals rather than fish, so I decided to back out of the water and watch the show from a safe place (I've seen the films of killer whales beaching themselves to get seals and I just can't get that picture out of my brain… they always make me nervous when they are around).
I followed them along the beach to a little cove where they went into high gear. They raced around like mad for a minute or two, kicking up quite a turbulence in the water when suddenly a seal went cart-wheeling through the air. That ended the excitement (in the water at least), and I just stood there with my mouth hanging open as they quickly finished their lunch and swam off. I don't take a camera when I fish alone but I very much regretted than decision on that trip.
Killer whales will often come very close to us when we are fishing. I took this photo while we were fishing close to shore and was surprised that the whale would come between us and the shore. Unfortunately, that was the end of my fishing (fish vanish when the whales arrive).Feb 26, 2013 at 1:16 am #1958770
HughtBPL Member
Last year while hiking solo in Mount Rainier National Park I was joined by this guy following along on the trail. At first he went around me and I waited about ten minutes to let him get away before continuing but somehow he showed up behind me again.
I continued walking (backwards) and the bear continued to follow. Every time I stopped the bear would become intensely interested in something beside the trail but the bear would immediately resume following me when I started to move again. Though he was briefly distracted by the wonderful view from this point
…and off we go again
I was coming to a downhill section of trail where it would be difficult to walk backwards so I said goodbye, turned around and walked away. Not sure why I wasn't scared but I probably should have been.
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ARSC T3E Users' Newsletter 194, April 28, 2000
Specifying Front-End NQS Limits Unnecessary on YukonThere's no reason to make front-end memory and time requests in your yukon (ARSC T3E) NQS scripts. "Front-end" work is the serial work that your script does on a single "command," or "CMD," processor, as opposed to the parallel work it does on multiple "application," or "APP," processors.
Yukon jobs are given the front-end maximums for the given queue, by default. Thus, anything you might request will just hurt you. (Note that other T3E sites may handle these limits differently.) In contrast, for the parallel work, you must always specify time and number-of-processor limits.
It's generally new T3E users, migrating from the J90, who experience this problem by including (or leaving) one or more of these options in their NQS scripts:
- -lT
- -lt
- -lM
- -lm
As an example of the problem with front-end requests, what would this command do?
YUKON$ qsub -lM 512MB -l mpp_p=20 -l mpp_t=8:00:00 -q mpp job.scriptBecause of the unsatisfiable front-end request, -lM 512MB (the limit on yukon is 256MB), the command would fail. NQS's handling of this type of error is especially confusing.
The qsub would silently return, printing neither the expected NQS Identifier nor an error message. Rather, it would send the user an e-mail message explaining that the request was unsatisfiable. We actually ran a "quick-tip" on this condition in issue #138
> (/arsc/support/news/t3enews/t3enews138/index.xml#qt)if you'd like more information.
How about this qsub script?
#QSUB -q mpp #QSUB -l mpp_p=20 #QSUB -l mpp_t=8:00:00 #QSUB -lT 1:00:00 cd ~/Project/Programs ja mpprun -n20 ./mainprog qalter -l mpp_p=0 # release parallel processors echo qsub -q mpp -eo -o /dev/null # force NQS to rescan queues ./postprocess ja -cstBased on the number of PEs and MPP time requested, this job would run in yukon's "medium" queue, which allows, by default, 8 hours of front-end time. If the job did more than an hour of pre-processing work (like compiling) plus post-processing work, however, it would be killed because of the unnecessary limit, -lT 1:00:00 .
(Before it does any single-PE post-processing, this job does the right thing by releasing its 20 APP PEs and forcing NQS to rescan the queues.)
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A:{{ When should I use SHMEM_FENCE versus SHMEM_QUIET? Is there {{ any difference between them? # Thanks to Etienne Gondet of IDRIS for this explanation: First at all, the routing algorithm on the T3E crossbar can be adaptive, that's means in case of bottleneck on the crossbar, the algorithm can choose another road (less direct but not overloaded) over the link between the PE (processor element). So the problem is for an asynchronous shmem routine like shmem_put that the arrival order between several calls may not be the same as the lexical order. So shmem_fence assures that the shmem_put before the fence will arrive before the shmem_put lexically after the fence. The quiet is like a local barrier, assuring that every shmem_put lexically before the shmem_quiet will arrive before the local PE (the executing one) continues execution after the shmem_quiet. # Other observations, by the editors: In C, these routines are macros and, by default, expand to the same function. This fragment, #include <mpp/shmem.h> void testme() { shmem_fence(); shmem_quiet(); } expands to this: void testme() { (_remote_write_barrier()); _remote_write_barrier(); } To get the different functions, undefine the macros (as shown in the man pages). This fragment, #include <mpp/shmem.h> #undef shmem_quiet #undef shmem_fence void testme() { shmem_fence(); shmem_quiet(); } expands to this: void testme() { shmem_fence(); shmem_quiet(); } So, which should you use? This advice is from "man shmem_fence": NOTES The shmem_quiet function should be called if ordering of puts is desired when multiple remote PEs are involved. If ordering of PUTs is required by your algorithm, you should always use SHMEM_QUIET/SHMEM_FENCE. Even if your T3E (like ARSC's "yukon") has adaptive routing turned off, it might one day be turned on, your code might land on another host, and the appearance of SHMEM_QUIET/SHMEM_FENCE self-documents the PUT dependencies nicely. Q: In a similar vein, shouldn't I use SHMEM_BROADCAST instead of MPI_Bcast? Don't they do the same thing? And isn't SHMEM always fastest?
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Paper Bags
- Fans- Cut out a rectangular piece of paper from a paper bag. Paint it or decorate it however you desire. Fold accordion style (turning over after ever fold) and secure the bottom of the folds with a dab of glue on each hold or drill a hole through and secure with a bit of string. Fan out.
- Envelope or Mailer- Use a plain paper bag (or with the pointing writing inside) to make a recycled envelope or mailer. Fold a large piece in half and seal the sides. You can even use your sewing machine to stitch the sides closed.
- Gift Wrap- Brown paper also makes fantastic gift wrap. Decorate with stencils or spray with a coat of glittery metallic spray (available at craft stores). For a minimalist look, use twine or neutral-colored ribbon to tie around the package.
- Spray-Painting Aid- Go outside, place an item to be spray-painted inside of a paper grocery bag and spray away. This certainly cuts down on the mess!
- Create a flap album from five paper bags.
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Recycled Paper Bag Bracelets: Make paper beads from recycled paper bags and use them to make pretty bracelets. Learn how to make friendship bracelets while making paper beads with this craft tutorial!
Brown Bag Placemats: Use a weaving technique, a recycled paper bag and eco-friendly craft projects to make an attractive and earth friendly place mat. All the products used to create this charming place mat are eco friendly. The tacky Green Glue is completely botanical. Even the paints contain no or low VOC's (volatile organic compounds).
Brown Paper Bag Beads and Pendant: Reduce, reuse and recycle with this jewelry making craft. Try something new and make Brown Paper Bay Beads and Pendant from Cynthia Gagen. It's a fun project that's totally green.
Plastic Bottles
- Use plastic bottles in your garden for a homemade irrigation system. Decorate and/or paint them so they won't stand out in your garden AS garbage.
Plus 3 New Plastic Bottle Crafts:
Pink Flower Water Bottle Bracelets: Recycle water bottles into fun pink flower bracelets with this craft project from Tiffany Windsor.
Water Bottle Storage Upcycle: Upcycle some water bottles into storage instead of letting them sit in land fills. You can have an organized craft room while being green if you recycle containers with water bottle storage.
Plastic Bottle Birdfeeder: Instead of sending more plastic to the landfill, turn a plastic bottle into a fun and functional birdfeeder crafted like a birdhouse. This is a great green craft from Heidi Borchers for using the occasional plastic bottle.
Plastic Bottle Caps
- "Beaded Curtain"- Paint bottle caps different colors (you can paint them red and green for a holiday curtain). Drill a small hole into each and thread onto a string. For evenly spaced "beads" measure and tie a knot before stringing on the next bottle cap. Hang each string from a horizontal line for a beaded curtain.
- Use plain bottle caps to create a beautiful lampshade.
Plus 3 New Bottle Cap Projects:
Bottle Cap Coaster: Here's a fun classroom project that reinforces the importance of recycling. Encourage kids to save bottle caps and small lids in other neat shapes and sizes, too.
Plastic Bottle Lid Art: Even plastic bottle lids can be recycled for fantastic art projects like this one from Heidi Borchers of Inspired at Home. Turn the lids into a contemporary art canvas that's sophisticated but easy enough for kids to do!
Bottle Cap Crosses: Use bottle caps and family pictures to create Christian crosses full of reminders of what to be thankful for. These crosses are a great activity for Bible studies and families to make together. These crosses could also be an Easter craft.
Metal Tabs (As on Soda cans)
- Create a surprisingly pretty bracelet with pop tabs and elastic cord.
Plus 3 New Soda Can Projects:
Soda Can Coasters: Here is a fun recycled project that is quick and easy. It is guaranteed to make people smile when they realize the coasters are constructed from soda can metal. What is your favorite flavor of soda?
Soda Can Art Video: This project is a great example of a green craft that is fun and easy. You don't have to spend a ton of money on your craft creations. Instead, save up materials you have around the house. It's a great way to reduce, reuse and recycle!
Smashed Soda Can Animals: A smashed soda or aluminum can becomes a funny cow, pig or bear. This is fun activity by Heidi Borchers of Inspired at Home and a great way to teach kids about recycling.
Cereal Boxes
- Magazine Holder- Cut the top off a cereal box. Halfway across the top, cut a 45 degree angle down to the side of the box, across, and back up at the same angle. Lightly sand with sandpaper. Paint the cereal box a uniform color and tie a ribbon around the box. Or, use stamps to decorate. For sponge painting, simple cut out your preferred shape from a sponge, such as a star or leaf, and use this to paint the box.
Plus 2 New Crafts Made from Recycled Boxes:
Pizza Box Art: The kids will really get into the spirit of recycling with this fun project made on a pizza box, compliments of Heidi Borchers of Inspired at Home. The pretty egret is made with pieces of CDs and old cereal boxes are used for the grasses.
Magazine Holder from Cereal Box: Learn how to decoupage and make cardboard magazine holders with this cardboard box craft. Decoupage and paint a cereal box to turn it into a decorative storage craft.
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Apr 24, 2013
These are some really very good tips for recycling.Replas also makes furniture,Decking,post from plastic waste.
Feb 08, 2013
I would love to try this creative ideas, there are many old magazine in my closet that I can use, by the way, what kind of finish you added to make it glossy and water resistant? I am a municipal biogas operator, and we have collected tones of papers and cardboard daily, I will include this idea on our propose list.
Jul 06, 2012
All of these are great!!! I have made several of them in the past. But what I am looking for now is a craft that uses the plastic grocery bags and I have an abundance of Activia and Jello Pudding cups & I am trying to find crafts to use these with. If anyone can help me with these reply to email@example.com. Thanks!!!!
leslie 70431
Jan 27, 2013
Do you crochet? Plastic bag crochet patterns available free on the internet. You have to cut the bags and loop them together to make yarn, then crochet. Patterns for purses, tote bags, mats, placemats, hats.
Apr 19, 2011
these are all verry cool i created the second braclet
careydaly 2625013
Mar 06, 2011
old washing powder boxes are excellent magazine holders
Aug 14, 2010
Beaded Curtain: Small plastic beads could be used to space the bottle caps instead of tying knots. Would probably make the projet go faster.
Crafter 6298943
Apr 20, 2010
We created the amgazine holders in school grades 3-5. We used old wallpaper as covers. Paint stores were willing to give us their old samples pages for this project.
Jan 16, 2010
Cereal box magazine holder- What a great idea. My boyfriend has about 10 magazines laying all over the bathroom, this will be great for organizing them, thanx.
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