Comments for tIDbits http://d-n-i.com/tidbits a few tidbits Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:38:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Naughty Words in Google Maps – Brunswick, Maine by Wendel http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2008/09/25/naughty-words-in-google-maps-brunswick-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-5809 Wendel Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:38:15 +0000 http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/?p=126#comment-5809 Kinda like this story: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2009/mar/24/penis-drawing-roof-google Kinda like this story:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2009/mar/24/penis-drawing-roof-google

]]> Comment on Lola’s Taqueria on the Mall in Brunswick, Maine by George T. http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2010/07/09/lolas-taqueria-on-the-mall-in-brunswick-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-5773 George T. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:12:23 +0000 http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/?p=397#comment-5773 FYI - they now have a website: http://lolastacos.com Last time I went the line was indeed long - but it was worth the wait. FYI – they now have a website: http://lolastacos.com

Last time I went the line was indeed long – but it was worth the wait.

]]> Comment on Lola’s Taqueria on the Mall in Brunswick, Maine by Taco Lover http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2010/07/09/lolas-taqueria-on-the-mall-in-brunswick-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-5772 Taco Lover Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:13:47 +0000 http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/?p=397#comment-5772 The got a great writeup in the local paper the other day: <a href="http://www.pressherald.com/life/go/at-lolas-taqueria-savor-imaginative-mexican-meals_2011-09-01.html" rel="nofollow">Eat and Run: At Lola's Taqueria, savor imaginative Mexican meals: http://www.pressherald.com/life/go/at-lolas-taqueria-savor-imaginative-mexican-meals_2011-09-01.html</a>. The line was all the way down the bock today. Lola's Tacos rocks! The got a great writeup in the local paper the other day: Eat and Run: At Lola’s Taqueria, savor imaginative Mexican meals: http://www.pressherald.com/life/go/at-lolas-taqueria-savor-imaginative-mexican-meals_2011-09-01.html.

The line was all the way down the bock today.

Lola’s Tacos rocks!

]]> Comment on How to get rid of ants in a honey bee hive by Cindy in Vermont http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2009/07/05/how-to-get-rid-of-ants-in-a-honey-bee-hive/comment-page-1/#comment-5771 Cindy in Vermont Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:13:29 +0000 http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/?p=209#comment-5771 I also wonder sprinkling boric acid around the perimeter of the hive on the ground would deter ants and if it in any way is harmful to honeybees. Another thought: Would planting Thyme around hives (lots of blossoms!) would repel mites? I also wonder sprinkling boric acid around the perimeter of the hive on the ground would deter ants and if it in any way is harmful to honeybees.

Another thought: Would planting Thyme around hives (lots of blossoms!) would repel mites?

]]> Comment on How to get rid of ants in a honey bee hive by Cindy http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2009/07/05/how-to-get-rid-of-ants-in-a-honey-bee-hive/comment-page-1/#comment-5770 Cindy Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:02:23 +0000 http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/?p=209#comment-5770 I found ants in the top of my polystyrene hive. They actually made tunnels in the polystyrene. I wonder if borax, sugar and water are the same as boric acid. Is Borax (laundry booster) the same as boric acid? I found ants in the top of my polystyrene hive. They actually made tunnels in the polystyrene. I wonder if borax, sugar and water are the same as boric acid. Is Borax (laundry booster) the same as boric acid?

]]> Comment on How to get rid of ants in a honey bee hive by Susan Kegley http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2009/07/05/how-to-get-rid-of-ants-in-a-honey-bee-hive/comment-page-1/#comment-5766 Susan Kegley Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:29:28 +0000 http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/?p=209#comment-5766 I've had good luck with following the line of ants back to the nest site. Mine have all been in the ground close to the beehive. Then I get two kettles full of boiling water and pour it onto the ants' nest. Might need to repeat a few times to get them all, but this works really well and doesn't risk poisoning your bees. I’ve had good luck with following the line of ants back to the nest site. Mine have all been in the ground close to the beehive. Then I get two kettles full of boiling water and pour it onto the ants’ nest. Might need to repeat a few times to get them all, but this works really well and doesn’t risk poisoning your bees.

]]> Comment on Removing Bees from a House by dni http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2010/06/12/removing-bees-from-a-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5760 dni Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:49:31 +0000 http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/?p=363#comment-5760 Joyce, They may stay there, if it is hospitable. Best find someone who can help you get them out (you certainly don't want to kill them in there) http://mainebeekeepers.org/the-bee-line/catch-swarms-before-they-find-a-home-in-a-wall/ Joyce,
They may stay there, if it is hospitable.
Best find someone who can help you get them out (you certainly don’t want to kill them in there)
http://mainebeekeepers.org/the-bee-line/catch-swarms-before-they-find-a-home-in-a-wall/

]]> Comment on Removing Bees from a House by Joyce Anderson http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2010/06/12/removing-bees-from-a-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5759 Joyce Anderson Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:44:38 +0000 http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/?p=363#comment-5759 This is the second summer that honey bees from the blueberry fields have decided to come live between my enclosed porch and house. There is a one inch opening there. I noticed yesturday honey bees very active in that area, coming and going. I have a friend who is very excited about retreiving the bees but he is not a carpenter and I am reluctant to have him do too much demolition to get to the bees. I absolutely want to save the bees even if they just stay where they are. They may just move on soon. This could be a temporary home for them, right? Peace, Joyce This is the second summer that honey bees from the blueberry fields have decided to come live between my enclosed porch and house. There is a one inch opening there. I noticed yesturday honey bees very active in that area, coming and going. I have a friend who is very excited about retreiving the bees but he is not a carpenter and I am reluctant to have him do too much demolition to get to the bees. I absolutely want to save the bees even if they just stay where they are. They may just move on soon. This could be a temporary home for them, right?
Peace,
Joyce

]]> Comment on How to get rid of ants in a honey bee hive by Walter Williams http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2009/07/05/how-to-get-rid-of-ants-in-a-honey-bee-hive/comment-page-1/#comment-5756 Walter Williams Mon, 09 May 2011 22:55:24 +0000 http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/?p=209#comment-5756 I was wondering about mixing boric acid with sugar. A 10% solution like I use in the house. We have a top that has a foil baking dish in it. Metal mesh that the bees can't get through. Yet the ants can. It looks like a swimming pool with a screened top. The bees can't get in and drown. Some of the ants do. I was wanting to put the boric acid mix outside the screened area so the ants can get it. My girl friend is afraid that some how the bees will get into it. I was wondering about mixing boric acid with sugar. A 10% solution like I use in the house. We have a top that has a foil baking dish in it. Metal mesh that the bees can’t get through. Yet the ants can. It looks like a swimming pool with a screened top. The bees can’t get in and drown. Some of the ants do. I was wanting to put the boric acid mix outside the screened area so the ants can get it.

My girl friend is afraid that some how the bees will get into it.

]]> Comment on How to get rid of ants in a honey bee hive by Alan http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2009/07/05/how-to-get-rid-of-ants-in-a-honey-bee-hive/comment-page-1/#comment-5754 Alan Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:45:12 +0000 http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/?p=209#comment-5754 I had a similar problem here in California. As soon as I put sugar syrup in the hive so they could overwinter the small black ants appeared in numbers. Some other google searches suggested vaseline lines, which does work, but you have to keep it fresh as the ants have a habit of sacrificing a few soldiers and walking over their bodies. Eventually I ordered boric acid online, mixed it with sugar water and placed it in a can with some black mosquito mesh over it to stop the bees from getting in. I placed these ant traps near the hives. The commercial traps that you buy didn't seem to work at all. Anyway the home made traps really worked well, the ants were diverted to boric acid traps and left the hives alone, and then eventually they died off from feeding the boric acid to their young. I had a similar problem here in California. As soon as I put sugar syrup in the hive so they could overwinter the small black ants appeared in numbers. Some other google searches suggested vaseline lines, which does work, but you have to keep it fresh as the ants have a habit of sacrificing a few soldiers and walking over their bodies. Eventually I ordered boric acid online, mixed it with sugar water and placed it in a can with some black mosquito mesh over it to stop the bees from getting in. I placed these ant traps near the hives. The commercial traps that you buy didn’t seem to work at all. Anyway the home made traps really worked well, the ants were diverted to boric acid traps and left the hives alone, and then eventually they died off from feeding the boric acid to their young.

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