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06/23/2026

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06/23/2026

06/22/2026

🍑 Homemade Peach Jam!
✅ Recipe Below! Simple ingredients that make the peaches shine!

06/22/2026

🤔 Ever wondered if an old Queen Bee can mate again? 📉❌👑
​The short answer is: NO! In the fascinating world of honey bees, a mated queen typically only completes a single, dedicated mating flight period in her first two weeks of life.
​📍 The biological limit: She possesses a specialized s***matheca (s***m store) that must hold all the s***m she will need for her entire productive lifespan, which can be up to 4-5 years. Once those s***m stores are depleted, her genetic contribution to female worker bees is done.
​🚨 What happens then? The colony enters "drone laying," where only unfertilized eggs are raised into male drones, leading to the ultimate collapse and death of the hive.
​👇 Take a look at the graphic below to see the critical facts and myths unveiled!
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06/22/2026

06/21/2026

☀️ Today is the longest day of the year.

As Earth turns toward the Sun, the Northern Hemisphere receives more daylight than at any other time in 2026. For a brief moment, the balance of light reaches its peak before the slow journey back toward shorter days begins.

Take a moment to enjoy the sunlight.

🌍 The Summer Solstice has arrived.
📅 June 21, 2026

06/21/2026

Preserve it! Series:
Myths and Conceptions about Canning Jars & Lids
https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-food-preservers-central-sierra/article/preserve-it-series-common-myths-and

Photo courtesy of USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning

06/21/2026

A giant rodent named Cheesecake became the calmest foster mom in Arkansas.

And yes, the puppies accepted the assignment.

At Rocky Ridge Refuge, this capybara helped care for abandoned litters by sleeping beside them, eating with them, and gently keeping the tiny chaos in line.

It makes more sense than it sounds. Capybaras are deeply social animals, built for group life, patience, and weirdly impressive emotional bandwidth.

Cheesecake had grown up around dogs, so when orphaned puppies arrived, she did not see a problem.

She saw roommates with paws.

Sometimes family is not biology.

Sometimes it is a very large rodent deciding everyone needs a nap.

06/21/2026