Until your bees are creating their own food and thriving on their own, you will need to feed them a sugar-water mixture. After the hive is established, it's likely you will only need to spend a few hours per year handling and keeping the bees. If your bees are thriving and making their own food, don't feed them extra sugar syrup. If you start out with a smaller group and your colony expands, you will need to add additional space to your hive as needed. Giving the bees a bigger hive as they grow in numbers will help minimize the tendency to swarm, as well, and make handling them easier. You can purchase or build extra hive bodies to add into your existing hive as the colony grows, or you can expand into another hive. If this is your first time establishing a hive and keeping honey bees, it's a good idea to get some advice and guidance from someone who has already done it. They can show you the ropes and help you get acquainted with the ins and outs of keeping bees. Get some advice on how to best handle bees. Ask them for tips on harvesting honey, if that's what you hope to get out of beekeeping. You might also ask them their opinion on the best plants to keep near the hive for the bees.

Summary: Feed your colony until it is established. Add equipment and build your hive as the colony grows. Get help and advice from an established beekeeper.

Place the ham in a large bowl or pot and pour cold water over it until it is covered. Let it soak in the fridge overnight to give time for the salt to soak out into the water. Remove the ham from the water and pat it dry with a paper towel before heating it in the oven. Prepare your ham with your choice of glaze or seasonings and place it in the oven to cook. After 20 minutes of baking, remove the ham from the oven and carefully pour off the pan drippings, which will be very salty. To retain moisture, add more glaze or seasonings and place the ham back in the oven. For a larger sized ham, wait an additional five to ten minutes before pouring off the pan drippings. Offset the saltiness of your ham by serving it with neutralizing side dishes. Potatoes, rice, and pasta are bland enough to round out the overall flavor of your meal. Avoid using pre-packaged side dishes, which are likely to be high in sodium on their own. To reduce the intensity of the ham's saltiness, cut it into very thin slices before serving it. Thick slices of ham can overpower a meal with their salt-heavy taste. Use a sharp kitchen knife to cut the ham as evenly as possible.

Summary: Soak the ham before heating it. Drain the ham drippings while it heats. Serve the ham with neutralizing sides. Slice the ham very thinly.

An easy way to avoid added sugars and even artificial sweeteners is by avoiding or limiting sweet treats. Foods like candy, cookies, cakes, pies, ice cream and breakfast pastries all contain added sugars. In addition to having added sugars, these foods are also typically high in calories and fat. If you're craving a sweet treat, keep it to a small portion and only have these foods every once in awhile not every day. In addition, try substituting more nutritious foods that are naturally sweet for these types of processed sweets. For example, have a small bowl of fruit or an individual yogurt. You can also try making some of your favorite sweet treats at home from scratch. You can control how much sugar is used and what types of sugar you use. For example, bake cookies, muffins, cupcakes or pies from scratch instead of buying a store bought version. Another big source of added sugars in many people's diet is from sweetened beverages. Sugary beverages are not only high in sugar, but can be dangerous to your overall health. Sweetened beverages don't fill you up and people frequently don't count them in their total calorie intake for the day. You may end up eating more food, more calories and more sugar by drinking sweetened or sugary beverages on a regular basis. Typical sweetened beverages include: sodas, coffee drinks, smoothies, sports drinks, energy drinks, fruit juices and fruit juice cocktail, yogurt drinks and sweet tea. Replace these drinks for diet versions, sugar-free options or unsweetened options. Try: water, sugar-free flavored water, sparkling water and unsweetened decaf coffee and iced tea. You may be surprised that outside the typical sweet treats and sweetened beverages there are other sneaky foods that you'll find a significant amount of added sugars. Many condiments have a significant amount of added sugar. It's used either to sweetened the item or to replace ingredients that are removed to make condiments "low-fat" or "low-calorie." Be aware of added sugars in these common condiments: tomato sauce, salsa, fat-free salad dressings, barbecue sauce,

Summary: Skip the sweet treats. Ditch the sweetened beverages. Watch our for sugary condiments.

This is very important. It won't do much to give your hair extra volume, but it will protect your hair from heat damage, and prevent it from turning brittle and dry. Be sure to focus the heat protectant on the ends of your hair, which tend to get damaged the easiest. Plan on straightening your hair in at least three layers. If you have very thick hair, or just a lot of it, you will have to work in thinner sections. Take a small, 1 to 2-inch (2.54 to 5.08-centimeter) section of hair, and clamp your iron over it, as close as you can to your scalp without burning yourself. Instead of pulling the iron straight down, pull it upwards towards the ceiling by a few inches/centimeters. When you get halfway across your hair, pull the iron away from your head. Pulling the iron upwards helps create volume, while pulling it away makes it easier on your arm. If your hair is too hot for you to touch, use a hairbrush to handle it. It might also be a good sign that your hair straightener is set to too high of a temperature; you might want to lower the temperature a little. Once you are done, you can move on to the next layer, or gently tease your hair first. If you choose to tease your hair, give it a quick spray with a flexible hairspray to set the style while allowing movement and flow. Always work in layers and small sections. Remember, the thicker your hair is, the more layers you will have to work with. Run your fingers upwards through your hair, starting at the roots. This will give your hair that final lift it needs. If you want to, give your hair a spray with some texturizing hairspray.
Summary: Apply heat protectant to your hair. Pull the top half of your hair up into a bun. Start with a small section of hair, close to your hair line. Pull the iron upwards and away. Finish straightening the rest of bottom layer in a similar fashion. Continue straightening the rest of your hair. Finish off by running your hands through your hair.