I had run out of boiled cider, but had regular apple cider, so figured that I could boil it down for the small amount I needed for a recipe. How hard could it be? This was in August, so all of the kitchen windows and door were open. The boil-down went fine, and the aroma was delicious. Then I noticed the bees...they had apparently been attracted to my house from the beekeeper's hives half a mile away, and were swarming all over my back porch screen door and windows. I had to sneak out of my house through the front door, which we almost never used.

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