Bears live primarily in the forest and they have a remarkable way of adapting to people moving in to their territory. Black bears eat berries, nuts, tubers, roots, honey, worms, buds, leaves, fruit, twigs, grubs, fish, insects, and small mammals. In the spring, black bears even eat the inside layer of young trees. They must eat between 11 and 18 pounds of food each day to stay healthy. Black bears hibernate during the winter months.
Water should be boiled for at least 3 to 5 minutes to sanitize it. Some agencies recommend boiling for 10 minutes just to be safe. If you live at high altitudes, add a minute for every 1000 feet above sea level.
Any impurities are left behind in the pot where the water was boiled. On the other hand, if you're just interested in making water safe for drinking, you can do this by boiling the water for about 15 minutes. This is enough to kill most of the microbes in the water.pdate: I have vary hard water at my house and and would like to make it a bit softer for my aquarium instead of having to carry bottled water home from the store. How long do I have to boil hard water to distille it or remove some of the hardness. Tap water is @ 22dh.