We’ve had the book Beeswax Alchemy for quite a while, but we had to build the workshop before I could start refining wax and trying different recipes. My large workbench is ideal for refining wax and making candles, and I thought I’d make everything there but realized it was less than ideal for some projects.Continue reading “Soaps, Lotions, and Salves”
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Experimenting with Beeswax
I do believe that this has been the longest breaks between blogs, but it didn’t seem like anything new was happening in the bee yard! It’s too warm. It’s too cold. It’s raining too much. Some weak hives didn’t survive sub-zero temperatures but others did. There’s a lot of pollen coming in. That’s the CliffnotesContinue reading “Experimenting with Beeswax”
Our biggest harvest yet – 95 lbs of honey.
Spring was good to us with its profusion of blackberry blossoms which yielded hives full of pale and delicious honey. We put our daughter and her boyfriend, JI, in bee suits for the first time and had them smoking and brushing bees, which they greatly enjoyed. (I’m glad that I was the only one whoContinue reading “Our biggest harvest yet – 95 lbs of honey.”
Rain is a Good Thing
Luke Bryan sings that “rain makes corn…” but we are happy that rain also makes honey. This time last year we were in a severe drought in both Georgia and South Carolina and our bees had few resources of their own to get them through the dearth. Right now, there are no signs of aContinue reading “Rain is a Good Thing”
Bee stings and toothpaste
When we were visiting family in Texas this summer, my husband was stung on the forehead by some red wasps that he was attempting to evict from his aunt’s house soffit. We were both surprised when his aunt exclaimed that she was going to get the toothpaste and disappeared into the house. We were evenContinue reading “Bee stings and toothpaste”
Lazer Creek Apiary 