Since we are a small operation with just a few hives, we purchase wax from other beekeepers to provide most of the wax that we use for our 100% pure beeswax candles. For a while, I was trying to use the same color wax which is a light brown that Read more…
When I first started making tealights, I used clear plastic (polycarbonate) cups, because they were readily available and I liked the all around glow that they produced. As yogis, we are constantly using tealights during our daily meditations – burning them in various holders – lotus flowers, Himalayan salt holders, Read more…
One of the things I like about top bar hives is watching the bees build new comb in thin air. I give the bees a bar with a guide on it and they work their magic – building comb down from the top into the space below. No sheet of Read more…
Last month, I got a call about a swarm from a bee tree (a tree with a colony of wild bees). The bee tree had already thrown a primary swarm the week before and this was a secondary. Secondary swarms may have mated or virgin queens in them (or both). Read more…
With all the COVID-19 stuff going on, I thought I’d write a post about my non-coronavirus health issue as a distraction. Last night, I was sitting around and noticed that I had a dark floater in my left eye. I’ve had occassional floaters in my time, but this one was Read more…
As I write this, the world is gripped by the specter of the novel coronavirus – COVID-19. Right now, over 215,000 people worldwide have been infected and almost 8,000 have died from it. In the U.S., the number of cases and deaths are beginning to ramp up. People are being Read more…
Sometimes bees don’t live in a man-made hive or a tree. Sometimes they take up residence in a structure like a house, church or apartment. Sometimes that’s not a bad thing and the humans and the bees can live together in harmony. But sometimes, the bees pick a location that Read more…