Open & Ready For Business
The word around town is that the bee swarms are happening and a farmer nearby has already caught one. This sent a little bit of a panic through me, and I got to painting and setting up a few more bait boxes. We are expected to have a really warm week, so I feel like I...
For Rent To Nice Bee Family
I have zero patience. Hubby put my beebox/ baitbox up nice and high in the yard, I added a little lemongrass oil to the entrance and on the lid to attract the bees, and I stood back to watch the bees move in. Five minutes later there are still no bees. WHAT?? The box...
Two Hats On A Butterfly
The backyard is done, the two new bee colonies are settling into their new home. As far as I am concerned Spring has sprung and I am ready for Easter. Last night my partner in crime and I picked up our two new colonies and put them in their new bee boxes. We were...
Yellow Stripey Things: A Guide
This pretty much sums it up for me!
Bee In Your Presence
Today is the day we pick up the bees. I am pretty excited. I wasn’t so much yesterday, but now that the day is here I can’t wait to get my new little fuzzy friends in their new home. My partner in crime and I keep the bees on her two acre property out in the country,...
What’s The Buzz Buzzy Gals??
Tomorrow is the big day. We pick up our bees!!! I am a bit nervous because we are getting them a little differently than we had in the past. The queens are in a little container and we will have to manually add them to the colony. They have already been hanging out...
Bees & Baby Seals
I will start by saying I have not used weed killer in a few years because it is very bad for bees, bugs, and humans. I am not going to lie. I miss it. That stuff would kill every single weed in my driveway like a champ. Spray once and death spread across the cracks...
The Queen Is Coming!!
Just one month away from getting our two new bee colonies! Last weekend I went to a friends birthday party and met a couple that are bee keepers as well. I had been feeling pretty down about losing all three of my colonies, but my partner in crime and I had mustered...
How To Make Lip Balm Using Beeswax
I am writing this post a few months after we had made the lip balm, because life has a way of making time zoom past you. It is a fortunate thing because now I can give you an honest review of the lip balm Rachael and I made from our bee's wax. We had gotten this...
Elderberry Syrup Recipe for the Instant Pot
For those of you who are fighting the flu season like we have in this house. This is an easy and very effective immunity boosting home remedy. I myself believe its the raw honey that really makes the difference, but I might be biased. This is a wonderful recipe that...
How to Clean Beeswax
There are plenty of different ways to clean the beeswax that you harvest from your bees, and after Rachael did a lot of research and YouTube watching, we decided the easiest method for us was to filter is through very fine cheesecloth in hot water. It's a bit time...
The Honey Of Our Labor
I am not a patient person, so beekeeping can be a bit trying for me. You can't rush a bee to do anything. Have you ever tried? Trust me, it does not end well for you or the bee. So I have accepted that there are some things I will have to wait for. For example, wax...
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