Beeswax Candles: The Natural Alternative
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Bee Candles and Lemonade

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Bee Candles and Lemonade

Usually when a candle is gone, that's it. But when a beeswax candle from apidae candles has burnt down, you are left with a beautiful glass to reuse. No waste.

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More Bees Please!

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More Bees Please!

It's magic.

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From beeswax candles and resource-saving ceramics

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From beeswax candles and resource-saving ceramics

What does handmade pottery have in common with beeswax candles? Where does sustainability come into play? And what do the bees have to do with it? You can read that and much more here: The production of ceramic vessels and objects has an even longer tradition than that of beeswax candles. However, both have one thing in common: They are made of natural materials and are lovingly made by hand. Each piece is unique. Beeswax candles and handmade ceramics have been making a comeback for a number of years as sustainable, resource-saving commodities. Especially today against the background of increasing...

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Oh no! My bees want to move out.

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Oh no! My bees want to move out.

This is my third year in beekeeping. And every year I'm confronted with something new. The saying goes: A first year queen will never swarm. A second year queen may swarm. A third year queen will most definitely swarm. Yup, that about sums up my experience. What does it mean when the bees want to swarm? Swarming is the natural way that bees reproduce. The old queen leaves the hive and takes about half of the working bees with her. The bees remaining in the hive build a new queen. Thus, out of one colony, you now have two. The...

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Winter Feeding of the Bees

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Winter Feeding of the Bees

Ever wonder why beekeepers feed their bees sugar water? Get a recipe for an herbal sugar syrup that I have successfully used to get my bees through the Winter.

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