by goldenmarket | Jun 22, 2025 | Beekeeping, Blog
Drone or Queen Cells? During today’s hive inspection, I began by checking the lower brood box to assess how they were doing there. I didn’t spend much time inspecting it. It didn’t appear that they built any new comb on the outside frames yet so I...
by goldenmarket | Jun 17, 2025 | Blog, Preserving
Making Sage Bundle Sticks Yesterday, I had to cut back the sage in one of my gardens because it was overshadowing some jalapeno plants. Once I finished pruning, I collected the best leaves to make sage sticks. I shared a video below demonstrating how simple it is to...
by goldenmarket | Jun 16, 2025 | Blog, Gardening
Pruning Comfrey My Comfrey plants have grown excessively tall and unbalanced, causing them to lean over and cast shade on the neighboring plants. Therefore, it’s time to trim them back for the benefit of those surrounding them and to create more growth of Comfrey....
by goldenmarket | Jun 13, 2025 | Blog, Bodycare, DIY, Natural Beauty Products
Healing Flower-Whipped Body Butter I’ve been searching for a body butter recipe that isn’t too greasy. I tried this recipe to check it out. I liked the ingredients so I decided to give it a try. I infused the Calendula, Lavender, and elderflowers for...
by goldenmarket | Jun 8, 2025 | Beekeeping, Blog
Cross Comb?? Today, I revisited the hive for a closer examination to determine if there were any signs of cross-combing. I removed the upper brood box to check the frames below. All the inner frames were pretty full with brood and the outer frames still had some room...
