DIY Lip Balm Recipe

DIY Lip Balm Recipe

DIY Lip Balm For a couple of years, I’ve had the desire to create my own lip balm. Today, I finally took some time to make it happen. Not sure why I waited so long when its such an easy recipe. I searched for recipes online.  I liked the idea of Calendula...
Adding Honey Super

Adding Honey Super

In today’s inspection, I intended to check the lower brood box, but when I attempted to remove the top brood box, I found it to be quite heavy. My bees have been working hard. Concerned about potentially dropping the box, I opted not to inspect the lower brood...
Drone or Queen Cells?

Drone or Queen Cells?

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...
Making Sage Bundle Sticks

Making Sage Bundle Sticks

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...
Pruning Comfrey

Pruning Comfrey

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....