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...
by goldenmarket | Jun 7, 2025 | Blog, DIY
Brewing My Own Kombucha About six months ago I dove into making my own Kombucha. I mainly started because I got tired of paying $3/bottle. Not only am I thrifty, but I also enjoy being able to make my own food & drink. It took a few rounds, but now that I have...
by goldenmarket | Jun 6, 2025 | Beekeeping, Blog
Add Second Brood Box Today I did another inspection. Added more sugar water with a little Honey Be Healthy added to it. Figured this would be the last time I feed them. Once again, I found burr comb at the top of the frames, which I removed. When I took out one of...
by goldenmarket | Jun 5, 2025 | Blog, Gardening
Rollie Pollies In Your Garden Last year, I noticed a sh*t ton of rollie pollies, aka pill bugs in my garden bed. I was curious whether they might harm my plants, but I never found the time to investigate. This spring, I saw an increase in their numbers and noticed...
by goldenmarket | Jun 2, 2025 | Blog, Gardening
Fruit Tree Aphid Infestation Earlier today, I noticed that several of my plum trees had a large number of their leaves curling. Since I’m not very familiar with plum trees, I didn’t understand that this was unusual. It was the first time I had closely...