After receiving this wick material and these wick tabs I was anxious to start making candles! Here at Independence Homestead we try to reuse as many materials as possible, so I had the idea that we could make candles in containers using repurposed glass food jars. We have quite the collection of baby food jars, […]
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Candlemaking: Attempt #1
Posted in Energy, Household, tagged beekeeping, bees, beeswax, candlemaking, candles, comb, homestead, reuse, solar energy, solar oven, solar power, wax on July 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Melting Beeswax
Posted in Beekeeping, Energy, Household, tagged bee hives, beekeeping, bees, beeswax, comb, filter, melting, solar oven, wax on July 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We needed to melt down the beeswax in the comb so that we could use the wax for candles and other potential crafts. George did some research, and found that it was common to use solar ovens to do this. We had been wanting a solar oven for other reasons so it was a good opportunity to go ahead and build a solar oven!
Book Review: Candle Making in a Weekend by Sue Spear
Posted in Beekeeping, Household, Reviews, tagged bee hives, beekeeping, bees, beeswax, book, book review, candlemaking, candles, homestead, wax on July 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As I embark on a candle making adventure, I picked up Candle Making in a Weekend by Sue Spear to pickup some pointers. This book was a good overview of candlemaking. It had instructions for a wide range of projects. The instructions were simple and easy to understand, plus there were helpful pictures. I feel […]
Concord Hive Catching Up
Posted in Beekeeping, tagged beehive, bees, concord, growth, inspection, wax on May 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It looks like Concord hive is back on track so we will be leaving it alone for another week or two before doing another full inspection. Since it looks so good we did not put in the feeder like we thought we might have to last week either.
Two Hives – Different Stories
Posted in Beekeeping, tagged bees, comb, concord, feeder, lexington, wax on May 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It had been a little over two weeks since our last full inspection of the hives. We didn’t feel we had to do a full inspection since there’s been lots of activity in both hives, but we did want to make sure they had ample space to expand comb if needed.
Preparing For The Bees
Posted in Beekeeping, tagged bees, beeswax, chicken, concord, coop, essential oil, feeder, hives, independence, lemongrass, lemongrass essential oil, lexington, names, package, queen, sugar, syrup, virginia bee supply, wax on April 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Being new to beekeeping, the most sure fire way to get bees for our hives was to order packages of bees from a bee supplier. Some people order them through the mail, we were fortunate to have a local beekeeping supply company near us in Northern Virginia called Virginia Bee Supply. They bring packages of […]
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