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Author name: Maggie

I am so excited to be able to share everything I have learned about bees and beekeeping from 3 generations of beekeepers. We can't have a healthy planet without healthy bees so let's work together and make the world a better place!

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Want to Make Your Own Homemade Beeswax Lip Balm? It’s Easy!

Beeswax lip balm has been around for a loooooong time. That’s because beeswax is among the most important of lip balm ingredients. Even some of the most popular brands such as ChapStick and Blistex still use beeswax as one of their lip balm ingredients in at least some of their products. Why is Beeswax Lip Balm the

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Beeswax Candle Making Can be Both Easy and Fun!

Beeswax candle making? There’s nothing to it! Beeswax makes the very best candles, and there’s a very easy way to make beeswax candles. And making candles from beeswax is a great project for kids. You can even buy kits that supply everything you need to make beautiful, handmade beeswax candles. What’s So Great About Beeswax Candles? Throughout

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Installing Package Bees (It’s Really Not Hard!)

Time for installing package bees in my new hive. If you’re beginning beekeeping, package bees are a great way to stock your first hive. And installing them is easy, as you’ll see. Be Prepared! If you’re beginning beekeeping and just starting your first hive, having everything that you’ll need on-hand and ready will make the

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There Are Many Types of Honey. Sample Them All, and Choose Your Favorite!

How many different types of honey have you tried? Not ONLY Supermarket Honey, I Hope! If you’ve only experienced the bottled honey that is usually sold in supermarkets or offered in restaurants, then you’re missing out on the best products of the hive. If you’ve never eaten honey in the comb, for example, you’ve never

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