A natural cough remedy using honey is more effective than over-the-counter medications. But this natural cough suppressant comes without any side effects. And you can make this homemade cough syrup yourself; the recipe is very simple. All you have to do is open a jar of honey. Nothing New but the Proof Through the ages, […]
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Can the bee hive get too hot? by Mary Aldrich (Columbia Missouri) At the start of summer I saw the bees milling about on the front of the hive. Now they are more then one layer deep hanging out on the entire front of the hive and kind of dripping off the bottom. — Hi
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Interested in buying raw honey? Perhaps you’ve read about the wonderful health benefits of honey, and in particular, the benefits of raw honey. Misconceptions About Raw Honey Let’s begin by clearing up a few misconceptions that people sometimes have about raw honey. I read on another website, for example, an article about honey. And the
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Have you heard of beeswax sheets? If you’re not a beekeeper, you may not even be aware that there is such a thing. But if you’re interested in making homemade candles, you’ll want to read on. Sheets of beeswax are manufactured by melting the wax, filtering out impurities, and rolling the wax through a press. The
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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? 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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Here is an interesting comment sent in from one of our followers. Bee Stings! by Katherine (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) All my life I have suffered from allergic reactions to bee stings and last summer I was stung on two separate occasions and I did not react! I was puzzled as to why and I do
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Adventures in Wine Making With Honey by Davey (Vancouver B.C. Canada) For the past few years I have been dabbling in Mead(Honey wine). When I started I knew very little of what I was doing. I purchased what I assumed was the cheapest honey around from Costco. To a novice wine maker, the sweet, alcoholic
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I’ll need package bees to stock my new hive. In my opinion, using packaged bees is the best way to start your first hive. If you haven’t already read my page on buying bees and installing them in your hive, you might want to look through it so you’ll have a good understanding of the
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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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