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How to Clean, Melt, and Store Beeswax

by JW

A great introduction into the steps and process of saving wax cappings and excess wax from your bee hives.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/how-to-clean-melt-and-store-beeswax-zbcz1410.aspx#axzz3GjSj49zB

How to Clean, Melt, and Store Beeswax

by JW

A great introduction into the steps and process of saving wax cappings and excess wax from your bee hives.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/how-to-clean-melt-and-store-beeswax-zbcz1410.aspx#axzz3GjSj49zB

How To Harvest Honey Using An Extractor

by Adam Taggart

Once your bees have filled your hives with honey for you, how do you get it out?

This is a question that most aspiring and novice beekeepers don't know the answer to. If you're curious to learn the answer, read on…

I had my first honey harvest of the year this past weekend, and I took pictures of the major steps in order to create this primer and de-mystify things.

How To Harvest Honey Using An Extractor

by Adam Taggart

Once your bees have filled your hives with honey for you, how do you get it out?

This is a question that most aspiring and novice beekeepers don't know the answer to. If you're curious to learn the answer, read on…

I had my first honey harvest of the year this past weekend, and I took pictures of the major steps in order to create this primer and de-mystify things.

15 Household Uses for Honey

by JW

From first aid remedies to soothing a sore throat, here are a bunch of wonderful ways to use honey around the home.

http://www.motherearthliving.com/healthy-home/green-living/uses-for-honey-zmhz14mazpit.aspx#axzz2xfB7rXj5

Also check out the Beekeeping Group at PP and the great summary of Adam' Great 'Bad' Honey Harvest.

15 Household Uses for Honey

by JW

From first aid remedies to soothing a sore throat, here are a bunch of wonderful ways to use honey around the home.

http://www.motherearthliving.com/healthy-home/green-living/uses-for-honey-zmhz14mazpit.aspx#axzz2xfB7rXj5

Also check out the Beekeeping Group at PP and the great summary of Adam' Great 'Bad' Honey Harvest.

The Sun Hive

by JW

An interesting bee hive design and management philosophy to consider for those wishing to help rebuild bee populations and have onsite pollination for gardens and farms.

http://milkwood.net/2013/03/05/the-sun-hive-experiments-in-natural-beekeeping/

http://www.naturalbeekeepingtrust.org/sun-hive-biodynamic-initiative-0

The Sun Hive

by JW

An interesting bee hive design and management philosophy to consider for those wishing to help rebuild bee populations and have onsite pollination for gardens and farms.

http://milkwood.net/2013/03/05/the-sun-hive-experiments-in-natural-beekeeping/

http://www.naturalbeekeepingtrust.org/sun-hive-biodynamic-initiative-0

Swarm Capture For Beginners

by JW

Kirk Anderson of the "Backwards Beekeepers" shows you how to capture a swarm of feral bees.

http://youtu.be/ChsoSwIxcwM

Swarm Capture For Beginners

by JW

Kirk Anderson of the "Backwards Beekeepers" shows you how to capture a swarm of feral bees.

http://youtu.be/ChsoSwIxcwM

Introduction to Beekeeping and Honey Bees

by JW

Now is the time to finalize plans to start your new beekeeping hobby and build some resilience for honey, wax and pollination. A video to get you excited.

http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/a-must-see-introduction-to-beekeeping-and-honey-bees-video.html

Introduction to Beekeeping and Honey Bees

by JW

Now is the time to finalize plans to start your new beekeeping hobby and build some resilience for honey, wax and pollination. A video to get you excited.

http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/a-must-see-introduction-to-beekeeping-and-honey-bees-video.html

My CM username is the Latin name of the common honeybee (“Apis mellifera”). So it should come as no surprise that I'm a beekeeper. I started keeping bees about seven years ago, long before I had any awareness of "Peak Everything" or the three E's. And I enjoy keeping bees more than just about anything else. It requires a small amount of regular attention to make sure my hives are healthy, and conversely, to make sure a hive is not doing too well and preparing to swarm, which really ruins honey production. But beekeeping is not really a lot of work compared to most livestock. So, maybe consider a few beehives in your plans for self-sufficiency.

Small-Scale Beekeeping

by apismellifera

Blue And Green Honey Mystery Solved

by JW

Bees feeding on M&M's production waste (candy dyes) has been discovered to be the source of a contaminated honey crop from local beekeepers in the town of Ribeauville in the region of Alsace, France. It is good to understand how contamination from far and wide sources can affect "pure" foods and products.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/blue-green-honey_n_1938682.html