Reading through my Celtic books this weekend I was inspired to infuse a jar of calendula flowers. Bright yellow blossoms that gleam through their apothecary jar just asking to be placed in one of my concoctions. 8 oz of Sunflower oil 2 0z of Grapeseed oil .50 oz Vitamin E oil .25 oz fragrance oil .5 oz essential oil 1/4 cup calendula flowers Place into clear jar and shake. Set the jar in a sunny window for the next week. Allowing the calendula flowers to infuse into the oil.

Finding a garden plot inside city limits can be a challenge, especially when hive approval for beekeeping or community gardening is not yet granted in your neighborhood. Many urban gardeners face this hurdle, but there are still practical ways to grow your own plants, vegetables, or flowers within city boundaries. This post explores alternative garden plot options that do not require hive approval, helping you connect with green spaces and cultivate your garden dreams. Urban

From my kitchen to your adventures. I hope this helps.

Honeybees have been delivered to their hive.

Would you my apartment dwelling neighbors be interested in supporting the local honeybee community? Would you like sidewalk accessibility...

Three months one package of bees. Three queen bees expanded the package into three supers. Three supers reduced down to one super in only...

Thankful for the warmer dry day to go & inspect the hives.

Who would think coconut oil is the bubble producing oil when making soap. Surfactants are produced from this nutty fruit. Body butters...

Filtered the mess of last years frames and have a sweet dark jar of honey for my coffee and tea.

Filtering the last of 2023 honey on the kitchen counter.

Three weeks of comb building. We see here stores of pollen and brood.

One week of work. Look at that pristine fresh new wax.

After surviving more than a decade of my x husband relatives screwing up my stepdads uncles friends intel. I really can only say fck you....

Ok the kitchen is sticky with honey bee wax. However I have successfully turned nasty comb into useful pastilles & wax bars. I even used...

What do you do with 30 dirty frames of honeycomb? Crumble them obviously.

What a cylinder of bs. Would you believe the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia has me stuck. My car blew up in July. And India is demanding...