How To Refine Beeswax

“We extracted honey this past weekend… 309 lbs!

Couple that with our earlier harvest and it brings us up to 576 lbs for the year, so far!

We still have one hive not on our property and possibly a final small draw here.

The second harvest was a bit darker, as expected.

More notable however, was the difference in the Baker’s Honey (cooked down to separate from the wax cappings).

With all the wax laying around, it was about time I do something with it.

I had buckets of it… buckets…”

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...

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