Benefits...

of beekeeping~

During my bee class this last week I was given a good-sized chunk

of honeycomb.

Although it's amazing to look at, 

I decided to 'melt it down' to use as beeswax.

We've tried homemade lip balm before

and a book that I've been reading had a hand cream recipe

requiring beeswax.

I'm always amazed at how fun & easy these natural recipes are

 and how great they are for the skin...

This one turned out great, smooth & creamy.

So simple:

a blender, 

the ingredients, 

a jar~

I added orange essential oil.

smells heavenly~

The 'bee adventure' continues here.

We pick up our bee equipment next weekend.

Then, we'll be working on a fenced area

and stack some straw bales for a wind block.

The bees arrive the end of April :)