Are you as thrilled with the warmer temperatures as we are? Up on our hill fruit trees are blooming and honeybees are buzzing. The ‘king’ bee has been busy busy busy; hiving new packages, getting the bee yards in shape and preparing for, hopefully, a bountiful honey season. […]
Honeybees – “Apis mellifera” a honey producing bee that lives in organized groups and has been domesticated for its honey and beeswax since ancient times’*(Encarta). Did you know: Honeybees dance. Scout bees bring back information to the hive and perform a ‘wig wag’ or ‘waggle’ dance to tell the forager bees where to find water, […]
Most of us of a certain age equate the term ‘soap box’ to someone loudly exclaiming their opinion on some political issue or other hot topic. In fact the phrase ‘getting on ones’ soap box’ originated when someone would step onto a wooden crate or similar container to speak and be heard and seen above […]
A little soap 411: How does soap work? “By decreasing the surface tension of water, soap draws infectious agents, along with other unwanted or irritating substances, away from the skin.” “When we add healing herbs to soap, we increase its power to cleanse, soothe, and protect in a natural, healthful way.” – Sandy Maine; well-known […]
