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A hair dryer does work well. An iron works well too. Put down a few layers of paper towel then apply the hot iron. The melted wax will absorb into the paper towels. Also, I believe nail polish...

As a fellow Maconite, I would like to invite you to join our Heart of Georgia Bee Club. We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of every month -- which is tonight -- at the old courthouse in downtown Perry at...

When I first started making candles they would crackle and splatter for a while then stop. I finally figured that it was water trapped in the wax from boiling the wax to clean it. The top of the...

The most popular container that I get wedding favor requests for are the 4 oz. muth jars (I'm soooooo glad they're available again), the hex jars, and the half-pint jelly jars. Usually they just...

I read somewhere that turning the QE sideways can help. There are gaps at the front and back where the queen can go through, but she normally won't because she doesn't usually venture to the very...

I use a printer I found online called Lightning Labels in Colorado. They have a lip balm label with a perforated tab that goes on the cap that tears when opened. What I like about them is that...

Contact Dr. Paul Arnold at Young Harris College in Young Harris, GA. I think he still tests samples for folks. Basically you mix the honey with water, centrifuge to collect the pollen, put it under...

Since we're always looking for new things for the craft shows in addition to the honey and candles, does anyone have any experience selling honey sweetened soda either by the cup from a keg or by the...

We made ornaments for the first time this year. They sold fairly well. Biggest objection is about them melting if stored in hot attic in summer. We try to convince people to keep them out all...

I follow almost the same process although I don't process near as much wax. I usually let the wax boil for about 20-30 minutes. Less time may be as effective - more experimenting is needed. I also...

On the positive side, all the news reports and articles I have seen have been very factual and matter-of-fact without a lot of sensationalism, other than an occasional reference to "killer bees".
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I have seen some folks beeswax candles where every candle is a bright lemony yellow and every candle perfectly identical in color. I wonder how they do that. Mine looks good, but even all new...

The rule of thumb I have heard is that honey will lose moisture below 50% RH and will gain moisture above 50% RH -- within limits of course. One of the surprising things I've found is that just...

>But I now know for sure that alarm pheromone really DOES smell like banana. I guess you just have to have it released up close to your face to really catch a good whiff.

In fact one of the main...

I use the Sundance bottom traps and the pollen is incredibly clean. It takes sometimes as much as a week or more for the the bees to get the hang of it. Sometimes at first there are a lot of wings...

Thanks for all the information. I didn't mention that the Rabbi who called wasn't local but was part of a Kosher certification company caller Kosher Savannah -- so I believe he is in the business of...

I received a call from a Rabbi who wants to meet with me about having my products certified Kosher. I asked if that meant regular honey house inspections and he said it has more to do with...

I love the 4 oz. jars. and have sold a ton of them -- especially for wedding favors and Christmas baskets. I would love to see them come back.

I normally always see a handful of beetles in almost every hive, but I have seen almost no SHB this year. I even had a dead out with wax moth larva but very few SHB larva -- very strange. But than...

I wonder if the bees are foraging on the juice from over-ripe blueberries.

Same is true for central GA. That's why I quit using Italians. They would keep cranking out lots of brood until they starved. The carnies will cut way back on brood rearing when there's no flow in...

Does anyone use the wax queen cells with the wooden cups like Kelley sells? Any reviews -- good or bad? How do they compare to the plastic cups for performance?

I agree. There are a lot of people out there who want just a little to keep on the shelf. It may sit there a year or more waiting for someone to get a sore throat. It is also may be very good for...

I haven't tried the Sundance II yet, but I'm very pleased with the Sundance I. You can put it on and leave it on. Bees still get plenty of pollen for brood - but don't get pollen bound which can be...

If given a choice between a smoker and a veil, I would choose a smoker every time. I normally walk down the line quickly giving all the hives in a yard a couple light puffs in the entrance, then go...