#backyardbeekeeper

🍯🐝🍯Let's play spot the pollen🐝🍯🐝 . . . #SaveTheBees #PureMichigan #HoneyBees #Nature #Science #NectarCollector #Pollenators #Honey #BeesWax #FollowMeToFollowThem #Bees #Bee #Propolis #WorkerBee #BeeHive #BackyardBeeKeeper #Apiary #QueenBee #BeesofInstagram #Insects #InsectsOfInstagram #GalaxyS7 #NaturePics #Naturegram #NaturePhotography (at Sterling Heights, Michigan)

Looks like something pretty delicious, right? Well, it is but don’t eat it - this is beeswax, almost ready to use for a lotion recipe I’m trying out 🐝 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s a combination of wax from my hive and that from my amazing bee mentor, Gary’s, hives. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I can’t even begin to say how satisfying it is to create your own beauty and cleaning products! These days, I make my own makeup remover wipes that get composted when used and my own tooth powder, that I can customize with all kinds of amazing ingredients - next will be a lemon verbena flavored one, given the bounty of leaves in the garden. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Toothpaste, wipes, glass cleaner &,now hopefully, lotion or lip salve: less packaging, less transportation, more local ingredients, less plastic, less ingredients to wonder about, less trash, and finally, the sheer please of making something you use every day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve always been a bit of a mad scientist, mixing up potions and recipes using essential oils, flowers, herbs, so this is absolutely the natural progression and it feels good! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anybody else have some great concoctions to share?! . . . . #livesustainably #beeswax #backyardbeekeeper #environmentallyfriendly #weneedbees #nobeesnofood #homemadebeauty #growmoremagic #frommygarden #gardenideas #beeswaxproducts #makemoments #gardenherbs #beelover #welivetoexplore #thatauthenticfeeling #liveauthentic #feedyoursoull #sunsetmagazine #lifeandthyme #naturallifestyle #sustainableapld #gardendesignmag #sustainableliving #whpclassic #realsimple #sustainablegarden #rshome #bhghome #livemoremagic ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (at Weeds Garden & Interior Design)

Haven't posted about the ladies in a while. They must be camera shy because right after this last shot they came at me in mass. Inside my suit got about 4 stings in my head (thankfully no face). #backyardbeekeeper #stingtherapy #savethebees Brood Frame, box, honeycomb, smoker https://www.instagram.com/p/CODoUAaBsSH/?igshid=1v0vetv2penmr

Well hello there! 🐝 #backyardbeekeeper #pollenpants #jubilegardens (at Jubile Gardens) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHD5-dclw0i/?igshid=xt3goydo6trl

My bees make some dark honey! Just shy of a gallon and a half is today's haul! #rawhoney #darkhoney #backyardbeekeeping #backyardbeekeeper #savethebees (at Altamonte Springs, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGdcIJvhR_n/?igshid=1w40ww6hdjtft

No (Labor Day) holiday for the worker bees. Although they were pretty chill today. Still got tagged twice. Never doesn't hurt. Looking pretty healthy. Bees brood honey and a few drones. #backyardbeekeeper (at Altamonte Springs, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CExE6E8hDRS/?igshid=1llm2e8tl14mq

Healthy humming hive making my heartbeat hard! #backyardbeekeeper #backyardbeekeeping #savethebees (at Altamonte Springs, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDWurzNhce1/?igshid=1h597fnt8mb1z

Hey there! What ya smokin? #beesmoker #savethebees #backyardbees #backyardbeekeeper (at Altamonte Springs, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8UfstWBJ4A/?igshid=1r06v1laalsy5