We are deep into Winter here in Australia, which for me traditionally meant trying to keep on top of my chapped lips. Here at the Grand Ole Apiary, we have our own supply of gorgeous, unadulterated beeswax – and I love finding ways to use it! So, a couple of years ago, I decided to make my own lip balm….
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July means something special for any zero-waste hopeful like me. Plastic Free July! The prettiest and most practical zero-waste swap out I have found, has to be replacing cling wrap with beeswax wraps. There is a reason they have become so popular! They work really well, and look great to boot. Let me take you step by step, through my…
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We have been a little lazy with our garlic planting here at The Grand Ole Apiary. We only planted about two weeks ago. Whoops! The year is just going too fast. I think we also get a little over confident with our garlic! We have been growing it for quite a few years now, always saving our biggest cloves for…
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So. If you’ve been following along, you know that I have made the seemingly nuts decision to install a wood stove in my kitchen. I know, it’s 2021, not 1921, but I look at the space where an antique wood burning stove would once have sat, and I know I just have to put one back. Let the antique stove…
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Anyone with a vegetable garden knows, finding perennial ANYTHING is like striking gold. If you can get a harvest from a plant that just plods along without much babysitting, that’s a good thing right? Not to mention that perennial plants suit a no-dig garden so well – they are the ultimate no-dig vegetables! When talking about perennial plants, most people…
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