Spring Is Coming

Well, it feels like spring is coming as the weather hasn't been too chilly, and it actually stays light out past 5pm. But as Trish and I were discussing earlier today, it can still get pretty cold in February!

The good news is that it's warm enough that Trish can enjoy doing woodworking in the garage again, and she's been building some beehives. If you're near the Seattle area and looking for a handmade Warre hive to use this spring, let us know. She's making the hives from pine and finishing them with EcoFin, a soy-based nontoxic stain.

Haven't seen any bees out and about, so it can't really be near spring yet, can it? Has anyone seen a bee lately?

Handmade Beeswax Ornaments and Magnets

We've enjoyed the warm scent of beeswax in the house as we've been melting and pouring wax to make sets of handmade ornaments and magnets. We have three bee-themed designs: a beehive, a sunflower, and a piece of comb.

Here are the ornaments:

And here are the magnets:

We're selling sets of three (one hive, one flower, and one comb) for $5 each plus $2 shipping. If you'd like to buy a set, you can click here to order with PayPal (please specify if you want the ornaments or the magnets), or you can also buy them through my Etsy shop.

Here are a couple more photos to show what the back side of the magnets look like as well as a close-up of one of the ornaments. For the string to hang the ornaments, we used the same cotton thread we use for wicks for beeswax candles.

We hope you'll consider sharing these as stocking stuffers for your friends and family who share your love of bees and the natural world.