Pesticide Buildup Could Lead to Poor Honey Bee Health Aug 20, 2008
However, an innovative approach may mitigate at least some beeswax contamination ... While beekeepers will have a difficult time controlling pesticide exposure outside the hive, the researchers tested a method for reducing the acaricide load in beeswax ... Using gamma radiation from a cobalt 60 source housed at Penn State's Breazeale Reactor, they irradiated the sheets of beeswax that beekeepers use as the structural foundation for the bees to build their combs. (Agri-View, WI)
How To Make Chocolate Massage Bars Aug 6, 2008
Transfer it now to a small saucepan and add the beeswax. Gently heat this until the beeswax has completely dissolved ... Be careful to keep the heat low as the beeswax may burn which will ruin the natural honey scent that it imparts to the end product. (Suite101.com)
Make way for the white Bordeaux Jul 31, 2008
ment, with aromas redolent of lanolin and beeswax. These wines can be very expensive, though far less so than white Burgundies of equivalent quality. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Amy wants kids, no beeswax! Jul 25, 2008
Amy wants kids, no beeswax. July 24, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sit! Stay! Now go green, Fido Jul 21, 2008
Using a paintbrush, cover the rooftop with two layers of melted natural beeswax, available where candle supplies are sold. Or use a rubberized roofing compound that s low in volatile organic compounds, or VOCs; one example is Elasto-Seal rubber undercoat primer by Snow Roof Systems. (Montana Standard, MT)
A great time for a festival in the park Jul 20, 2008
Then they are hand waxed with a mixture of beeswax, Camuba wax and turpentine. They are held together with a spring system, making it easier to take the clock apart to clean the inside of the glass. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Take a moment Jul 18, 2008
The show's title applies to both artists because Batalian has a short "moment in time" to make her creations from hot beeswax, and the theme of Welsh's work is ambiguity in memory. Reception tonight from 5 to 7. (Boston Globe)
Natural Remedies for Summer Bumps and Bites Jul 18, 2008
3/4 ounce (or about 22 grams) beeswax ... Add beeswax to carrier oil in a tempered glass cup or bowl. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Homemade Chocolate Lip Gloss Jul 8, 2008
Take the pot off the heat and add the honey, lecithin and beeswax ... Honey and possibly Beeswax are said to be. (Suite101.com)
Put the 'Eco' in Decorating Jul 3, 2008
Natural fiber rugs, beeswax or soy wax candles can add eco flair to your decor. Or for a unique, elegant and green decorating tip, adorn your home with mosaic bamboo tiles to warm up a wall or add interest to a floor. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Affordable Oregon Coast Jun 29, 2008
Spanish sailing ships carrying beeswax from the Philippines to Mexico wrecked on that part of the coast, and chunks of the wax still turn up, much less often now. The best collection probably is at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Removing Dreadlocks Jun 28, 2008
Or, with thick or African hair, one can begin by coiling the hair with a bonding agent such as beeswax. The result is hair joined and formed together to create what may look to some as ropes. (Suite101.com)
Kutztown Festival is all about fun Jun 27, 2008
Some 200 Pennsylvania German and other early American folk artisans demonstrate their skills in diverse crafts including fine furniture, miniatures, pottery making, clothing, musical instruments, hand-painted art, iron ornaments, weavings, brooms, cut paper art known as "scherenschnitte," Pennsylvania German calligraphic writing called "fraktur", beeswax candles and more. Eastern Pennsylvania 's finest traditional hex sign painters - in fact the last hex sign artists in the nation - are among... (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Ready to wear Jun 19, 2008
The show includes (at right, clockwise from top left) Sandra Eula Lee's miniature wardrobe made of paper and pins, "Clothing Inventory - under 2" tall" (a detail above); Aparna Agrawal's "Body Armor, Nutshell," a bodice made of cloth, plaster, and beeswax; Maryjean Viano Crowe's "Doll Cake: Visions Danced in Her Head" of silver gelatin prints; and Agrawal's "Shell Bra. " Reception tonight at 5. Free. (Show runs through Sept. 25.) Kniznick Gallery, Epstein Building, 515 South St., Waltham.... (Boston Globe)
Urban Beekeeping is Latest Buzz Jun 7, 2008
Watching them calms you," said Rob Hicks, who keeps four hives in Chicago. "It's a fun way to spend time, and I think it might even have some effect on blood pressure," he joked. There's also the honey. Hicks said that like many beekeepers, he's usually able to sweet talk neighbors into acceptance by keeping them well supplied with honey. Barclay not only sells the honey at a weekly farmers market, she also sells beeswax candles, lip balm and baked goods made with honey. She said her customers... (Time.com)
Just some 'plain old English' answers Jun 1, 2008
Free Man wrote on May 28, 2008 11:26 PM:" If the refinery gets voted down I'm moving to Union County to open a new mecantile. I'll call it something like "Free Mans Bicycles and Buggy Whips" and it will be stocked with all the essentials needed to live without oil. You can mosey on down to get your beeswax candles, ice blocks for your enviromentally sound Ice Chest and check out our large assortment of corncobs to fuel your pot bellied stove during the winter. I will certify that all my products... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Beehives falling silent May 31, 2008
We ve lost 80 percent of them in the last 18 months, Mr. Rose said, standing among honey jars, wood carvings of bees and beeswax candles his family sells at Endless Mountains Apiaries. I didn t know what was causing it. (Scranton Times, PA)
Carnegie Museum, in Pittsburgh, shows contemporary art's "Old Masters of tomorrow" May 31, 2008
" The exhibition's highlights include a film and photographs by a Los Angeles artist, Sharon Lockhart - meditative portraits of children whom she came to know during a four-year stay in Pine Flat, California. The film portrays these children interacting in the beautiful landscape surrounding this small rural community, inspiring the viewer to reflect upon the passage of time, human connection and the process of looking. Matthew Monahan's sculptures of human figures, with their broken and... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Healthier, low-VOC versions coming May 28, 2008
Milk paint is porous, which allows walls and furniture to breathe, but can be sealed to a warm luster with beeswax or hemp oil ... When dry, milk paint has a chalky appearance, which is fine for walls, but I sealed the cabinets with beeswax. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Dinner at 7. Recycling at 10. May 22, 2008
(That's beeswax candles, by the way, not petroleum-derived paraffin. . (Boston Globe)
Soap du soleil: Mother of two finds creative outlet making soap May 20, 2008
The lotion and lip balm are both made by different mixtures of beeswax, shea butter and olive oil ... Mostly I just have shea butter, olive oil, beeswax, soap base, scents, and to mix it muffin tins, jars and popsicle sticks. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
New views of the Old West May 18, 2008
Mast draws on the view from her studio skylights to create canvases layered with old star charts, gritty red soil and filmy beeswax melted, spread across the canvas, then scratched and pressed and painted. Her wax paintings the technique is called encaustic look like cryptic maps, with bits of a street grid here, a fragment of a constellation there, a splintered word in a foreign language, like a signpost to an ancient ruin. (Montana Standard, MT)
Feature story: Open house May 5, 2008
Some of the paper pieces come from old books or sheet music, and are coated with beeswax to make them transparent, looking even more vintage. Infante says the works were inspired by driving through fields here and in her native Germany. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Beekeepers: we need more money to save our honey Apr 23, 2008
Defra would also impose controls at ports to identify bee smuggling, implement more checks for unrefined beeswax and introduce tighter controls on honey imports. Beekeepers said there were substantial shortcomings and omissions in the proposals insisting that greater scientific study is needed. (Times Online)
Eco-friendly beauty solutions Apr 17, 2008
As a natural alternative, she suggested using products that have shea butter, cocoa butter or beeswax; these are all biodegradable ... Someone has to raise bees for beeswax and grow plants that produce shea butter and cocoa butter, which creates a demand for farmers to want to go organic, Tourles explained. (Courier Publications, ME)
Read a passage from 'Playing With the Grown-ups' Apr 10, 2008
"I'm never hot, Mrs. Larsen. Going back to your question, Mr. Larsen, which is obviously not one for small company, I'd say yes. Then I'd tell you to mind your own beeswax. All right?". Bestepapa roared with laughter. (USA Today -- Life)
5 Home Remedy No-No's Apr 5, 2008
It's marketed as an easy at-home solution for people with this problem and involves taking a candle-shaped beeswax cone, placing it in the ear, lighting it, and after the wick burns down, removing the cone -- along with ear wax and other impurities. Unfortunately, lighting a flame inches from your ear isn't exactly easy, and in fact, it can be dangerous. (CBS News)
Paradise is a Garden Apr 5, 2008
The family makes many varieties of beeswax candles. and 7 oz. beeswax bricks for folks that need beeswax for making their own soaps, balms, candles and salves. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Lay Lake to host Wal-Mart bass fishing tournament Apr 3, 2008
Beeswax Landing in Clanton will host the takeoff and weigh-in at 6:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers in each of the BFL s 28 divisions at the end of the season advance to a no-entry-fee Regional Championship where boaters fish for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck and co-anglers fish for a new Ranger boat. (Clanton Advertiser, AL)
60 things to do during Earth Hour Mar 30, 2008
At which point, you can host an Earth Hour Party: BYO (beeswax. candle and no plastic cups. (Globe and Mail)
What's On: Earth Hour Events Mar 29, 2008
from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. To get ready for Earth Hour, Huntinghawk Communications is having an "earth friendly" giveaway with beeswax candles, recycled pens, organic garden seeds and the like. Go to for more info. (Toronto Star)
Lots of buzz about Beeswax Web site Mar 27, 2008
Scott Vincent, co-founder of the Beeswax Web site, hopes to get advertising for it ... beeswaxneighborhoods ... Beeswax started with one neighborhood, Guilford. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
Lights out for green dining Mar 26, 2008
We buy local food and wine where possible," he says. H is staff also turn off the gas stoves when not needed, adjust the air-conditioning to use less power, have replaced the light globes with energy-efficient units and replaced the seals on fridges, freezers and ovens. But the team hasn't forgotten to have fun. At the stroke of eight on Saturday night they will pop corks from local bubbly. "We've then got hundreds of beeswax tea lights to light up Verge," says Cuddy. His kitchen crew will be... (The Age)
Urban stargazing or a candle party? Earth Hour options Mar 23, 2008
But make sure they're beeswax candles. Parafin candles, by comparison, are made from petroleum products and release harmful fumes. (CTV.ca)
Satuday Edition: What's On! Mar 22, 2008
Instead of dye, they are decorated using beeswax to form several layers of color. We'll turn our spotlight on an 84-year-old Minneapolis woman who's been making the eggs since childhood. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Is too much corn in our diet making us fat (and sick)? Mar 22, 2008
The Simmons Honey family from Douglas will be back at the market with lots of beeswax candles. To grace the Easter table there s a detailed carved egg candle, a Celtic cross, praying hands, spiral tapers or angels. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Pysanky - The art of making Ukranian Easter eggs Mar 18, 2008
The craft is a layering process where beeswax is placed in certain areas and the egg is dipped in dye, wax is removed and more wax is added in different places depending on the design and it is dipped in another dye and this process continues until it is done ... Held up to the flame of a candle, the beeswax melts and it is "painted" on as needed. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Abuzz about bees: Honey Queen spreads the word on sweet concoction Mar 17, 2008
Heram also educates the public about the importance of honeybees in pollination, and uses of honey and other hive products, such as beeswax. Honey trivia. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Community Briefs Mar 15, 2008
The offerings include vegetables, fruits, pastured eggs, goats' milk cheeses, grass-fed beef and lamb, honey and beeswax products, fair trade organic coffee, prepared foods and baked goods, healthy snacks, fresh flowers, fresh herbs, pastured chicken and more. All of the produce offered for sale at the farmers' market is grown or produced in Southeast Texas and is sold to consumers directly by the people that produce it. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
Two local organic growers show off their gardens Mar 8, 2008
Simmons Honey Ranchito will be back at the market with honey, comb honey, creamed honey, beeswax candles, preserves & pickles ... The new beeswax candle votives are a great value. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Beekeeping buzz sparked by environmentalism, local food movements Mar 8, 2008
Picking up each frame the part of the hive that holds the beeswax for their honeycomb Harris searches for the long-bodied queen of the colony. He finds no sign of her, which explains the rancor of the bees. (The Daily Reflector)
Beach Ready Beauty with Honey Mar 7, 2008
1/2 cup beeswax (Can be purchased at craft and beekeeping stores) ... Place almond oil and beeswax in a microwave-safe bowl ... Whisk honey into beeswax mixture; stir well. (Boonville Daily News, MO)
The Weapons of Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters : To mark the game's move to the PS... Mar 2, 2008
Killer bees shoot out of this mine (which really looks more like a bee hive) and sting the beeswax out of any enemy within reach, allowing you to eliminate multiple foes at the same time. It's a good thing these bugs are on your side, because no one wants to be looking straight up the business end of a bee's butt. (IGN PS2)
Gators, Arts & Crafts Mar 1, 2008
There will also be whimsical yard sculptures, steel dazzlers (wind-spinners), baby clothes, tables and a beeswax candle-making demonstration. Kahle said the biannual event has averaged 1,200 to 1,300 guests. (New Iberia, LA)
Homemade Perfume Recipe Mar 1, 2008
1 tablespoon of beeswax. 1 tablespoon of almond oil. (Suite101.com)
How Green Are They? Feb 28, 2008
offers "earth-friendly" products, crafted with beeswax, botanical oils and herbs and flowers, which, advocates say, are "formulated to maximize personal well-being and the environment." The skin, lip, body and hair products are priced from $2. 99 to $24. (Fox News)
It's a Honey of a Spa! Feb 23, 2008
4 teaspoons grated beeswax ... Melt beeswax using a small double boiler ... Beeswax is available at most craft stores. (Suite101.com)
Barbers, apothecaries and the... Feb 21, 2008
Beaver gland was mixed with olive oil and beeswax and made into a pill that cured headaches. Beavers eat large amounts of willow bark, which contains salicylic acid. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
'Flavor of Love': Elixir for a broken heart Feb 20, 2008
Oh, and my final answer is none of your beeswax. Now, go and mind your little business. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Information overload Feb 18, 2008
Sometimes they cede control to nature, as the young Slovak, Toms Gabzdil Libertiny, did by casting a vase in beeswax, and placing it in a beehive where 40,000 bees created its final shape. Or they find ways of controlling it, which is why the Portuguese designer Susana Soares devised a means of using the bee's sense of smell to detect diseases. (International Herald Tribune)
Learn yoga, self-defense, origami, knitting Feb 15, 2008
Use woodshop equipment to drill and sand birch logs to make two attractive, natural, candleholders with beeswax votives. Jim Bobb will demonstrate candle making and then instruct participants in creating the birch log holders. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Tips for Perfect Pysanky Feb 15, 2008
That will help you avoid sudden spurts of overheated beeswax that leave unwanted blobs instead of nice neat lines. The straight and narrow: It s possible to buy circular templates to help mark lines on the eggshell; you can also use a draughting compass and calipers to help you work out the pattern before applying the wax. (Suite101.com)
Local Bee lieve products to be on QVC shopping network Feb 10, 2008
With much research from her home kitchen, Thompson developed the formulas needed to produce excellent products made with honey, beeswax and other moisturizing oils. The products contain pure, raw honey, Vitamin E and Aloe Vera which provides moisturizing and healing qualities. (Newton County Times, AR)
Kelly Co. changes ownership Feb 8, 2008
Burgess said the company will keep its wood, beeswax and stainless steel manufacturing at the local plant. She said she did not expect operations at other plants to be moved to Clarkson. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Switch-off goes global Feb 5, 2008
For those who brought the rugs, the picnics, the champagne and the beeswax candles, it was a bizarre but exhilarating hour. Cheers rang out as office buildings dimmed; when the bridge, the Opera House and the Luna Park sign were flicked, glasses were raised in a toast. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Save your skin from the harsh winter Jan 27, 2008
If you have severely dry skin, look for a moisturizer that contains beeswax, shea butter or glycerin or try Cetaphil Therapeutic Hand Cream, Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream or Eucerin Original Moisturizing Cream all available at your local drug, grocery and discount retailer. Use an anti-bacterial gel instead of repeatedly washing hands. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Enjoy the taste of Farmers Market Jan 19, 2008
Simmons Honey will be at the market with desert honeys, beeswax lip balm and candles and heath-promoting hive products such as bee pollen and royal jelly. The Simmons family are expert canners and produce a large array of jams, jellies and preserves. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Local beekeeper stirs up buzz at library Jan 19, 2008
The bees cap the honey with beeswax, which can be used to make candles ... The bees bring honey with them from the old hive, so they can secrete beeswax to make honeycomb. (Milford Mirror, CT)
Crappie hunt fills local campground Jan 17, 2008
Participating sponsors in the area include Clanton s Bubba s Grocery, T Shop, The Fishing Hole, Lake Mitchell Mini Mart, Bates Grocery and the ranger station at Higgins Ferry Park; Shelby s The Landing, Waxahatchee Marina, Bozo s Camp and Layport Marina; and Columbiana s Beeswax Bait and Grocery and Paradise Point in Columbiana. Areas anglers can have their catches weighed at Bates Grocery, the ranger station at Higgins Ferry Park, The Landing, Waxahatchee Marina, Beeswax Bait and Grocery, Bubba... (Clanton Advertiser, AL)
Your Health: A spoonful of honey is good medicine Jan 11, 2008
Scientists recently found that psoriasis sufferers may benefit from applications of a mixture of honey, beeswax and olive oil. In a study of people suffering from psoriasis and other inflammatory skin disorders, 60 percent showed significant improvement when treated with the honey-based mixture. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Can Burt's Bees turn Clorox green? Jan 8, 2008
The two became lovers and eventually birthed Burt's Bees, a niche company famous for beeswax lip balm, lotions, soaps and shampoos, as well as for its homespun packaging and feel-good, eco-friendly marketing. The bearded man whose image is used to peddle the products is modeled after Shavitz. (International Herald Tribune)
Clorox, trying to go green, paid $913 million for a beeswax company Jan 7, 2008
The two became lovers and eventually birthed Burt's Bees, a niche company famous for beeswax lip balm, lotions, soaps and shampoos, as well as for its homespun packaging and feel-good, eco-friendly marketing ... Back in 1984, at the end of their first summer together, Shavitz suggested that Quimby use some of his beeswax to make candles ... Quimby then started experimenting, making beeswax polishes for shoes and furniture from recipes she found in an old farmer's manual. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Taste a little of the summer (1/6) Jan 6, 2008
The four H"s stand for Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. According to an online source, the organization serves over 6.5 million members in the United States from ages 5 to 19 in about 90,000 clubs.The kids run the meeting this group ranged in ages from 5 to 17. After some club business I was introduced by President Kayla Carter, 17, as a bee expert. I didn't bother to correct her error. Like any new activity, I said, beekeeping has led me down unexpected paths. I've met people I never knew,... (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
* Can Burt's Bees turn Colorox green? Jan 6, 2008
The two became lovers and eventually birthed Burt's Bees, a niche company famous for beeswax lip balm, lotions, soaps and shampoos, as well as for its homespun packaging and feel-good, eco-friendly marketing ... The famous Burt's Bees lip balm was born in 1991, and that item, a combination of beeswax and sweet almond oil, helped the company find a niche in personal care products ... The company obtains all of its beeswax from hives in Ethiopia, so shipping the ingredient across the Atlantic adds... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Michelle Stuart: "Butterflies and Moths" Jan 4, 2008
Working with beeswax, ink, pigments, and translucent vellum, Stuart has constructed gorgeous butterfly concoctions such as "Variable Cracker II," a silver-speckled specimen with shimmering black and beige wings. The wings' edges fall into a fuzz beneath a layer of vellum; this evokes their beating. (Boston Globe)
