chris dalziel lewis – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:49:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i2.wp.com/www.keepingbackyardbees.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 chris dalziel lewis – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 Beeswax Sealant Recipe for Wicker Furniture https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/beeswax-sealant-for-wicker-furniture-zbwz1807zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/beeswax-sealant-for-wicker-furniture-zbwz1807zsau/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2018 16:29:01 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4024 Much of the garden furniture today is made of plastic rather than wood. If you are lucky enough to have a set of old-fashioned wicker or bent willow garden furniture, you can use this Beeswax Sealant Recipe for to keep it in top shape. Yield: 1 12-ounce jar Ingredients 1/2 cup beeswax 1/2 cup grapeseed […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/beeswax-sealant-for-wicker-furniture-zbwz1807zsau/feed/ 5 Nontoxic Beeswax Sealant for Raised Garden Beds https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/nontoxic-beeswax-sealant-for-raised-garden-beds-zbwz1807zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/nontoxic-beeswax-sealant-for-raised-garden-beds-zbwz1807zsau/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2018 01:01:47 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4022 Preserving the wood used to enclose raised garden beds is a conundrum. Popular wood preservatives contain toxic heavy metals that leach into the soil of a vegetable garden, potentially contaminating the soil and any food growing there. But because garden boxes are exposed to the weather and remain perpetually damp, some kind of preservative is […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/nontoxic-beeswax-sealant-for-raised-garden-beds-zbwz1807zsau/feed/ 4 Beeswax Tarts Recipe https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/beeswax-tarts-recipe-zbwz1807zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/beeswax-tarts-recipe-zbwz1807zsau/#respond Wed, 18 Jul 2018 01:01:14 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4018 These beeswax tarts replace chemical room fresheners, promoting healthier indoor air. These are useful in the kitchen to remove dank odors without toxic chemicals. Each beeswax tart is about 1-1/2 ounces. This project includes three homey scents: citrus, calm, and alert. Citrus Beeswax Tarts Recipe   Yield: 5 beeswax tarts Ingredients 1/2 cup beeswax 1/2 […]

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]]> https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/beeswax-tarts-recipe-zbwz1807zsau/feed/ 0 Beeswax Crayons and Pastels Recipes https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/beeswax-crayons-and-pastels-recipe-zbwz1807zsau/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/beeswax-crayons-and-pastels-recipe-zbwz1807zsau/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2018 17:02:43 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4027 Every fall, boxes of crayons come home with the school supplies. Most crayons are made with paraffin wax and stearic acid. Soy crayons are made with hydrogenated genetically modified soybean oil. So while technically, crayons are “nontoxic,” they are not necessarily benign. You could make crayons by melting beeswax and adding a pigment. The resulting […]

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