First Honey Harvests

Awhile ago we harvested two frames of honey from the brood box before we put our super on using the crush and strain method. I made a huge mess but we got just over two litres of honey and a nice chunk of beeswax as well! It was my first time harvesting honey and rendering beeswax and I had fun, but I'm sure it would get monotonous after awhile.

Last week I got to harvest from the 2 of the flow frames for the first time. We ended up with 1.9 litres from the first frame and 2 litres from the last frame. So much easier, far less mess and no wax to render when you have flow frames!

I also made up some little jars of honey to give away at Christmas and they look so cute!

Another Crochet Blanket

I've been unwell lately so I decided I would finally do my youngest nephews crochet blanket. I did blankets for 3 of my other nieces/nephews in the multicolour yarn so picked this nice green and blue mix. It's amazing how fast this one was finished since I spent a lot of time watching netflix! His birthday isn't until September so I'm feeling super organised!

Pyrography Nativo Bee Hive

I did some wood burning on another native bee hive, this one is a Nativo hive. I still need to revarnish it as I sanded it all off before I started burning, it's possible to burn while varnished but I prefer not to. Once I've varnished it I'm going to use it as an eduction on my TC hive, this will be the first time I try them so we'll see how they go!

Venus Fly Trap Flower

I bought another venus fly trap last year and surprisingly I've kept it alive! I have tried and failed so many times, I'd love to repot it into something nicer but I'm not brave enough yet. I was so excited when I first noticed the flower spike and it feels like I've been waiting forever to see the flower open!

And as usual I didn't notice the tiny little bug until I was looking at the photos of my computer, it still has a few buds to open so I'll be able to enjoy these cute little flowers for awhile.