Mind your bees wax

The bee colonies continue to collapse across our nation, and our hive was no exception.  But the good thing is that I can make salves.  I had an exceptional amount of lemon balm this summer, and made tincture and infused olive oil.  Lemonbalm, like so many herbs, is wonderful for the skin.  

It makes me laugh when you listen to foragers talk about the benefits of these plants many have referred to as weeds, because they are cure-alls.  Especially when it comes to skin conditions.  Now think about the number of ads you see on TV about ecsema and psoriasis, and so many other unsightly skin conditions.  Well these weeds cure them all!

So I had a great time making salves with our bees wax.  One part infused olive oil, one part coconut oil, and a few grams of beeswax to give it the right consistency. It is so amazing, I experimented with every scent I could imagine.

But I think, the lip balm is the best of all.  Have you ever looked at the list of toxins in your average tube of lip balm.  Yuck.

Hope to make some with the kids at our new location this summer at the Art Garage.