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Midway through fermenting apple cider vinegar. Straining apples out today. The mothers are setting up nicely. A lovely apple sauce occurring from double strainer. Anyone make fermented sauce from it? ????????❤️ #fermentation #applecidervinegar #homestead #permaculture #acv
The 2016 Dahlia experiment was a success. These are a delight. #permaculture #homestead #dahlia #pinkflowers #yellowflowers
Our Small Batch Elderberry Propolis Tincture, “Bee Well” is made with love with biologic Elderberries, Elder Flowers, and Propolis, extracted in locally distilled vodka from Hanson of Sonoma® small batch organic vodka. #glutenfree #nongmo For immune support. https://ixchel.love/product/small-batch-elderberry-propolis-tincture/ #elderberry #propolis #apothecary #permaculture #bees #immuneboost
Caught a couple of monarch caterpillar transformations on video. 8 of the ten are now in chrysalis form for about two weeks. Such an amazing process. #permaculture #homestead #insectagram #butterfly #monarchbutterfly #savethemonarchs #nospray #chemicalfree
Rest In Peace, Bill Mollison – the father of #permaculture, who passed away yesterday at the age of 88. Love and light to the Mollison family.
Our milkweed had monarch eggs. We are raising 10 caterpillars to send off for migration. #pollinators #butterfly #monarchbutterfly #homstead #permaculture #biodynamics #monarchcaterpillar #savemonarchs
I love my bees! I placed a few pieces of old honeycomb, including a queen cell (with powerful pheromones no doubt) next to the results of my solar melted wax. Within a minute this little bee arrived to inspect it. She kissed the freshly molded wax too. #beekeeping #beeswax #queenbee #urbanbeekeeping #homestead #permaculture #biodynamics #castingcall
Borrowed a solar oven from @trathenheckman of @dailyacts to melt down some comb. Used a paint strainer bag to catch the debris. Will use the wax for salves. #urbanbeekeeping #homestead #permaculture #sharingeconomy #beeswax #helpasisterout #balm #medicinal #solaroven #solar
Planting clematis for bee forage. Have a couple of winter-blooming evergreens too for December to March flowers (not this lovely late summer bloom). #flowers #homestead #urbanbeekeeping #permaculture #bees #beekeeping #garden #purple
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