honey, beeswax pastilles, beeswax bars, natural lip balm

Honey, Wax, and Lip Balm

Buying my products means working WITH nature. I teach my beekeeping students to do the same. Please send an email using the link in the top left corner for these products. My online shop is not prepared to sell physical products right now. Honey Honey sales for 2023 will begin in Sept. To pre-order, send…

julia looking at a swarm of bees in a maple tree

Swarms

Have you got a clump of honey bees hanging off your branches? (Or lamp post, or deck joist, etc.) It is fairly common, especially from late April through early June. But swarms can happen any time of year. I can help you keep your surrounding safe. Snap a photo and send it to me as…

Good Grief

I’ve been pretty open about the two deaths my kids and I have experienced this year — my sister and one of Matt’s nieces. My desire to have all my people and children know each other for support has been a big desire for years, so I’ve been active in cultivating friends, extended family, and other…

Traveling

If you read my bio or visit my house, you probably know that the unused rooms in my house were converted to a homeshare style AirBnb as a way to benefit the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust and to maintain and maximize my house as a resource. I would like to have the air flow and…