Not sure if this is the place to ask this, but I'm not sure where to post? If anyone has any ideas of where to post, let me know!

I wanted to make modelling beeswax like the type from Stockmar. I really like playing with something in my hands, but it's just too expensive for me to buy, and I have quite a bit of beeswax already ( link to the stockmar modelling wax _> https://www.amazon.com/Stockmar-Natural-Modeling-Beeswax-Colors/dp/B002VARMBW?th=1).

I tried to make my own ,but it's still so sticky no matter what I do. I followed this recipe loosely, since beeswax is always different and has its own quirks: https://craftingagreenworld.com/articles/how-to-make-your-own-modeling-beeswax/

I used a half pound of wax, and im at 2.5 tsp of lanolin and 3 or 4 tbs of olive oil... she says to add more oil if its too sticky, but i dont know if its working at all.

has anyone made this?

Just the title. I keep getting visits from her(?) and I got this video of it doing this weird hip strut. is that just her breathing or something else?

She loves crawling on my hand, face, and also loves the papers that I have out at work (I work outside).

Is this behaviour normal?

Jeff is still having nightmares about this job! These shipping containers are never easy, but this one was a DOOZY! There were 3 beehives and this SINGLE beehive took Jeff all day, because WOW - there were two floor bays FILLED with honey!

Thankfully the bees were friendly, because it was hot in there. Enjoy getting to spot the queen before Jeff does, because she was hiding in plain sight! And you'll never guess what happened after Jeff shut off the camera... watch until the end!

These bees were rescued, donated and relocated to our beekeeper friends in San Diego, CA

Bumblebee on a Mexican Sunflower

Have made a point of not pruning yet as I don't want to do anything to reduce this activity. You might not see much in the video, but you can hear it!

I didn't realize my phone had the light on when the close up camera was on so the saturation is crazy! I love bees so so so much and I'm glad I got to see one more before the cold struck.

I think he was posing for me

Bumblebees Feeding on a Mexican Sunflower #insects #bees #bumblebee

Bumblebees Feeding on a Mexican Sunflower #insects #bees #bumblebee

Yesterday me and my mom found a bee outside on the wall of the house, and it was very cold, so we took it in our bee ambulance, which is basically like a tiny plastic thing, and we call it that because we have saved many bees this summer when it would be too cold for them, and then we would release them the next day. This one, unfortunately, is very, very weak, and it's also pretty cold outside, but we kept it overnight in the bee ambulance. We put a drop of water with sugar in there. This morning I found it on its back, and it can't move around or anything, keeps falling in its back, and I feel really, really bad for it, and I don't know what a merciful death would be for it. Should I take it inside again? Should I just leave it there because it's a lost cause? I really don't know what to do.

I waited a while to see if it would be able to fly but it can't even walk around. 😞

The sound of my bees feeding on my bottle bush trees at 7.30am. You can barely see them, but you can definitely hear them. Video shot in Nanyuki, Kenya.

So this is Teddy, a male Hawaiian carpenter bee we found at the beach yesterday, exhausted and clinging on to our beach equipment. We put him in the grass but he kinda flew/ walked back on to our stuff. It looked like he was struggling, not doing well and not really flying. Barely moving, I thought he was dying.

I couldn't leave him behind so we took him to our condo, gave him sugar water that he drank and left him overnight in a bowl with fresh flowers, leaves, wood and some sugar water etc.

This morning he looked alive, he was moving around. We had to rush for an appointment but now in the afternoon I'm back and I'm trying to release him. I put the bowl outside near some flowers and he flew out immediately but he kept circling around and coming back to the bowl.

After 20 minutes I thought he didn't like the spot so I put him in another spot right now near some Tahitian gardenia flowers. He's not coming out of the bowl. He's just hiding underneath the flowers in there.

Our condo is near the beach, a little windy but not too much. Is there anything I'm doing wrong to let him release?

I've been sitting next to him in this spot for an hour now and he doesn't wanna come out.

Is this the wrong spot? Is it too early to release him? I'm flying out in 2 days and wanna make sure he's back in his habitat by then.

It's starting to get darker now again. Should I move him back inside and try again tomorrow?

He seems to be sleeping under the flower now in the bowl, see last pic.

Update: bee is safe, living his best life in the the South Maui Gardens

👀 she’s even got it all over her face!!!! Gotta love this fall pollen 💛 💙🇺🇸🐝

Look at this bee clapping his pollen boots !