Another welcome walk by the sea this morning and then back to the pig barn where I have been rendering wax.

After the beekeeping season, there’s lots of old comb and wax cappings around, as well as blocks of wax direct from the solar wax extractor, and so it’s good to clear some of it out.  And it’s valuable stuff!  The bees put in a lot of effort towards its manufacture and I enjoy making and using candles and other wax items.  (Indeed, such activities will no doubt be included as part of #MyTime over the coming weeks.)  So much is reliant on good preparation though (‘think that might be becoming a bit of theme here) and so #MyTime will definitely include preparation of wax which I can then use for making things, wax shapes from moulds maybe, candles or foundation starter strips for the bees.

And of course a by-product is the waxy debris and slum gum which make great fire-lighters – most useful at this time of year.