🌱 Welcome to GrowCookPreserve, where sustainability meets daily living. I'm Kelly. Join me as I navigate the rewarding path of self-sufficiency, from tending the soil in my garden and the intricacies of beekeeping, to the joy of cooking and preserving the harvest. Each video is a step in my quest towards a more sustainable lifestyle, sharing tips, tricks, and insights on growing, cooking, preserving, and beekeeping with minimal environmental impact. Let's learn and grow together in a more active, intentional alignment with nature's rhythms. Thanks for watching!

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This season, I achieved my most significant harvest yet, with over 300 lbs. of honey collected. Join me as I guide you through an entire beekeeping season, from the initial spring nectar flow to the final stages of harvesting, extracting, bottling, and even processing beeswax. Beekeeping is not only an exhilarating endeavor but also a surprisingly meditative one, offering unique insights and tranquility. For your convenience, I've included chapters below, allowing you to jump directly to the highlights or parts you're most interested in. Thank you for visiting, and I hope you find this journey through beekeeping as rewarding as I do!

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00:00 - Intro
00:14 - Adding honey supers in the spring
02:05 - Catching a double swarm
04:16 - Collecting honey from the hives
16:11 - First day of extracting—uncapping the frames
20:39 - First day of bottling
21:31 - Making and printing labels
22:44 - What happens to the wax cappings?
23:20 - Days 2~4
25:36 - Hand-cutting beautiful honeycomb
28:05 - Honeybees cleaning wax cappings
28:15 - Filtering beeswax
29:32 - Returning empty honey supers to hives for cleanup