Bee Propolis - any interest

[Toddy]

BR, I have literally thousands of small glass bottles....no bungs or stoppers, but that's not beyond mortal wit, I'm sure.

If you'd like some to use for tinctures for the propolis, let me know and I'll burrow them out of the baskets in the shed.

atb,
M

 

[British Red]

Thanks Mary - I'm good right now . If you would like any of our bee products, you know you only have to say I hope?

I'm toying with the idea of making some propolis based varnishes for woodwork ......if its good enough for Stradivarius, its probably okay for my stuff . Make a nice bushy finish for a set of knife scales or the like. I was thinking of making up some proper cutlers resin and natural varnishes for those knife makers who might like such things .....

Just finished putting the bee escapes on one hive so should be ready to remove some full frames of honey tomorrow . Got a couple of unwired ones in there to cut up into slabs of solid honeycomb....there seems to be a heck of a demand for that!

 

[Toddy]

Thank you kindly; I'm doing well for honey and beeswax this Summer and I have a stash of propolis still from last year

Varnish would be rather special interested to hear how you get on with it ......somewhere something about Stradivarius and lemon oil comes to mind no idea why though.

atb,
M

 

[Albus Culter]

I'm looking forwards to playing with the propolis.

If anyone has had experience of using it any products, any advice is greatly received

 

[British Red]

Both of the first batches of propolis are now sold - and I'm very happy they haven't gone to commercial firms

If anybody else wants some, please let me know

Red

 

[Hammock Hamster]

I'm looking forwards to playing with the propolis.

If anyone has had experience of using it any products, any advice is greatly received

Hi Albus,

I made several tinctures of propolis last year (most got handed out as Xmas presents but saved a few for myself) basically you put about 10g of propolis in an empty jar and cover with a spirit of ur choice, I tried scotch brandy and vodka, and leave it to steep for 2-4 weeks agitating regularly.
You can add about 100g of honey to the remainder of the bottle of spirit which helps sweeten the taste of the propolis.

When your happy evening has blended together filter it through a coffee filter then add the propolis infused alcohol to he rest of the bottle. You can reuse the propolis but a quick warning, the waxy texture sticks to everything and is a bugger to get off.

Apparently this is quite an old recipe and a tablespoon each day helps boost the immune system.

Hamster

 

[British Red]

You can reuse the propolis but a quick warning, the waxy texture sticks to everything and is a bugger to get off.

He's not wrong - especially if its warm!

 

[realearner]

Never heard of it before this thread, I am amazed and again humbled by nature and we think we are the smart ones.
Thanks for the extra info on this I suppose by product of the bees, by the way I looked it up on Wikipedia. If any of you smart ones out there have any more info please let me know

 

[Swallow]

Both of the first batches of propolis are now sold - and I'm very happy they haven't gone to commercial firms

If anybody else wants some, please let me know

Red

Ms. Swift is very likely to be interested. I'll check in with here and PM you if she is.