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Honey Table Step 1

I salvaged this table from a dumpster. It’s really sturdy, made with solid pine. The table surface has lots of dents, so the first step is to sand it down.

Honey Table Step 2

After sanding it down I cut off pieces of a block of solid bees wax I bought a while back for creating candles, and melted it on a glass yar in a water bath in a casserole. I then poured the melted wax onto the table, and quickly dragged it out using a rag (actually my sons worn out swim trunks, everything can be reused!).I have of course never tried anything like this before, so I was not totally shocked when the wax solidified quicker than I expected.But experimentation is the mother of invention, so out came the hot air gun!

Honey Table Step 3

My son helping me to remelt the wax. He also cut up more pieces of wax that we placed straight onto the table.The wax melts fast, and it is important to not warm it up too much because it can realease harmful gases. I kept my hand near(ish) the air gun to make sure the temerature didn’t get too high.The wax should be layed on in a very thin layer, and I used a rag to massage it into the wood. If you lay it on too thick it will look white, and the table top feels rather sticky.My plan was to polish it as well, but I will wait a little bit to see how the wax reacts over time.A learning experience!

Honey Table – A great way to attract bees

A funny effect of polishing furniture with pure bees wax is that it actually attracts bees. It didn’t take long before there where 5 or 6 bees flying around, looking very exited and confused.When the wax is hot it smells fantastic, a strong smell of honey, and if I where a bee I would probably think there was a party going on :)I had to take a little break for while, as the bees got a little bit to close for my comfort, and finished up in a hurry.I will probably have to redo this table in a few months, but it will have to do for now.

Cherry tree

It lost it’s flowers a week ago, but I believe there where to few and that the distance to its nearest mate is to grate for it to bear fruit. I am thinking of buying it a friend, the nearest one is a hundred yards away.

Cherry tree

Apple tree

Our lively apple tree. It will be a while before it bears fruit I am sure. In the background to the left is our plum tree that came with the house. It just lost it’s flowers. The plums from it are wonderful and juicy, and bountyful! Behind that there are three blackcurrant bushes.

Apple tree from the opposite angle.

Kind of strange looking branches.

Closeup of apple tree flower

Cute aren’t they. Imaging when the tree gets huge, and there are thousands of flowers like this!

Young apple tree in bloom

So cute! This tree is growing a little slower than I would have wished. And there is one little branch which lacks leafs and flowers. But perhaps next year.

Apple tree number two

The black sheep in the garden, or rather the one with the most competition from other trees. There is a littlebit too much shade from two nearby trees. My hope is that I won’t have to cut down the other trees for this one to thrive, and that it will eventually reach above the other trees, but it is growing sooooooo slooooow. Maybe I have to cut a little next year.