Propolis tincture March 1, 2010 12:49 pm 
Beekeeping

Propolis-Tincture
Two jars of honeybee propolis dissolving in rum, 3/1/2010

Honeybee propolis ranges in color from dark brown (almost black) to rusty red, gold and green depending on what plants the bees who made it foraged on. Raw propolis is changeable, taffy-like stuff (stretchy and sticky when warm, brittle when cold) made from trees by bees. You can read more about it and see another picture here.

The colors that rise up during tincture making are breathtaking. I’ll shake these jars a couple of times a day for the next two weeks and will get a hit of warmth every time I see that red. I wonder if it will change with time or stay the same?

Recipe here.


2 Comments »
Laurel Kallenbach wrote April 12, 2010 @ 9:49 am

Keep me posted on the propolis/rum mixture!

I’m sending links to your websites to a beekeeper, Robin Lumsden, who I met in Jamaica. She’s currently marketing her homemade Belcour Blue Mountain Preserves, which contain local fruit and her own honey. (Robin is just started the process of getting her website started.) I’m sampling her Garden Guava Jam right now and it’s a tropical delight!! I’m sure she’ll get a kick out of seeing what you’re doing with your honey and art businesses.


Laura wrote April 14, 2010 @ 10:41 am

Mmm… yum. Sounds wonderful. Thanks for the connection, Laurel!


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