Nick Stromme attended his first ever 4-H meeting on Sept. 11, 2022 — at the age of 45. Stromme, of rural Hatton, North Dakota, attended our first club meeting of the new 4-H year, and the experience ...

Beeswax candle-making is an ancient practice, started by Egyptian and Roman civilizations of millennia past. As with all great and simple arts, it has stood the test of time to be embraced by a new ...

After losing their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, Noreen and Eric Francis decided to enact Noreen’s retirement plan. “I always said, for the past 30 years, once I retire I want to open up a candle ...

PEORIA – It all started with the bees. In 2010, Ben Mitzelfelt bought four hives, setting two in the backyard of his Peoria home and two on his parents' property in Tremont. “His great-grandfather was ...

Whether you're melting down old candles or starting with fresh wax, candle-making is easy. Essential oils are the purest form of fragrance for candles, but fragrance oils smell stronger. Soy wax, ...

HOPKINTON - On a rare warm spring morning last week, Martin Marklin was in a local farmer's pasture, checking his bee hives. With songbirds twittering nearby and honeybees buzzing harmlessly around ...

Two entrepreneurs, who have made a success in beekeeping and honey production, are focused on training and skills development to improve the nation’s competitiveness in honey production, DANIEL ESSIET ...