Beehive Alchemy : how to use honey, propolis, beeswax, and pollen to make your own soap, candles, creams, salves, and more /: how to use honey, propolis, beeswax, and pollen to make your own soap, candles, creams, salves, and more. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Petra Ahnert.
• Authors: Ahnert, Petra
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 ALCHEMY IN THE BEEHIVE; HONEY; How Honey Is Made; Harvesting and Processing; BEESWAX; What is Beeswax?; How is Beeswax Made?; Harvesting and Processing; PROPOLIS; Harvesting and Processing; How to Use Propolis; POLLEN; CHAPTER 2 ALCHEMY FOR THE BODY; SOAP; Soap-Making Equipment; Soap Making Basics; Bar Soap with Honey; Bar Soap with Beeswax and Honey; Liquid Soap with Honey; BODY CARE; Lip Balm; Face Cleansing Grains; Honey Glycerin Cleanser and Mask; Solid Lotion Bars; Whipped Shea Body Butter; Hair Pomade; Beard Balm. Herbal SalvePropolis Salve; Olive and Honey Lotion; Beeswax Cream; WELLNESS; Propolis Toothpaste; Honey Propolis Lozenges; CHAPTER 3 ALCHEMY OF LIGHT; CANDLE MAKING; Wax; Temperature; Wicking; Oxygen; Molds; Color; HAND DIPPED CANDLES; Hand Dipped Taper Candles; BIRTHDAY CANDLES; Hand Dipped Birthday Candles; MOLDED CANDLES; Taper Candles; Tea Lights; Votive Candles; PILLAR CANDLES; Traditional Method; Quick Cool Method; CHAPTER 4 ALCHEMY FOR THE HOME; Furniture Polish; Salad Bowl Conditioner; Wood Conditioner Cream; Waxed Cotton Food Wraps; Woodcutter Incense; Scented Beeswax Melts. Sealing WaxCHAPTER 5 ALCHEMY IN THE STUDIO; Beeswax Crayons; ENCAUSTIC; Tools for Encaustic; Encaustic Surfaces; Encaustic Medium; Encaustic Medium Master Batch; Encaustic Paint; Encaustic Techniques; Encaustic Artwork; BATIK; The Wax Blend; The Dye; Basic Batik Recipe; Shibori-Inspired Batik Fabric; CHAPTER 6 ALCHEMY IN THE KITCHEN; COOKIES AND CANDIES; Honey Cookies; Energy Bites; Honey Caramels; Peppermint Patties; DESSERTS; Cannelé Bordelais; Honey Citrus Tea Cakes; Mango Shrikhand; Chunky Buckwheat Granola; ICE CREAM; Honey Ice Cream; Beeswax Ice Cream; APPETIZERS. Pistachio and Honey Chevre LogRustic Dutch Oven Bread; Honey Butter; Basil Honey Ricotta Tartine; ACCOMPANIMENTS; Honey Mustard; Honey Avocado Dressing; Honey Vinaigrette with Pollen; Honey Barbecue Sauce; Smoked Honey; FERMENTED FOODS; Fermenting Basics; Fermenting Equipment; Fermented Ketchup; Fermented Honey Garlic; Fermented Honey Cranberries; Fermented Probiotic Honey Berry Soda; Tepache; BEVERAGES; Basic Honey Syrup (with Variations); Ginger Ale; Mandarin Fiz; Cucumber Lemongrass Cocktail; Apricot Cardamom Cocktail; Tequila Honey Cocktail; Lithuanian Honey Spirits; Elderberry tonic. Turmeric Honey Super BoosterAPPENDIXES; Appendix A: Sugar Honey Conversion; Appendix B: Using Percentages in Recipes; Appendix C: Lye Calculations; Appendix D: Body Care Ingredient Guide; Appendix E: Fatty Acid Glossary; Appendix F: Body Care Supplier Index; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
• Publisher Details: Beverly, MA : Quarry Books an imprint of The Quarto Group
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 638/.16; Beeswax craft; Bee products -- Formulas, recipes, etc; Bee products -- Therapeutic use; Cooking (Honey); Crafts & Hobbies -- Candle & Soap Making; Bee products; Bee products -- Therapeutic use; Beeswax craft; Cooking (Honey); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781631594922; 1631594923
• Related ISBNs: 9781631594915; 1631594915
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.