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I mailed an order to Spain in April, and it still hasn't arrived. The customer has been very patient but is getting antsy. Air traffic is down and I imagine that postal employees both here and in Spain have been hard hit by the virus. I read that some postal shipments are going by sea. His...

I will check that out, thanks. An unexpected benefit of the covid-19 lockdown and not being able to do markets, is that I have a lot more time to work in the garden. If I had dismantled this raised bed when I had intended to last year, the bees wouldn't have gotten a foothold in it.

I am afraid you are right, they are not honey bees. So now I'm reading up on how to use a shop vac with some water and soap inside to suck up the yellow jackets as they fly in and out of the entrance. I don't want to use poison in my raised garden bed!

I supply a couple of B&B's and they buy a variety of 4 or five different types of soap from my regular production and have me cut my regular bars into thirds. I ask them to order multiples of three so I don't have any left over little bars. I wrap and label each one but it's not so very time...

For years I have been buying from Soapania in Virginia: wooden soap dishes, back brushes, luffas, soap bags, etc for resale. Their stuff comes from China and since last fall they have been gradually running out of stock. They have never been good about answering their phone or responding to...

I'm going to borrow this idea for Halloween! (If my markets have opened up by then....)

I love the idea! Don't the kids try to stick their fingers into the cauldron? Would it hurt them if they did?

I'll try again tomorrow: I've got some over ripe banana and I'll try with that as bait. My eyes aren't as sharp as they used to be, even with glasses. They are definitely in the yellow and black stripey family but I can't tell (from a safe distance) if they are fuzzy or smooth.

I'm happy with the whiskey barrel that I just planted with flowers. There's a spot near the corner of my porch where nothing grows, the overhang keeps it too dry and the soil is poor. The light bulb finally went off and now there's a lovely wooden half keg with sage, petunias, lobelia and...

No pictures...but I put the yellow jacket trap out early in the day and all it attracted were flies and ants. So I still don't kow what they are but I'm leaning away from yellow jackets. There's something outside my yard that they are attracted to because they don't hang around. I have...

You're right, there are quite a few oils that are poisonous for dogs, I actually use "pets" to be inclusive and then mention cats specifically. I also advise that they should do their own research on how to use oils responsibly.

This is a question for the beekeepers: I had built a hugelkultur raised garden bed: lots of logs at the bottom of the raised beds walled with cement blocks and covered with compost/soil/cardboard/etc. Long story short, last summer I removed the blocks and now am digging the soil away, to enrich...

I sell essential oils at my market, in 1/4 oz brown vials with orifice reducers. I label them with the weight and the Latin name, as well as the common name, or "fragrance" in the case of an fo. I give out small cards with each purchase, with recommended usage rates, a caution not to never take...

When mine arrive, I screw all the lids on and then put them back in the original big plastic bags and twist tie them shut. Back in their boxes, write the size and what products they're used for on the outside of the box, and put them on my highest shelves, since I don't need to access them every...

Luffa melt & pour soap? Have precut luffa slices, color, scent, and premeasured amounts of chopped up mp in baggies. What about the time for them to cool and harden? Give them a number and tell them to come back and claim theirs after an hour? Or order some ice cream cups - I found some on...

I have a display for 12 flavors with room for a sample tubes at the base. There's a small container of flat-headed toothpicks and a tiny stone bowl for discarded tooth-picks. It's right where I stand so I can keep an eye on it and I've never had a person actually try to apply the sample tube to...

A chopstick ITM swirl is my go-to when I've got a really accelerating fo. With some serious banging on the counter to get rid of air pockets.

I avoid shipping them in the hottest months but sell them at the farmers market by keeping them in a cooler and reminding folks to not forget them in the hot car when they get home. If the weather is warm but not super hot, I contact the person to see if the package can be delivered to their...

I also find that people don't like to ask prices. The blackboard style signage is very attractive.

I've been using the WSP Crystal Clear which is clear but it tends to cloud after a couple of weeks, and I wondered if there's a better alternative? I use it for embeds and the clarity is important. I also think that the Crystal Clear doesn't create abundant lather.