EastVan Bees

11/10/2025

You all asked, and we listened.
Yep, we will be at this years holiday
November 29 + 30
Croatian Cultural Centre
First 50 paid entries get a swag bag!
Join us and 100 other vendors for some festive shopping!
See you there!
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11/09/2025

Nothing like beeswax candles ❤️

To all my beeswax candle loving friends, the EastVan Bees candles have arrived! I love, love, love these candles. Such good quality and positive vibes from these babies. Look at these cuties. Come grab them quick...limited quantities. Also, several hand-dipped tapers available for your holiday tables. Don't burn cheap paraffin candles - that stuff is toxic. There's nothing like the gentle honey scent of burning beeswax, and it ionizes the air too.

11/08/2025

It's time!!!!!
Our new 100% Beeswax Christmas tree candles in colours!!!
These candles will only be available at this years holiday market.
Along with 100 other vendors, we will be there on Nov 29th - 30 at the Croation Cultural Centre, slanging the honey and lots of new beeswax candles
See ya there
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10/17/2025

Still time to grab some of our new spooky Black candles!
Still Beeswax, still made in Eastvan
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10/06/2025

Some queen cages from the apiculture museum in Slovenia
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09/22/2025

Yeah, I'm a beekeeper and run a small business, but that isn't everything. I love to travel and see new things.
I'm in Slovenia right now, home to the Carniolan bee and a country rich in beekeeping history. Here are a few shots of my travels and, of course, pollinators. That's me in the last pic trying to capture an image of some sort of pollinator!
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09/20/2025

Bees on figs at a local market in Ljubljana
Slovenia is a true beekeeping nation 🐝🇸🇮 — home of the protected Carniolan honey bee, the only bee species allowed here. With nearly every village having its own beekeepers, honey and hive products are a big part of daily life, culture, and even art. Ljubljana celebrates this tradition through its “Bee Path,” a network of urban hives, gardens, and educational stops that show how deeply bees are woven into the city. No wonder Slovenian beekeeping is recognized by UNESCO as part of the world’s cultural heritage! 🌼🍯✨

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09/10/2025

Beehives on the roof of a government building across the Reichstag building (german house of parliament) in Berlin.
Not sure who cares for these bees. Anyone know?
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08/25/2025

08/25/2025

It's all done. The last frame has been extracted, and now the bottling begins.
It's been a fun season with the bees.
I still love it, even though lifting things every day gets a bit tiring.
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08/13/2025

Pulling the last of the honey from and look at how yellow the wax is!
Honey looks super dark.

Have any guesses what the bees are collecting to make this bright yellow wax and dark honey?

07/15/2025

It's hot out, so don't forget to leave out a water source for the bees. A bowl with some rocks in it so the bees don't drown is great. When it is hot, bees can use up to a liter of water to cool off the hive. Similar to humans sweating, they use the water by spreading droplets around the hive, which evaporate cooling it.
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