We were in one of those seasons you don’t schedule — the kind that just happens and knocks the wind out of your entire family. We had just lost my father-in-law in an unexpected way. The grief cracked open dynamics we didn’t even know were fragile. Stress was high, trust was thin, and everyone was hurting in their own way.
And the family broke.
And then my body started waving white flags.
Fatigue that didn’t lift. Anxiety that weighed heavy. An endocrine system that felt like it was short-circuiting. Overwhelm layered on overwhelm until my nervous system didn’t know what calm even meant anymore.
Then something strange happened.
A swarm of bees showed up in our backyard.
Not on purpose.
Not invited.
They just… arrived.
I was NOT a bee person. I was NOT a honey or beeswax gal. But there they were — humming, swirling, deciding our yard was home.
When we eventually moved them into their little hive body, something shifted in me too.
I started taking my coffee out there in the mornings. And when anxiety spiked — the kind that makes your chest feel too small for your heart — I would just go sit by them.
I didn’t do anything.
I just listened.
I just breathed.
Bees don’t buzz like chaos. They vibrate with intention — their flight muscles humming at frequencies that range from about 150 to 250 Hz in normal flight, and much higher when they pollinate or communicate. You can feel it in your bones before you ever understand it in your brain.
Inhale hive.
Exhale hustle.
Five minutes beside them did more for my nervous system than any meditation app or warm bath ever had.
And that’s when OxWood Honey was born — not from ambition, but from peace.
Later, when my body became reactive to everything — cleaners, clothes, products — I started making my own things. Simple beeswax lip balm from our backyard hives. Organic olive oil I knew my body could tolerate.
Nothing fancy. Nothing loud. No fillers. Just natural skincare, ingredients that felt safe.
Warm wax.
Soft aroma.
A tiny ritual of relief.
I didn’t set out to make products.
I set out to protect my nervous system.
Everything you see at OxWood-our raw Idaho honey, real beeswax lip balm, and natural body care-is an extension of that moment — when something small and unexpected reminded me how to breathe again and that everything was going to be ok.
So if you ever wonder why this brand feels different…
It’s because it didn’t start in a boardroom.
It started next to a hive
—in the middle of grief
—with a mug of coffee
—and the quiet realization that peace isn’t found.
It’s practiced.
Welcome to OxWood Honey. We’re so glad you’re here. And in case no one has told you today, you are loved and everything is going to be ok. 🍯
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