Hand Poured 10″ Beeswax Tapered Candles

Did you know that it takes approximately 33 million flower visits for honey bees to produce a single pound of beeswax? Honey bees use the wax to make honeycomb, which serves a multitude of purposes within their hives. Comb serves as the nursery where bees raise their young, as a pantry for them to store food, a floor for them to stroll around the hive, and even as their version of the Internet so they can communicate! How? Bees “hear” with their feet! When a single honey bee finds a source of nectar or pollen, she returns to the hive (remember it’s very dark inside) and does a dance–the waggle dance–to tell surrounding bees about her discovery and to provide exact directions to its location! Since they cannot see her, the vibration of her dance is transmitted to the other bees via the honeycomb, making it their version of the Internet! For us, burning beeswax candles vs parrafin or soy is purported to offer a number of health benefits. As beeswax candles are all natural, they do not produce toxic byproducts and heavy soot when burned. Instead, they actually produce negative ions which help neutralize pollutants. This helps eliminate dust, odors, and mold in the atmosphere, easing allergy and asthma symptoms and improving breathing for anyone nearby. Since beeswax candles are all natural and produce no byproducts, they are naturally dripless when used properly and are thus safer to burn. It is important to keep them (actually ANY candle) perfectly straight and away from drafts. The fact that our candles are made from 100% natural products means they also burn slower. Beeswax candles also produce the brightest light and are the closest to natural sunlight. Definitely plus if the lights go out and candles become your primary light source! Sigh…Pardon us, but we think if you are smart enough to use a computer, then you are at least smart enough to burn a candle! However, today is today so here is the “cover our butt” warning…Never leave any candle unattended while burning or leave unattended with children! Keep all flammable objects away from burning candles. Place all candles on a non-flammable container when burning. If using wooden candleholders, extinguish the flame 1/2″ before it touches the wood. Feel free to add more. Fires are not funny so please use common sense.