Candles make wonderful gifts for friends and loved ones, as well as little luxuries for yourself. Beeswax candles are natural, eco-friendly options that you can enjoy while supporting the important work that bees and their keepers do. Here is a guide to why you should consider beeswax candles for the next birthday, holiday, or special occasion—or simply for everyday, personal use. 

What Is Beeswax?

Beeswax is a type of edible wax secreted by honeybees from eight glands in their abdomens. As they produce the wax, the worker bees use it to form the hexagon-shaped cells in their hives. The cells are filled with honey, pollen, or eggs laid by the queen. When a cell is full of honey, it is capped with more beeswax. 

How Are Beeswax Candles Made?

Beeswax candles are made of the cappings that are collected as a part of the honey extraction process . When a beekeeper harvests honey, it is necessary to cut away or otherwise remove the newly made wax caps on the honey cells in order to remove the honey from the comb. The caps can be used in a variety of ways, including as food. For candles, the caps are melted, then filtered to ensure a perfect, clean burn. Finally, beeswax is poured into candle molds.

What Are the Benefits of Beeswax Candles?

Some of the most significant advantages of 100% beeswax candles are that they are hypoallergenic, bright burning, long lasting, and completely natural. They do not contain any chemicals or preservatives, so they are nontoxic and safe. The fragrance is reminiscent of honey, but uniquely warm and clean. Beeswax candles are nearly smokeless, environmentally friendly, and dripless (they tend to consume themselves without the wax pool spilling over). They also emit negative ions, the same technology used by air purifiers to neutralize allergens like dust and mold.

Beeswax is a hard wax with a high melting point, so the candles are slow-burning and long-lasting. Once you light a beeswax candle, you can enjoy it for many hours.

Find beeswax candles, honey, and other all-natural bee products at Register Family Farm. Based in Freeport, FL, this family-run honeybee farm offers rare and delicious Tupelo and premium wildflower honey, as well as handcrafted beeswax candles, lip balms, soaps, and lotions. Browse their available products online. If you have any questions, call (850) 392-7404 to speak with a knowledgeable team member.