January 25, 2025 from 1-3:30 at Marine Mills Folk School
Cathy from Bone Lake Meadows Apiary will be teach how to work with 100% pure beeswax, a natural, renewable resource. You will learn how to melt and clean beeswax to make candles that emit a bright, healthful light within the same spectrum as the sun.
Through demonstration students will learn:
The wonderful properties of natural beeswax
How to melt and clean 100% raw beeswax cappings
The types of candles (tea-lights, votives, and tapers)
Types of wicks suitable for making beeswax candles
Essential equipment, dress & location needed to make beeswax candles
How to source, render, and filter beeswax
How to make beeswax candles
How to use silicon and other molds to make beeswax candles
