~"MIND YOUR BEEZ WAX"!!!~ ;-)

                                 

After the FUN of processing the honey

from the Jenny Beezz ,

We look forward to dipping candles!! 

                                                           

BEEZZ make wax

 to hold the Brood 

(baby beezz~larvae laid by

Queen Jenny) and HONEY 

for food  

This year one hive was 

abandoned leaving only

empty wax cones so we harvested

 it for the candle making! 

Isn't amazzing how perfect the cells are?

After the honey is extracted

the wax needs to be cleaned

and refined with water!

After it is rinsed 

it is melted it water over heat

The strainer removes 

dirt and debree

Then when it is cooled

the wax hardens and

floats to the top 

and becomes a cake

of wax and the water

is pored off

with pollen being 

under the wax cake

that must be scraped off

The process is repeated till

 the wax is nice and clean and yellow

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Weighing 11 pounds

and ready to make candles!!

           

Molly and Lotty helped too!

                                             

along with the doggies

all enjoyed a beautiful sunny day

(that happened to be Groundhog's Day

and we all saw our shadows too)!!

And Mr Stubbs rolled in the 

warm February sun!!

We hung a kettle with water

over a fire and added the wax cakes

As it melted and became liquid

we also made use of the fire and cooked our dinner!

Sweet~taders

                                                       

After dipping and cooling,

and re~dipping several times

(and straitening) they took

shape and became quite desirable!!

And once the bottoms were trimmed

they were ready to burn!!

Bees wax burns clean and leaves 

no black residue or toxins in the air!! 

Mildred and Owen Mousiekin

enjoy making candles too!!!