Back in the old days, we used cheap clear wax from the grocery stores, melted it in empty coffee cans on the bbq pit. We colored some of it with old crayon stubs, added interesting decor items to the candles... shells, rocks, etc... They were funky diy candles for sure. Yours look so much more refined and beautiful. Btw, we had the same problem, but our wicks came in a roll. We tied them to sticks and melted some wax in the bottom of the candle to affix it. We made many different colored layers and never had a problem pouring new wax on top of hardened wax. You brought back a lot of fond memories thanks.
That sounds like fun. I thought about adding something on the sides of the jar, but didn't know how to do it.... Maybe next time. It just gave me such a thrill to actually make candles. 😊
You guessed right. Beeswax is a product made from the honeycomb of the honeybee and other bees. The mixing of pollen oils into honeycomb wax turns the white wax into a yellow or brown color. If you had put a little wax on the middle of the stick and stuck the wick to the wax it would have worked.
I love, love, love you two & your dynamic. Just the sweetest to each other & it's so wonderful to watch. I'm happily binging your videos and I love seeing your excitement for learning about new things. I firmly believe that we can do anything, we just have to learn about it first! I'm adding candles to my long list of things I want to do. ❤
The new wax is initially glass-clear and colorless, becoming opaque after chewing and being contaminated with pollen by the hive worker bees, becoming progressively yellower or browner by incorporation of pollen oils and propolis.
I found a nice Wikipedia article which says "The new wax is initially glass-clear and colorless, becoming opaque after chewing and being contaminated with pollen by the hive worker bees, becoming progressively yellower or browner by incorporation of pollen oils and propolis. "
I'm a little late to the party, but that was really interesting! I bet they smell amazing. If you like working with essential oils, and if you want a whole new obsession, you might look into cold-process soapmaking. You can incorporate products from your farm such as beeswax, goat's milk, lavender & other herbs. It's a whole new world of creativity, experimentation and fun! Another avenue could be lip balms, body butters & salves. But be warned, once you start, you won't be able to stop!
@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 It's very rewarding, but I'd caution anyone venturing into it to research thoroughly, and to not even think about selling until they've got a safe and time-tested product. It's an art but it's also very much a science, using ingredients that can be harmful or even fatal, such as lye (sodium hydroxide) and essential oils (some of which can be harmful if inhaled or if used topically in the wrong concentration). There's been an explosion of "natural" soap & skin care products in the past 10-20 years, many of which are substandard or dangerous. I'm not sure about the US regulations, but in Canada all formulae must be registered with Health Canada. I don't know that a lot of small operations selling at craft fairs or those with a small online presence, etc. are adhering to this, as I'm seeing some pretty scary labels and products out there. For instance, if a body butter or lotion contains water as an ingredient, which most do unless it's a strictly oils-based body butter, proper chemical preservatives should be used or harmful bacteria can develop. "Natural" preservatives can be ineffective or useless. If a soap formula is not exact, there can be free (extra) lye that has not been saponifiied in the bar, which can dry or even burn the skin when used. Anyone considering this line should contact their insurance company re: liabilty. Also, the fire department needs to know if an address has quantities of lye on the premises, as adding water to lye causes a serious chemical reaction which can be explosive and a very real hazard to firefighters. (In soapmaking one gently, carefully adds lye to water, never the other way around. And this is done in a well-ventilated place with proper safety protection.) I'm not trying to dissuade anyone from this very rewarding activity, but I'd recommend finding an established online soapmakers forum, and read, read, read the different sections, study the archives, ask questions, and make sure you've made a good number of safe batches that you've let cure longer than recommended to be sure no issues arise. Sorry for the missive, but I think it's important. I'll get off my "soapbox" now, and do have fun if you get into it!😀
Hi again! I posted quite a long reply here yesterday to the above response you gave me, and I don't see it showing up in the comments. I can see it on my you tube account, but when my husband logs into his, it says there are 2 replies to my original comment, but only one (your reply) is visible. I was putting forward that it's a hobby that requires extensive research and that there are health, safety and liability factors to consider. I posted this so anyone reading would be aware that it's a serious undertaking and to fully educate and protect themselves. Perhaps this is just a you tube glitch, but if you did see that reply and decided to delete it from the conversation, I would like to delete my original comment as well, as I believe the follow-up information is important. thanks and all the best! @@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764
@@maggieh791 Hello. I got notified of today's post, but not of the one from yesterday. I pulled up this video and can see the comment, but usually TH-cam notifies me of comments. (glitch?) I wouldn't delete any kind of comment like that. I only delete ones that contain 'nasty' or offensive stuff. (Luckily we've only gotten 1-2 of those) I am aware of all of the complexities of soap making and it sounds a bit scary to me...specifically the lye. I've made a few lotions and salves, but only for me. Thanks for the info and both comments are showing up for me and will remain there. Have a great day!
Thanks very much for responding. I didn't think you would take down anything that contained safety information! I wondered if there might have been some flagged words in it that You Tube didn't like or something...If you do ever decide to take the plunge into soaping, I'd be happy to direct you to a few resources that were invaluable to me; hopefully they're still active. I was at my heyday in soaping when I was also working full time and our daughters were young teens; one of them loved it, and the other resented how it took over our house and cramped her style by having to help out at markets & shows. My husband had the patience of Job, let me tell you! I haven't soaped for over 15 years and I still have lots of bars on hand! We're really enjoying your videos & your journey, and marvel at your energy & how much you've both learned in such a short time. All the best from Ontario!😊 @waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 @@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764
Helpful tips…… over 180 degrees is burnt wax, don’t boil your water~ slow and steady wins the race for beeswax~ takes longer to melt but you don’t want to over heat your wax. And when you’re pouring your wax from one container to the next ~ one pot is hot and one was cold ~ should warm up both. Beeswax doesn’t take fragrance well but you did add coconut oil so that will help. and it sounds like a lot of fragrance oil but that’s what it takes especially for BW. Yes cueing takes a long time 14 days for BW. That’s why he was able to break those pieces of BW ~ not hardened/cured. Some people say burn as soon as it’s hardened (Next day) but it will just burn shorter time since wax is still softer. Yes essential oil are completely different than fragrance oils. So you should not even put in candles. Looks like you hand fun and that’s the important thing! 😊
THANK YOU for the wonderful tips. Heating the other container makes so much sense. We will be so much better equiped the next time we do it. We're saving the wax from several harvests and then we'll be able to make a lot of candles at one time. Thanks for watching!
I was only introduced to Jun tea about a month ago. I love the fact that it uses honey instead of white sugar. I'll do a video after I've made a few more batches and experimented with different additions for the second ferment. I'm really liking it!
@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 I do too. I was thinking we should do bee keeping too but my husband says only if we want to attract bears. Apparently, in the Appalachian highlands bears are a regular sighting. Enjoy your videos.
Haha... Google knows that any advertising is good advertising? Btw...they now give the correct information. I think they updated after not being able to give an answer.
We've been burning the vanilla and I only smell a slight vanilla scent... It still smells more like honey. I didn't use as much essential oil as they recommended, but it seems like it would take a LOT of oil to have a strong scent.
Watching from Arizona and loving every video! You guys are super inspiring! Question: how do to clean all the pans, and other tools? That must be extremely sticky!
Thanks!! We're so glad you enjoy watching our adventures. Pretty much everything we use for the wax is only going to be used for that in the future. Things are almost impossible to get totally clean.
@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 I can only imagine. Lining the pot and all the other tools with oil for protection, would that work to help it from sticking?
Hi there , Thanks for sharing your video I 've been buying biz wax for making herbal selves. Also propilse too make extracts ,if you decide to sell wax please let me know. Thanks .God bless
I'm just starting to get into herbal teas, salves and tinctures. It's fascinating and there is SO much to learn. We only have 2-3 hives so probably won't have extra to sell, but if we ever get larger and start selling I'll keep you in mind. Thanks for watching!
Yes there's so much to learn , during the pandemic there's shortage of Heart medicine and other so I decided to take my Doctors advise began taking natural herbal medicine and had to learn quickly in herbal remedies. So it's been a quite a bit of journey.whenever I go to Lancaster I stop one area for forging Mullen. And other types of herbs.our daughter lives there so at time she would company me.
@@kasf1982able I'm anxious to get out and walk around the farm this spring and summer to see how many plants I can forage. I'm already looking forward to the "dandelion season". Last year I made dandelion jelly, but this year I'll be making several different things.
I harvest dandelion from our property to lasts me throughout the winter ,for part of remedies. I love this plant app that helps me with identifying the most herbs.I found St.John's wort from our yard also
@@kasf1982able I need to download an app to help identify plants. I know a few basic ones, but know there are a lot of things growing on our farm that I can't identify yet.
Back in the old days, we used cheap clear wax from the grocery stores, melted it in empty coffee cans on the bbq pit. We colored some of it with old crayon stubs, added interesting decor items to the candles... shells, rocks, etc... They were funky diy candles for sure. Yours look so much more refined and beautiful. Btw, we had the same problem, but our wicks came in a roll. We tied them to sticks and melted some wax in the bottom of the candle to affix it. We made many different colored layers and never had a problem pouring new wax on top of hardened wax. You brought back a lot of fond memories thanks.
That sounds like fun. I thought about adding something on the sides of the jar, but didn't know how to do it.... Maybe next time. It just gave me such a thrill to actually make candles. 😊
When I used to make candles, I use popcicle sticks with holes in the middle to center my wicks.
That's a great idea....thanks!
You guessed right. Beeswax is a product made from the honeycomb of the honeybee and other bees. The mixing of pollen oils into honeycomb wax turns the white wax into a yellow or brown color.
If you had put a little wax on the middle of the stick and stuck the wick to the wax it would have worked.
I love the color of beeswax. I will definitely use better techniques next time. Thanks for the suggestion. Thanks for watching!
I say it's yellow from all the sunshine!!!
Whatever the reason, it's beautiful.
Your granddaughter is cute.
We think so too!!! 😁 Grandkids are the greatest thing in the world.
I love, love, love you two & your dynamic. Just the sweetest to each other & it's so wonderful to watch. I'm happily binging your videos and I love seeing your excitement for learning about new things. I firmly believe that we can do anything, we just have to learn about it first! I'm adding candles to my long list of things I want to do. ❤
Thank you SO much! We are both having the time of our life learning all kinds of things. Have fun making candles. 😁
The new wax is initially glass-clear and colorless, becoming opaque after chewing and being contaminated with pollen by the hive worker bees, becoming progressively yellower or browner by incorporation of pollen oils and propolis.
Thanks! I thought it might have something to do with pollen since it's yellow. Bees are AMAZING!!
I found a nice Wikipedia article which says "The new wax is initially glass-clear and colorless, becoming opaque after chewing and being contaminated with pollen by the hive worker bees, becoming progressively yellower or browner by incorporation of pollen oils and propolis. "
Interesting! I'm kind of glad they add the yellow color.... I think it's a beautiful shade of yellow. 😊
I'm a little late to the party, but that was really interesting! I bet they smell amazing. If you like working with essential oils, and if you want a whole new obsession, you might look into cold-process soapmaking. You can incorporate products from your farm such as beeswax, goat's milk, lavender & other herbs. It's a whole new world of creativity, experimentation and fun! Another avenue could be lip balms, body butters & salves. But be warned, once you start, you won't be able to stop!
That sounds like something I would LOVE. I'll have to look into those things. (and yes, I'm sure I will get hooked)
@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 It's very rewarding, but I'd caution anyone venturing into it to research thoroughly, and to not even think about selling until they've got a safe and time-tested product. It's an art but it's also very much a science, using ingredients that can be harmful or even fatal, such as lye (sodium hydroxide) and essential oils (some of which can be harmful if inhaled or if used topically in the wrong concentration). There's been an explosion of "natural" soap & skin care products in the past 10-20 years, many of which are substandard or dangerous. I'm not sure about the US regulations, but in Canada all formulae must be registered with Health Canada. I don't know that a lot of small operations selling at craft fairs or those with a small online presence, etc. are adhering to this, as I'm seeing some pretty scary labels and products out there. For instance, if a body butter or lotion contains water as an ingredient, which most do unless it's a strictly oils-based body butter, proper chemical preservatives should be used or harmful bacteria can develop. "Natural" preservatives can be ineffective or useless. If a soap formula is not exact, there can be free (extra) lye that has not been saponifiied in the bar, which can dry or even burn the skin when used. Anyone considering this line should contact their insurance company re: liabilty. Also, the fire department needs to know if an address has quantities of lye on the premises, as adding water to lye causes a serious chemical reaction which can be explosive and a very real hazard to firefighters. (In soapmaking one gently, carefully adds lye to water, never the other way around. And this is done in a well-ventilated place with proper safety protection.)
I'm not trying to dissuade anyone from this very rewarding activity, but I'd recommend finding an established online soapmakers forum, and read, read, read the different sections, study the archives, ask questions, and make sure you've made a good number of safe batches that you've let cure longer than recommended to be sure no issues arise. Sorry for the missive, but I think it's important. I'll get off my "soapbox" now, and do have fun if you get into it!😀
Hi again! I posted quite a long reply here yesterday to the above response you gave me, and I don't see it showing up in the comments. I can see it on my you tube account, but when my husband logs into his, it says there are 2 replies to my original comment, but only one (your reply) is visible. I was putting forward that it's a hobby that requires extensive research and that there are health, safety and liability factors to consider. I posted this so anyone reading would be aware that it's a serious undertaking and to fully educate and protect themselves. Perhaps this is just a you tube glitch, but if you did see that reply and decided to delete it from the conversation, I would like to delete my original comment as well, as I believe the follow-up information is important. thanks and all the best! @@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764
@@maggieh791 Hello. I got notified of today's post, but not of the one from yesterday. I pulled up this video and can see the comment, but usually TH-cam notifies me of comments. (glitch?) I wouldn't delete any kind of comment like that. I only delete ones that contain 'nasty' or offensive stuff. (Luckily we've only gotten 1-2 of those) I am aware of all of the complexities of soap making and it sounds a bit scary to me...specifically the lye. I've made a few lotions and salves, but only for me. Thanks for the info and both comments are showing up for me and will remain there. Have a great day!
Thanks very much for responding. I didn't think you would take down anything that contained safety information! I wondered if there might have been some flagged words in it that You Tube didn't like or something...If you do ever decide to take the plunge into soaping, I'd be happy to direct you to a few resources that were invaluable to me; hopefully they're still active. I was at my heyday in soaping when I was also working full time and our daughters were young teens; one of them loved it, and the other resented how it took over our house and cramped her style by having to help out at markets & shows. My husband had the patience of Job, let me tell you! I haven't soaped for over 15 years and I still have lots of bars on hand! We're really enjoying your videos & your journey, and marvel at your energy & how much you've both learned in such a short time. All the best from Ontario!😊 @waardenburgfamilyfarm4764
@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764
Helpful tips…… over 180 degrees is burnt wax, don’t boil your water~ slow and steady wins the race for beeswax~ takes longer to melt but you don’t want to over heat your wax. And when you’re pouring your wax from one container to the next ~ one pot is hot and one was cold ~ should warm up both. Beeswax doesn’t take fragrance well but you did add coconut oil so that will help. and it sounds like a lot of fragrance oil but that’s what it takes especially for BW. Yes cueing takes a long time 14 days for BW. That’s why he was able to break those pieces of BW ~ not hardened/cured. Some people say burn as soon as it’s hardened (Next day) but it will just burn shorter time since wax is still softer. Yes essential oil are completely different than fragrance oils. So you should not even put in candles. Looks like you hand fun and that’s the important thing! 😊
THANK YOU for the wonderful tips. Heating the other container makes so much sense. We will be so much better equiped the next time we do it. We're saving the wax from several harvests and then we'll be able to make a lot of candles at one time. Thanks for watching!
NOW I know why candles are SO expensive... :)
Yes, to make them by hand is a lot of work, but so rewarding.
Your candles turned out beautiful. Quilters use beeswax on their thread so the thread doesn't tangle.
Wow, there are a lot of uses for bees wax.
I can't wait to see your video on the Jun tea!
I was only introduced to Jun tea about a month ago. I love the fact that it uses honey instead of white sugar. I'll do a video after I've made a few more batches and experimented with different additions for the second ferment. I'm really liking it!
@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 Yay! I had been reading about it and while I love my kombucha I can't help but think that raw honey would be healthier
I use a straw to place them.
Maybe we'll give that a try next time. Thanks for the idea.
New beeswax is light yellow in color, mainly due to the presence of pollen, but over time it darkens to a golden yellow
Bees and the things they make are amazing! I think the yellow color is beautiful.
@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 I do too. I was thinking we should do bee keeping too but my husband says only if we want to attract bears. Apparently, in the Appalachian highlands bears are a regular sighting. Enjoy your videos.
@@mbryhol9132 oh my... Yes. The honey would definitely attract bears.
9:11 RIP Waardenburg Family Farm TH-cam Channel. Had a good run before you angered the corporates overlords!
Haha... Google knows that any advertising is good advertising? Btw...they now give the correct information. I think they updated after not being able to give an answer.
What kind of bag is that you used in the pot? Mesh bag?
The bags are actually from a paint store. I guess they are used for straining paint? Any type of fine mesh bag would work.
HI :) Did you notice a vanilla smell ?
We've been burning the vanilla and I only smell a slight vanilla scent... It still smells more like honey. I didn't use as much essential oil as they recommended, but it seems like it would take a LOT of oil to have a strong scent.
Pollen oils turn the honeycomb yellow. Lol. My Google knew
Thanks. I think after not having an answer a few times, Google updated and can now answer. 😁
It's a beautiful yellow color.
Watching from Arizona and loving every video! You guys are super inspiring! Question: how do to clean all the pans, and other tools? That must be extremely sticky!
Thanks!! We're so glad you enjoy watching our adventures. Pretty much everything we use for the wax is only going to be used for that in the future. Things are almost impossible to get totally clean.
@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 I can only imagine. Lining the pot and all the other tools with oil for protection, would that work to help it from sticking?
@@onalenoir2248 it would probably help. I'll try that next time.
Hi there ,
Thanks for sharing your video
I 've been buying biz wax for making herbal selves.
Also propilse too make extracts ,if you decide to sell wax please let me know. Thanks .God bless
I'm just starting to get into herbal teas, salves and tinctures. It's fascinating and there is SO much to learn.
We only have 2-3 hives so probably won't have extra to sell, but if we ever get larger and start selling I'll keep you in mind.
Thanks for watching!
Yes there's so much to learn , during the pandemic there's shortage of Heart medicine and other so I decided to take my Doctors advise began taking natural herbal medicine and had to learn quickly in herbal remedies. So it's been a quite a bit of journey.whenever I go to Lancaster I stop one area for forging Mullen. And other types of herbs.our daughter lives there so at time she would company me.
@@kasf1982able I'm anxious to get out and walk around the farm this spring and summer to see how many plants I can forage. I'm already looking forward to the "dandelion season". Last year I made dandelion jelly, but this year I'll be making several different things.
I harvest dandelion from our property to lasts me throughout the winter ,for part of remedies. I love this plant app that helps me with identifying the most herbs.I found St.John's wort from our yard also
@@kasf1982able I need to download an app to help identify plants. I know a few basic ones, but know there are a lot of things growing on our farm that I can't identify yet.