The colour of your wax from the frames is beautiful! And those moulds are adorable, really enjoyed watching the process and can imagine the sense of satisfaction at the end of it all, aren't they just amazing little creatures! 🐝
Love the color of the waxes, they all look beautiful Linda. That little hive candle is so cute. I love beeswax candles, and the honey fragrance is so lovely. Great job lovely xx Cathi xx
I loved watching this. Especially enjoy seeing your pup make a cameo appearance! The littke skep candles are so cute, and I'm sure they burn sweetly for many hours. The aroma of beeswax is so delicious! I've been known to put a sheet of foundation under my pillow. The only candles I've made so far were tallow. A 440g baked beans tin full of tallow burns for about 4 days and nights. I used them one winter inside little cold frames where I grew lettuce and other salad greens, for a bountiful daily harvest of luscious greens. The little flame heated a tiny brick cave which radiated steady warmth, and the constant supply of CO2 kept the leaves growing fast. I intended to do that again this year, but the arrival of Rosie the Jersey cow means I'm making cheese 3 days a week, very time consuming! I've made 18 different cheeses now!
Fantastic idea for using up tallow - I have more than enough for my cooking needs! Wow - 18 different cheeses - what fun and how delicious. Wish I could eat cheese!! Thanks Ruby!!
@@huttonsvalleypermaculture Update: 19 cheeses now. Today's was Farmhouse Cheddar with Peppercorns. I wish you could eat dairy too! You'd enjoy the processes of making cheeses, yogurt and butter etc. Come spring's grass abundance, I hope to make lots of butter and ghee. Can you eat butter? Surely there's no casein in that? But you do have such a wonderful variety of animal foods produced on your little farm.
@rubygray7749 I used to make cheese so know the process (and how long it takes!) Butter does contain casein & in theory I should be able to tolerate ghee but no! You are right I would love all of that!
You made sunshine coloured candles, beautiful colour . I love the smell when we melt wax. One of my favourite smells. I found a vintage double boiler pot is amazing for melting small amounts of wax for my salves. Filtering is one of the messiest jobs there is but so worth it. I had no idea about washing soda to clean up. Is it dissolving the wax or just releasing it from the pot? Thats a great tip. Thanks for sharing lovely ❤❤
It’s a very messy business!! I’ve only discovered the washing soda trick recently- amazing!! It dissolves the wax & cleans things beautifully (the water does need to be hot!)
@@huttonsvalleypermaculture Yes, I was surprised to see how well the washing soda worked! It's great for cleaning any dairy equipment, or getting peanut butter jars clean. It dissolves fats so well. But I found the quantity needed for beeswax was astronomical!
Mmm that’s something to think about! Not sure the warmth would make a difference to the pollen that’s filled those frames but I could give it a go!! Thanks Yeah the candles do have an amazing scent!
Oooh, i loved this. Was going to have a go with some wax from a friend, but she ended up selling it all to someone who had a market stall. It's still on my one day list 😂 perhaps he gold in the is due to the presence of pollen in frame wax?
Not sure about colour variations- will have to do some research to learn a bit more! Good luck getting your hands on some. I’m going to get some bigger moulds to make a couple of decent sized candles now!!
Mmm that’s a thought! I really thought it would all fit in the one pot to boil down. Maybe next time if two batches are necessary- separating them would be great!! Thanks Rick 😊
The colour of your wax from the frames is beautiful! And those moulds are adorable, really enjoyed watching the process and can imagine the sense of satisfaction at the end of it all, aren't they just amazing little creatures! 🐝
They are amazing!! It was a long process but it was rewarding to get those little candles 😄
Thanks Linda. that was fascinating. The golden yellow ones are beautiful.
Yes it was a surprise to get them that golden! Thank you Linda!!
Love the color of the waxes, they all look beautiful Linda. That little hive candle is so cute. I love beeswax candles, and the honey fragrance is so lovely. Great job lovely xx Cathi xx
Thanks Cathi ☺️. Hope all is well in your world xx
Very interesting, thanks for sharing 😊🐝
My pleasure- thanks for watching! 😊
I had no knowledge of the process for making beeswax candle. It was very interesting. Thank you for sharing your process.
I always find it amazing what these bees produce! Thanks for watching 😊🐝
I loved watching this. Especially enjoy seeing your pup make a cameo appearance!
The littke skep candles are so cute, and I'm sure they burn sweetly for many hours. The aroma of beeswax is so delicious! I've been known to put a sheet of foundation under my pillow.
The only candles I've made so far were tallow. A 440g baked beans tin full of tallow burns for about 4 days and nights. I used them one winter inside little cold frames where I grew lettuce and other salad greens, for a bountiful daily harvest of luscious greens.
The little flame heated a tiny brick cave which radiated steady warmth, and the constant supply of CO2 kept the leaves growing fast.
I intended to do that again this year, but the arrival of Rosie the Jersey cow means I'm making cheese 3 days a week, very time consuming! I've made 18 different cheeses now!
Fantastic idea for using up tallow - I have more than enough for my cooking needs! Wow - 18 different cheeses - what fun and how delicious. Wish I could eat cheese!! Thanks Ruby!!
@@huttonsvalleypermaculture
Update: 19 cheeses now. Today's was Farmhouse Cheddar with Peppercorns.
I wish you could eat dairy too! You'd enjoy the processes of making cheeses, yogurt and butter etc. Come spring's grass abundance, I hope to make lots of butter and ghee. Can you eat butter? Surely there's no casein in that?
But you do have such a wonderful variety of animal foods produced on your little farm.
@rubygray7749 I used to make cheese so know the process (and how long it takes!)
Butter does contain casein & in theory I should be able to tolerate ghee but no!
You are right I would love all of that!
Oh….those lovely beeswax candles!
They are so cute right?!
You made sunshine coloured candles, beautiful colour . I love the smell when we melt wax. One of my favourite smells. I found a vintage double boiler pot is amazing for melting small amounts of wax for my salves.
Filtering is one of the messiest jobs there is but so worth it. I had no idea about washing soda to clean up. Is it dissolving the wax or just releasing it from the pot? Thats a great tip. Thanks for sharing lovely ❤❤
It’s a very messy business!! I’ve only discovered the washing soda trick recently- amazing!! It dissolves the wax & cleans things beautifully (the water does need to be hot!)
@@huttonsvalleypermaculture
Yes, I was surprised to see how well the washing soda worked!
It's great for cleaning any dairy equipment, or getting peanut butter jars clean. It dissolves fats so well.
But I found the quantity needed for beeswax was astronomical!
That was interesting. =-) I wonder if a hair drier would soften the tougher wax to get out of the frames. Your place must smell beautiful =-)
Mmm that’s something to think about! Not sure the warmth would make a difference to the pollen that’s filled those frames but I could give it a go!! Thanks
Yeah the candles do have an amazing scent!
Oooh, i loved this. Was going to have a go with some wax from a friend, but she ended up selling it all to someone who had a market stall. It's still on my one day list 😂 perhaps he gold in the is due to the presence of pollen in frame wax?
Not sure about colour variations- will have to do some research to learn a bit more! Good luck getting your hands on some. I’m going to get some bigger moulds to make a couple of decent sized candles now!!
Perhaps next time leave the darker and dirty wax seperate when scrapping the frames?
Candles look beautiful.😁
Mmm that’s a thought! I really thought it would all fit in the one pot to boil down. Maybe next time if two batches are necessary- separating them would be great!!
Thanks Rick 😊