Make your Own Beeswax Candles, Tapers and Tealights. See How We do it with

A few weeks ago I rendered some beeswax from honeycomb, now it’s time to make candles! I usually make tapers, tea lights and votives because that’s what we use the most. These are beautiful, chemical free candles that smell wonderful and burn well! They are also great in a power outage situation. Check out how we do it!

[@krankywitch]

I love your taper moulds, they give you a quite professional looking candle. I'm still using the dip & dry method in an old tin can. I also use single-use moulds like Pringle cans, plastic juice & milk bottles, yoghurt tubs - anything I can scrounge from friends and neighbours that has a sealed bottom I can drill/poke a wick hole into. If the container doesn't have a stick-resistant inner surface, I give it a light brushing of olive oil. They're single-use because I have to tear/cut away the container to get the candle out, but the torn up bits can still go into the recycling. I have a flexible silicon ice-cube tray that I use to make cubes of wax after I've refined it - it's a very handy way to store my wax as I have worked out how many cubes I need for each size candle, and they're 20ml each so making up lotion/salve recipes is a breeze.

[@idamandahomestead4221]

Thanks for the comment. I love the way you are recycling old containers as candle molds! That's a great idea! I wanted the standard sizes to go into candle holders I already have and the silicon ones are so much easier to use than the older metal ones. Highly recommend! Nothing's better than the smell of a beeswax candle! Thanks for watching. 🙂

[@kimpatton6564]

Can you dye the wax?

[@idamandahomestead4221]

I haven't done this before because I like the natural colour but apparently you can! You can purchase wax colour chips that melt in the wax and turn it colours, or you can steep a bag of spices in the wax (I would use a slow cooker for this) for 24 to 48 hours depending on the intensity of colour you want. The ones they suggest are cinnamon, cloves, tumeric, or paprika. Probably would be best to get a white beeswax if you want a true colour. If you do this you can dip a spoon in the wax and put in the freezer for a few minutes, then it will harden and show you the colour. Let me know if you plan to try this! Thanks for the comment!