Let there be light

Everyone burns candles for different reasons. I love the ritual of candles and tonight I enjoyed a wonderful relaxing bath which was much needed as I was shattered and stressed when I returned home tonight. These candles are beeswax and sourced locally.

"Beeswax candles offer a honey scent, a golden flame, and the longest, cleanest burn of any candle.

But there is much more benefit to beeswax candles compared to paraffin candles that are made from polluted petroleum sludge, or even vegetable-based candles that are a big improvement over paraffin: When beeswax candles burn, they clean the air like a great, natural, air purifier, and they are a link to a deep spiritual belief system.

For each pound of beeswax provided by a honey bee, the bee visits 33 million flowers. It eats 10 pounds of honey. It secretes the beeswax from its abdomen, and then uses the wax to construct a honeycomb. Beekeepers recover the wax from the comb by heating it in water where the melted wax rises to the surface and can be removed.

Many have written about the wisdom of the beehive, and how burning beeswax puts a person in a special mood of reverence."

taken from http://www.care2.com/greenliving/brilliant-beeswax-candles

by Annie B Bond