Helpful hints and information for your candles.
What is the white “dust” on my candle? Bloom!
This is called “bloom” and yes it is safe and easy to solve..... just brush or gently wipe it off with a soft cloth. “Bloom” is a natural process of beeswax, and actually shows that your beeswax candles are pure.
Light your candles at the base of the wick.
Light your candles at the base of the wick, rather than the top of the wick. This helps melt the wax and give the flame fuel to burn.
How to get the longest candle burning times:
Keep your candles out of breezes to ensure they burn the longest times. (Also, they don’t drip or smoke when in a draft-free environment). Keep your candles up-right (standing at 90 degrees). This ensures the melted wax does not drip down the side.
The first time you light a large candle Large honey comb candles and large solid candles “Spirit” ) , let it burn until there is a melted pool of wax all the way across the candle. This ensures that when you light it again, it will burn well, and for many hours longer.
Why do candles smoke!
Trim your wick. Before you light your candle, check the wick. It should be about 8 millimeters. If not, trim it to this length.
Also, keep your candle out of strong breezes.
Why is the colour of the wax different?
When you receive your poured (solid) candles the colour of the wax may be slightly different to what you see on this web site. The colour is determined by what flowers the bees have visited, what part of the hive the wax comes from and what has been filtered from the wax. So enjoy the colour, and enjoy the natural honey fragrance.
The wax we choose and create our candles from is a brighter yellow then most candles you can purchase. (we don’t filter out all the “good” stuff)
Our “Happy” T-light candles, classic t-lights and votives need to be burnt in a container.
Do I need a container to burn beeswax candles?
We have two types of beeswax candles, rolled and poured (solid)- you should treat both differently. The small poured candles (ie tea lights, votives , and “good cheer”) should always be burnt in a container. The main reason is that they will burn significantly longer in a container as the melted wax is held in the container and is therefore burnt entirely.
The larger poured candles, eg the Byron lights, do not need a container, they burn without dripping (in a draft-free environment).
A rolled candle (they have the honeycomb pattern) do not need a container to burn at their best times. They burn from top to bottom, burning all the wax as it goes. All you will have at the end of the candle is a little wax and wick. It is important. though, to burn your rolled candles on a non-inflammable tray, such as the glass trays we supply. Keep the the candles out of strong breezes and keep upright, ( standing at 90 degrees)
