Handmade Beeswax Products

My husband, Peter, and I are beekeepers living just outside of Morpeth .  We started keeping  our first beehives in our garden, but now we also have a second apiary which is situated on a lovely farm a few miles from our village. 

I started experimenting making beeswax candles using the extra wax left over after extracting the honey from our honeycombs.  There is often too much wax to return it all back to the hives, and because  the bees work so hard to make their beautiful wax, I didn't want to see it go to waste.

With my eldest daughter's encouragement, I also had a go at making beeswax food wraps, and they have been a great success.   Selling these natural and eco friendly products, as well as our honey, has meant we have been able to increase the number of beehives each year. 

This year we were able to 'rescue 'several bee colonies that had been neglected.  They are now thriving in their new hives and location.  This autumn we have a total of 11 beehives.