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Planting a Bee-Friendly Garden for Pollinator Week

Planting a Bee-Friendly Garden for Pollinator Week

Did you know that bees, like the rest of us, have favorite flowers? It’s true! They choose their favorites pretty much the same way we do: by which flowers are...
Want to Reuse Beeswax? Recycle It Instead!

Want to Reuse Beeswax? Recycle It Instead!

You can reuse beeswax scraps, or you can recycle the beeswax, giving it new life as recycled beeswax candles that are donated to charitable organizations. It’s a win, win, WIN...
Meet the Bees: Bumblebees and Buzz Pollination

Meet the Bees: Bumblebees and Buzz Pollination

When you work for The Beeswax Company, you get used to curious little honeybees buzzing into the shop to say hi. As such, bees are one of our favorite topics,...
Why Do Natural Beeswax Candles Vary in Color?

Why Do Natural Beeswax Candles Vary in Color?

We’re often asked why our natural beeswax candles vary slightly in color from batch to batch. It’s a great question, and we have a fantastic answer—one we hope will help...
What is Beeswax? A Trip to the Bee Yard

What is Beeswax? A Trip to the Bee Yard

How do bees make wax? And what is beeswax anyway? We love answering those questions. Once in the beeswax business, bees themselves became irresistibly fascinating to us. The more we...
Beeswax’s History in the United Kingdom

Beeswax’s History in the United Kingdom

To us, beeswax is a timeless treasure. But we’re not the only ones who feel this way. Throughout history, countless people have found important uses for beeswax. It’s been an...
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How You Can Help Save The Bees

Honeybees carry a heavy responsibility in our society. These little girls pollinate over a third of our food supply, support the reproduction of 90% of wild flowering plants, and create...
5 Fun Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Bees

5 Fun Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Bees

Beeswax Co. prides itself on sourcing the purest, cleanest, Texas beeswax—and we take it seriously. Our commitment to making sure each candle is made from the finest and purest Beeswax...
New Pesticide Labels to Protect Pollinators

New Pesticide Labels to Protect Pollinators

WASHINGTON – In an ongoing effort to protect bees and other pollinators, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed new pesticide labels that prohibit use of some neonicotinoid pesticide...