We have an abundance of honey, and about three pounds of beeswax. What to do? Mulsom and candles ( photo / image / picture from marlingardener's Garden ) My ever-clever husband made mulsom, which is white wine with honey added, then topped it off with a bit of red wine (I told you he was clever!). We have three dozen light green votive candles, and six 10" golden candles. We lit two of the golds last night at dinner. They burn so clean, and when snuffed, smell heavenly. Bee keeping has so many advantages--now it's even cutting down on our electric bill!
I love honey Jane and buy beeswax candles over any other type. You're right about the wonderful aroma you get when you snuff the bees wax ones. I love having them on my table even although they are quite expensive to buy here. How do you make the gold ones as I've never seen them in our shops?
Eileen, that is the natural color of the wax. The wax color depends on what the bees have been eating. The green wax is last year's (2013) when we were in drought, and the gold is this year's wax when the girls had a more varied diet. Mart, mulsom is easy to make. Take a bottle of nice white wine (Sauvignon Blanc works well) and pour out a glass. Add honey to fill the bottle, drink the glass of wine, and then seal and shake the bottle. When the honey blends with the wine, it stays blended. When you pour a glass of mulsom, add a 1/2" of red wine on top. It stays on top, and you get a bit of both wines with each sip. Also, it drives guests crazy!
