Thank you for checking out my store! My handmade goods are made with quality materials and attention to detail. I am very particular about my finished products. That being said, my candles are made with beeswax, a natural product which will vary in color. There may be small amounts of pollen in the beeswax. I hand pour my candles in small batches and each item will be unique in itself. I have a pet free and smoke free home.

Care should always be taken when burning candles. Wicks should be trimmed to 1/4 inch when re-lighting for best results. Candles should be on a heat resistant surface, such as a candle dish or holder. Votives should be in some kind of votive holder or dish because they will overflow as they melt. Tea lights should also be used in an appropriate tea light holder as they will completely melt when burning. Candles should be kept away from drafts for best burn. Never burn candles unattended and keep out of reach of children and pets.

My hand-poured beeswax molded candles have won first place at the MN State Fair (2014, 2013) and second place (2012). My soaps and lip balms have also been awarded ribbons at the MN State Fair during the past three years.

Honey will be available late summer to early fall until I sell out. My honey is hand extracted and bottled. I do filter it so there aren't pieces of wax but I don't overfilter so it still contains bits of pollen and all of the other nutritional properties that you want in your honey. My honey is Grade A, award winning honey (MN State Fair: Novice 2nd Place 2011, Novice 1st Place 2012, Open Class 4th Place (2014). FYI: Honey is sold by weight and not volume.

Do I treat my bees at other times of the year? I practice an integrated pest management approach. I treat if necessary with the least harmful application and again, never when honey supers are on. My bees are in a suburb of a large metropolitan city with farmlands, residential areas, and conservation area close by. They may come in contact with pesticides or other chemicals that are out of my control. Honeybees typically forage 2-5 miles in any direction and no one can control where they collect their nectar from. That being said, I do my best to offer an excellent product with the environment that I have available to me and the bees.

****** Raw honey should NEVER be fed to children under 1 year of age!! Consult your pediatrician for more information. ******