A Beekeepers Life

Pat Chandler is the primary caretaker of the bees at Chandler’s Sandhill honey.  His job is hands-on year-round.  This blog is a work in progress and will capture some of his activities by each season.   If interesting pictures can be found from a previous year,...

Beeswax Candle Making

Candle making at Chandler’s Sandhill Honey begins after extraction.  After checking with Google, we learned that it takes 7, 8, or 9 pounds of honey to produce one pound of beeswax, depending on which website you read.  It is not an exact science. Beeswax from...