Melted beeswax was used to secure the candle inside the mold and to secure a tiny decorative beeswax bee or butterfly on the front of the base. "This is a fun project," said Brynn Pope ...

which meant that beeswax candles were used almost exclusively by the upper classes and the Church in Europe during this time. All candles were made by dipping until the 1400's, when a French inventor ...