This Wednesday 8 March 2023 at 7:30 we are very excited and privileged to host this workshop with Shirley.

Shirley is a Master Beekeeper and a member of the BBKA Exam Board. She has been involved with teaching beekeeping and associated skills at local and national levels for several years. She has kept bees since 2010 and has never traded in any wax. 

She is passionate about making the most of wax and has won prizes for wax and candles at local, regional and national levels, including winning the Wax Bowl at the National Honey Show. 

She has also run courses and workshops around the country including at both the BBKA Spring Convention and the National Honey Show.

The presentation will give an overview of how to clean wax and demonstrate a very simple method of filtering wax. She will also make a poured candle. Demonstrating the preparation of mould and wick and how to finish the candle.