Beeswax Candle

Capricopia's Beeswax Candle listing covers handmade candles made from 100 per cent Western Australian beeswax with cotton wicks. They come in two shapes: pillars, and slim dinner (taper) candles. Some are moulded on foundation sheets, which gives the honeycomb pattern of hexagons that bees use to raise their young and store honey and pollen.

The maker publishes a size table, which is the useful part when you are choosing. Pillars: small, 11 cm tall and 3 cm wide, 33 g, burn time 6; medium, 13 cm by 4.5 cm, 90 g, burn time 15; large, 15 cm by 6.5 cm, 240 g, burn time 50. Dinner candles, all 2 cm wide: small, 13 cm, 20 g, burn time 4; medium, 20 cm, 33 g, burn time 6; tall, 28 cm, 50 g, burn time 8. The table gives no unit for burn time; we read it as hours. As each candle is handmade, the maker says sizes and colours vary slightly.

The maker's care notes: set the candle firmly in a holder and keep it upright, stand it on a stable, heat-resistant surface, never leave a lit candle unattended, and keep it away from children, animals and anything flammable. Trim the wick to about 6 to 8 mm before each use. Keep it out of draughts while it is lit, and let the first lighting melt a pool of wax out to the edge, which can take up to 3 hours for a large candle. It also says a candle should not stay lit for more than about 3 hours at a time.

Made by Capricopia. The maker's story page says bees were added to the farm in 2014, that beeswax is used in its candles and balms, and that Cath runs workshops on beeswax candle making and hand spinning.

Seeing it in person

Capricopia is a working farm in the Margaret River region and asks people to use its contact form for queries. Its contact page says its soaps and balms are sold online and at Origins Market in Busselton (checked 13 October 2026). Market times are on the maker's site.

Delivery

Capricopia's shipping policy says it ships within Australia only (checked 13 October 2026). Check postage and timing at its checkout.

Good to know

• Handmade candles from 100% West Australian beeswax with cotton wicks
• Pillars of 33g, 90g and 240g and dinner candles of 20g, 33g and 50g (maker)
• Sizes and colours vary slightly (handmade)
• Made on a farm in the Margaret River region, Western Australia

Facts checked by Shane Simmons from Capricopia's website on 13 October 2026. Sources: Capricopia product page, story page and contact page, shipping policy.