THE SYMBOLISM AND USES OF BEESWAX IN ENGLISH HISTORY

The craft of beekeeping has a long history in England with the period covering the Middle Ages and Medieval times, that stretched roughly from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth century, probably the most notable. Beekeeping by then had become a major industry. Almost every one in the land kept bees producing the highly prized honey and valuable wax then used extensively in candlemaking.