Meet Heidi Sanner, the founder of Candle Bee Farm™ and Nature Tails™, who prefers to live according to the laws of nature rather than the dictates of a board room. Heidi is most comfortable traipsing around her 83 acre hilltop farm accompanied by large dogs, free range fowl, ever working honey bees and a plethora of wild animal friends. She is an organic beekeeper and a chandelier (candle maker) by trade. Her exquisite, hand made 100% beeswax candles and collected raw honey are sought after by celebrities, exquisite restaurants, high end hotels and others of discerning taste.
It wasn’t always this way. Heidi has lived several lives in one. She started her career as a Medical Technologist and worked for many years in a hospital laboratory. This gave her a strong base of knowledge in conventional medicine and immunology. But, something was amiss.
Heidi also had a strong knowledge of herbal cures and folkloric medicine passed on to her by her immigrant parents and elderly relatives in Europe. She has fond memories of hiking Alpine forests collecting plants to be dried in the attics for use should the need arise. And, she was (still is) as healthy as the wild animals she encountered there.
Frustrated with the constraints of the hospital laboratory and depressed by seeing patients return over and over with the same serious illnesses, Heidi decided to pursue a different career. She went back to college and became a certified public accountant. Oh my! So, little miss forest wanderer traded a lab coat for a business suit. She enjoyed the challenge of the work but never fit into the corporate lifestyle. Her interests and activities leaned more toward animals and creative endeavors than golf, 5 course meals and cocktails.
After a layoff, Heidi decided not to return. She had been keeping bees as a hobby and is a 4th generation beekeeper. Her great grandfather, grandfather and great uncle kept large, house-type apiaries in European apple orchards. The bees kept her grounded, close to nature and took her mind off of the taxing job of being an accountant and business consultant. She decided to turn this hobby into a business after having a vivid dream.
Being a factual sort, Heidi doesn’t know if the dream arose by inspiration or out of desperation. Nevertheless, Candle Bee Farm was born. Finally, Heidi was working in her element and living outside the norm.
She has come full circle back to living in and with nature. What seems like totally drastic and unrelated work experiences to most people makes complete sense to Heidi. She is most comfortable living with and learning from the animals, flora and fauna. According to Heidi, there lies the key to health, longevity and vitality. Her acquired knowledge of immunology and metabolic processes, however, allows her to fully understand the uses and effects of natural remedies and natural foods. Her acquired business acumen has allowed her to form a business that brings natural products and knowledge to others.
Thereby we have Candle Bee Farm™ (100% beeswax candles and raw honey) and Nature Tails™ (natural products, remedies and educational knowledge for living and eating according to nature for animals and humans). Heidi has come full circle, literally, back to her roots.
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I applaud you! Yes, finally someone who understands nature and the benefits of raising bees naturally….I am a new beekeeper and can’t tell you how many seasoned beekeepers advised me to feed my bees with the sugar/water solution but my instincts told me that this was wrong, so your blog is just another confirmation to me that I am on the right path to raising bees naturally..I have my hive ready but am awaiting my nuc which should be ready at the end of this month. Do you publish a beekeeping manual or helpful hints booklet? I would like to learn from you…Thanks so much. Mary from Va.
Thank you for the note. I’ve not published a manual. Most of what I do is by gut feel. Every situation in nature is different. Learn as much as you can from all sources and apply as needed. There is no step by step cookbook for mother nature. I think about what the creatures and insects in the wild do and let my own be as feral as possible. Provide proper ventilation, flowering herbs and water for their health and happiness…and yours.