Life was hard during the Medieval ages; even something as simple as lighting was an expensive and time-consuming affair. So, how did our unwashed ancestors go about bringing some light into their lives? Spoiler alert: it involved bees ... a lot of bees.
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Further Reading:
Bees in the Medieval Economy: Religious Observance and the Production, Trade, and Consumption of Wax in England, C. 1300–1555 by Alexandra Sapoznik - https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/88269533/Bees_in_the_medieval_economy_SAPOZNIK_Accepted21February2018_GREEN_AAM.pdf
The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting by Eva Crane - http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=AFDCA83BCD40AD000E12042EC3EE35C1
Candle - A Light Into the Past by Jaime Wisniak - http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/22925/1/IJCT%208%284%29%20319-326.pdf