Photos: Better Angels - Redeemer Lutheran Church bees

Charlie Koenen, executive director of Beevangelists, checks the winter hive of bees on the roof of Redeemer Lutheran Church on Friday.

A beehive shows hundreds of honey cells produced by bees.

Bees are transported in wooden containers that allow them to identify a new queen and bond with her scent. Charlie Koenen, executive director of Beevangelists at Redeemer Lutheran Church, points out where the queen bee is placed inside the transport home before he checks the winter hive of bees on the roof of Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Beehives contain hundreds of honey cells.

A winter outdoor beehive keeps the queen alive at 92 degrees as other bees inside flap their wings to create heat.

Beehives sit on the roof of Redeemer Lutheran Church.

A bucket of broken-up pieces of beehive is kept to use in the honey and wax processing by Charlie Koenen, executive director of Beevangelists at Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Beekeeper Charlie Koenen watches as Katie Boland dips a wick into beeswax to form a candle at Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Pastor Lisa Bates-Froiland dips a wick to start a new beeswax candle at Redeemer Lutheran Church.