beeswax

[halo]

hi all,can anyone tell me where i can get some natural beeswax from,it's for leather work.

cheers,halo

 

[sparks]

hi halo

i just got some of ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Welsh-BEESWAX-16ounce-Woodturning-candles-polish_W0QQitemZ8268709027QQcategoryZ3089QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

adam

 

[halo]

cheers sparks,although i don't need that much really.


halo

 

[EdS]

for the best price contact your local beekeepers association - they sell of stuff from their hives at the end of the season.

http://www.bbka.org.uk/members.php

http://www.nottsbees.itgo.com/

http://www.mansfield.bees.itgo.com/

http://www.newark.bees.itgo.com/

http://www.nottingham.bees.itgo.com/

 

[bikething]

I bought a little stick of beeswax (It says it on it!) in a hardware shop in Ambleside - cost about £2 if i recall - Try in the woodworking / french polishing section of your local ironmongers

Steve

 

[P@ul]

Hi, Halo

I brought some several months back from this site, http://www.honeyshop.co.uk/honeyshop.html

I can't remember how long but its was with me in less than a week.

P@ul

 

[halo]

cheers p@ul,just ordered some,thanks for all the help guys :You_Rock_

 

[woodwalker]

robert dyas sells it for about 2 pounds in cubes

 

[leon-1]

You could also try Axminster they are pretty good and it's where I get mine from.

They also sell other bits which can be used for leather work and things of a bushcrafty nature like sharpening stones.

 

[Shing]

My local health food shop sells beeswax next to the honey

 

[Stew]

You could always keep bees then you woul have your own....

 

[EdS]

believe me it would be cheaper buying the wax than starting to keep bees. And the cann't half be funny sods as well.

 

[MartiniDave]

You can often find it at Craft or Country fairs, but it seems expensive to me. I used to know a bee keeper (sadly no longer with us) who willingly traded beeswax and honey for rabbits and woodpigeon for the pot.

Dave

 

[Stew]

believe me it would be cheaper buying the wax than starting to keep bees. And the cann't half be funny sods as well.

Do you keep them Ed? I've been intrigued by bee keeping for some years now.

 

[EdS]

I've only got a nucleus box that I've over wintered this year. I lost my bees (well the 1 hive I had going) at the back end of 2004/early 2005 - combination on veroa and cold damp spring.

Hopefully, this colony will be OK and I can split them later or find another wild swarm. I only keep 1 or 2 hives (most people keep more) as it is just for the fun of watching the bee more than the honey.

Most beekeeper association run beginers class - geat way to get a feel for it. They can usually point you in the direction of cheap gear.

 

[Stew]

Cool. I may give it a go sometime. Should be good for the plants as well a being interesting.