Beeswax

[WittyUsername]

I’ve read a few bits about beeswax of late and it seems pretty good for everything.

Apparently it’s good for your skin (as a lip-balm especially), keeping knives and tools rust-free, bringing leather and wood to life, and even as a grease substitute for a squeaky hinge.

Is all of this true? Any I’ve missed? I’m going to get some to mess about with.

Cheers in advance.

 

[Jared]

Are you going to buy just beeswax, or buy it in candle form?

Was going to buy these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brubaker-Beeswax-Christmas-Candles-Pyramids/dp/B07K1RRGXR

But annoyingly £8 delivery from Germany, when all the other regular wax Brubaker candles ship from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brubaker-Christmas-Candles-Pyramids-Chimes/dp/B07K1JQ6CQ

 

[WittyUsername]

Are you going to buy just beeswax, or buy it in candle form?

Was going to buy these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brubaker-Beeswax-Christmas-Candles-Pyramids/dp/B07K1RRGXR

But annoyingly £8 delivery from Germany, when all the other regular wax Brubaker candles ship from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brubaker-Christmas-Candles-Pyramids-Chimes/dp/B07K1JQ6CQ

I was going to start with a small tin of it and see how good it is at all of those attributes, I suppose.

 

[slowworm]

Beeswax is very useful, as a beekeeper I've got lots to experiment with. It makes good candles, wood polish, leather proofer, bullet lube etc.

I'd see if you have a local beekeeper, perhaps at a local market, and see what they have for sale. For food grade uses such as lip balm I'd want wax from honeycomb rather than the darker brood. I'd also want a reliable source as some cheap imports may have other substances in.

 

[Falstaff]

@slowworm; Do you start with fresh wax sheet each time or put the comb back in? As a top bar beek I don't get a lot of wax, unless I cut a lot of bars out, which I never do. Honey production is not my aim, I just like keeping bees, and take only one or two bars out at most.