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Technical Facts About Beeswax

  • Stable chemical makeup that essentially remains
    constant over time           
  • Chemical formula: C15 H31 CO2 C30 H61            
  • Insoluable in water, density 0.95           
  • Becomes brittle below 18 C            
  • Becomes soft and pliable above 35 C to 40 C.            
  • Melting point 65 C (149 F, highest melting point of
    any known wax)            
  • Does not deteriorate over time (usable wax found
    in ancient tombs)          
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BEESWAX INFORMATION
  • Beeswax is produced when honeybees consume honey. It
    takes about 8 1/2 lbs of honey to produce one pound of
    beeswax.
  • Honeybees collect nectar from approximately two million
    flowers to make one pound of honey, so nectar is collected
    from 17 million flowers to make 8 1/2 pounds of honey to
    make one pound of beeswax!
  • Beeswax is secreted in the form of a scale about the size of
    a pinhead by worker bees that are 12 to 18 days old. The
    worker honeybee has eight wax secreting glands under its
    abdomen. It takes about 800,000 scales to make one pound
    of beeswax.
  • The bees wax scale when first secreted is tasteless,
    odorless, and almost colorless. Beeswax obtains its
    "natural" color of light to golden yellow due to propolis and
    pollen collected by the honeybees. The distinctive
    fragrance of bee wax is obtained from the propolis brought
    into the hive, and the storage of pollen and honey in the
    honeycomb.
  • Beeswax has a melting point between 146 and 149 degrees
    Farenheit.
  • Over time, bees wax will develop a whitish coating called
    bloom. This is the result of softer oils rising to the surface.  
  • Some uses of bees wax are: candle making, batik, fly tying,
    waxing wooden windows and drawers, quilting, cosmetics,
    furniture polish, leather boot conditioner, marble repair,
    and coating cookie sheets.
This is wax that has
been used multiple
sessions.
Apply a nice thick
coating at least 1-2mil.