Mind Your Bees Wax (064)

Honey Bee Obscura Podcast · Mar 10, 2022 · 16m

So, what do you do with your old wax? For some of us, as little as possible, but for others, there's money to be made.

There are different kinds of wax based on a couple of factors, including how long it was in the hive and how it was used by the bees. Bees wax from the brood area tends to get dark fast, in a couple of years, it's nearly black from old cocoons, pollen, uneaten honey and the like.

In fact, after a couple of years those old combs will have enough dirt, grime, propolis and especially ag pesticides soaked up that they should be removed from the hive. But then what? Solar wax…