Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 at a farmers market i did in the mountains yesterday. he has 4 kinds of honey, clover, cats claw (a drak rich and creamy honey), dandelion (a light honey, not so sweet, if you can say that about honey and honeydew (which is another dark and unique tasting honey). it was $4.00 for a 1 lb jar and $7.00 for a 2 lb jar. i got a 1 lb jar each of the cat's claw and honeydew. i never tasted a honey like either of those and i'm one of those honey freaks in the world i can ceratinly pick up a jar from him if anyone wants any. also, he told me i can get the beeswax from him - no matter what quantity for $4.00 a lb - with impurities in it - y'know hive stuff, like bees and comb, etc.... (he told me the removal process), or $5.00 a lb. with the impurities removed. he is local, so i won't have to pay for shipping to me, just shipping to you - YAY!!!! but lois and i still have to talk to another local bee keeper soon (its that time of year) and we'll see what his offerings are. i just wanted to keep y'all posted. *smile* chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 Chris, Put me down for two of the 2 lb jars of the honeydew honey - my goal this autumn is to make honey wine. I'd also be interested in cosmetic grade bee's wax. Kate - Ziggy the_oil_co-op Monday, September 04, 2000 5:57 PM [the_oil_co-op] i spoke to one local bee guy..... at a farmers market i did in the mountains yesterday.he has 4 kinds of honey, clover, cats claw (a drak rich and creamy honey), dandelion (a light honey, not so sweet, if you can say that about honey and honeydew (which is another dark and unique tasting honey). it was $4.00 for a 1 lb jar and $7.00 for a 2 lb jar.i got a 1 lb jar each of the cat's claw and honeydew. i never tasted a honey like either of those and i'm one of those honey freaks in the world i can ceratinly pick up a jar from him if anyone wants any.also, he told me i can get the beeswax from him - no matter what quantity for $4.00 a lb - with impurities in it - y'know hive stuff, like bees and comb, etc.... (he told me the removal process), or $5.00 a lb. with the impurities removed. he is local, so i won't have to pay for shipping to me, just shipping to you - YAY!!!!but lois and i still have to talk to another local bee keeper soon (its that time of year) and we'll see what his offerings are.i just wanted to keep y'all posted.*smile*chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 i'll contact him via e-mail and see whan i can meet up with him again to get the hooney, he lives in ward. he told me the wax would be about 3 weeks from now if i was interested. so you want the beeswax without the dead bees and parts of the hive floating in it, huh? *LOL* how much are you thinking? i want to get an idea of what i should order. i want to stock up for the whole year - till next september if i can. *smile* chris the_oil_co-op , " Kate " <elementalchick> wrote: > Chris, > > Put me down for two of the 2 lb jars of the honeydew honey - my goal this autumn is to make honey wine. > > I'd also be interested in cosmetic grade bee's wax. > > Kate > - > Ziggy > the_oil_co-op > Monday, September 04, 2000 5:57 PM > [the_oil_co-op] i spoke to one local bee guy..... > > > > > My Groups | the_oil_co-op Main Page | Start a new group! > > > at a farmers market i did in the mountains yesterday. > he has 4 kinds of honey, clover, cats claw (a drak rich and creamy > honey), dandelion (a light honey, not so sweet, if you can say that > about honey and honeydew (which is another dark and unique tasting > honey). it was $4.00 for a 1 lb jar and $7.00 for a 2 lb jar. > i got a 1 lb jar each of the cat's claw and honeydew. i never tasted > a honey like either of those and i'm one of those honey freaks in the > world i can ceratinly pick up a jar from him if anyone wants any. > also, he told me i can get the beeswax from him - no matter what > quantity for $4.00 a lb - with impurities in it - y'know hive stuff, > like bees and comb, etc.... (he told me the removal process), or > $5.00 a lb. with the impurities removed. he is local, so i won't have > to pay for shipping to me, just shipping to you - YAY!!!! > but lois and i still have to talk to another local bee keeper soon > (its that time of year) and we'll see what his offerings are. > i just wanted to keep y'all posted. > *smile* > chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 I'm interested in honey and wax too. Either the regular, or the refined stuff. Whichever is easiest. If no one else is buying the regular, I don't mind paying another dollar a pound to clean it myself:) A rough estimate for me would be about two pounds of each honey, and about four to five pounds of refined wax, or eight of the regular. Dew Drop Blessings,Soseneda Si hoc legere scis ninium eruditionis habes.ICQ# 47264444MSN Messenger: SosenedaAIM: SosenedaA"Knowledge is power. Unless you forget where you put the adapter." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 I'm thinking 2 lbs on the bees wax, if it keeps well that is. If not, just one. Kate PS - you also mentioned someone had tins, right? My whole idea is to make lip balms and salves. Recipes are welcomed! - Ziggy the_oil_co-op Monday, September 04, 2000 6:41 PM [the_oil_co-op] Re: i spoke to one local bee guy..... i'll contact him via e-mail and see whan i can meet up with him again to get the hooney, he lives in ward. he told me the wax would be about 3 weeks from now if i was interested. so you want the beeswax without the dead bees and parts of the hive floating in it, huh? *LOL*how much are you thinking? i want to get an idea of what i should order. i want to stock up for the whole year - till next september if i can.*smile*christhe_oil_co-op , "Kate" <elementalchick> wrote:> Chris,> > Put me down for two of the 2 lb jars of the honeydew honey - my goal this autumn is to make honey wine.> > I'd also be interested in cosmetic grade bee's wax.> > Kate> - > Ziggy > the_oil_co-op > Monday, September 04, 2000 5:57 PM> [the_oil_co-op] i spoke to one local bee guy.....> > > > > My Groups | the_oil_co-op Main Page | Start a new group! > > > at a farmers market i did in the mountains yesterday.> he has 4 kinds of honey, clover, cats claw (a drak rich and creamy > honey), dandelion (a light honey, not so sweet, if you can say that > about honey and honeydew (which is another dark and unique tasting > honey). it was $4.00 for a 1 lb jar and $7.00 for a 2 lb jar.> i got a 1 lb jar each of the cat's claw and honeydew. i never tasted > a honey like either of those and i'm one of those honey freaks in the > world i can ceratinly pick up a jar from him if anyone wants any.> also, he told me i can get the beeswax from him - no matter what > quantity for $4.00 a lb - with impurities in it - y'know hive stuff, > like bees and comb, etc.... (he told me the removal process), or > $5.00 a lb. with the impurities removed. he is local, so i won't have > to pay for shipping to me, just shipping to you - YAY!!!!> but lois and i still have to talk to another local bee keeper soon > (its that time of year) and we'll see what his offerings are.> i just wanted to keep y'all posted.> *smile*> chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 I'm thinking 2 to 4 lb unrefined stuff (because it's cheaper LOL), so count me in for 3 lb, I'll update ya in a while - have to check my finaces and the number of things I want to do with the beeswax. the_oil_co-op , " Ziggy " <chrisziggy@i...> wrote: > at a farmers market i did in the mountains yesterday. > he has 4 kinds of honey, clover, cats claw (a drak rich and creamy > honey), dandelion (a light honey, not so sweet, if you can say that > about honey and honeydew (which is another dark and unique tasting > honey). it was $4.00 for a 1 lb jar and $7.00 for a 2 lb jar. > i got a 1 lb jar each of the cat's claw and honeydew. i never tasted > a honey like either of those and i'm one of those honey freaks in the > world i can ceratinly pick up a jar from him if anyone wants any. > also, he told me i can get the beeswax from him - no matter what > quantity for $4.00 a lb - with impurities in it - y'know hive stuff, > like bees and comb, etc.... (he told me the removal process), or > $5.00 a lb. with the impurities removed. he is local, so i won't have > to pay for shipping to me, just shipping to you - YAY!!!! > but lois and i still have to talk to another local bee keeper soon > (its that time of year) and we'll see what his offerings are. > i just wanted to keep y'all posted. > *smile* > chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 I want lots i prefer refined but hey i can do whatever. Heres a question! anyone have tips on how to break a big chunk of beeswax into meltable sizes? Grating seamed to be a joke my whole kitchen is waxed lol. Lets ee i tried 3 knives, 1 saw, hot knives, basically everything short of a chainsaw. Somone has got to know a easy way lol. After 1 hour of trying we managed to get enouph off for 2 small pillars LOL bte they turned out nice! by lots i mean like 10 plus lbs :-) sArah > [Original Message] > Ziggy <chrisziggy > <the_oil_co-op > > 9/4/2000 7:57:57 PM > [the_oil_co-op] i spoke to one local bee guy..... > > > My Groups | the_oil_co-op Main Page | Start a new group! > > > > at a farmers market i did in the mountains yesterday. > he has 4 kinds of honey, clover, cats claw (a drak rich and creamy > honey), dandelion (a light honey, not so sweet, if you can say that > about honey and honeydew (which is another dark and unique > tasting > honey). it was $4.00 for a 1 lb jar and $7.00 for a 2 lb jar. > i got a 1 lb jar each of the cat's claw and honeydew. i never tasted > > a honey like either of those and i'm one of those honey freaks in > the > world i can ceratinly pick up a jar from him if anyone wants any. > also, he told me i can get the beeswax from him - no matter what > quantity for $4.00 a lb - with impurities in it - y'know hive stuff, > > like bees and comb, etc.... (he told me the removal process), or > $5.00 a lb. with the impurities removed. he is local, so i won't > have > to pay for shipping to me, just shipping to you - YAY!!!! > but lois and i still have to talk to another local bee keeper soon > (its that time of year) and we'll see what his offerings are. > i just wanted to keep y'all posted. > *smile* > chris > > --- Sarah Ihle --- ihle --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 i will pass this one by - for now. i actually found quite a bit of beeswax stored away. i'm good for now. thanks. andéa > ---------- > Ziggy > Reply the_oil_co-op > Monday, September 4, 2000 6:57 PM > the_oil_co-op > [the_oil_co-op] i spoke to one local bee guy..... > > > at a farmers market i did in the mountains yesterday. > he has 4 kinds of honey, clover, cats claw (a drak rich and creamy > honey), dandelion (a light honey, not so sweet, if you can say that > about honey and honeydew (which is another dark and unique tasting > honey). it was $4.00 for a 1 lb jar and $7.00 for a 2 lb jar. > i got a 1 lb jar each of the cat's claw and honeydew. i never tasted > a honey like either of those and i'm one of those honey freaks in the > world i can ceratinly pick up a jar from him if anyone wants any. > also, he told me i can get the beeswax from him - no matter what > quantity for $4.00 a lb - with impurities in it - y'know hive stuff, > like bees and comb, etc.... (he told me the removal process), or > $5.00 a lb. with the impurities removed. he is local, so i won't have > to pay for shipping to me, just shipping to you - YAY!!!! > but lois and i still have to talk to another local bee keeper soon > (its that time of year) and we'll see what his offerings are. > i just wanted to keep y'all posted. > *smile* > chris > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 <<Heres a question!anyone have tips on how to break a big chunk of beeswax into meltablesizes? Grating seamed to be a joke my whole kitchen is waxed lol. Lets seeI tried 3 knives, 1 saw, hot knives, basically everything short of achainsaw. Someone has got to know a easy way lol. After 1 hour of trying wemanaged to get enough off for 2 small pillars LOL but they turned out nice!>> The best thing that has worked for me is to use an ice pick. I heat up the ice pick in hot water, and poke lines of holes like perforations around where I want to break off. It goes easier if I do small chunks. Then from there I can usually break through the piece. Sometimes it takes some extra holes in places. But this seems to work better than a hot knife. It goes a little quicker too. As for getting wax everywhere, cover your counter in foil or even big cookie sheets. When you are all done you can put them in a cooling oven and it will remelt the wax together into a usable chunk you can save. I like foil, because I can put it in the oven for about ten minutes, and then roll the warm wax off the foil into a tube. Then I can just slices off chunks of the tube when I need it. Dew Drop Blessings,Soseneda Si hoc legere scis ninium eruditionis habes.ICQ# 47264444MSN Messenger: SosenedaAIM: SosenedaA"Knowledge is power. Unless you forget where you put the adapter." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 Thank you thank you and thank you !! I really appreciate it. Sarah > [Original Message] > <leanashe > <the_oil_co-op > > 9/5/2000 2:59:35 PM > Re: [the_oil_co-op] i spoke to one local bee guy..... > > <<Heres a question! > anyone have tips on how to break a big chunk of beeswax into meltable > sizes? Grating seamed to be a joke my whole kitchen is waxed lol. Lets see > I tried 3 knives, 1 saw, hot knives, basically everything short of a > chainsaw. Someone has got to know a easy way lol. After 1 hour of trying we > managed to get enough off for 2 small pillars LOL but they turned out nice!>> > > The best thing that has worked for me is to use an ice pick. I heat up the ice pick in hot water, and poke lines of holes like perforations around where I want to break off. It goes easier if I do small chunks. Then from there I can usually break through the piece. Sometimes it takes some extra holes in places. But this seems to work better than a hot knife. It goes a little quicker too. As for getting wax everywhere, cover your counter in foil or even big cookie sheets. When you are all done you can put them in a cooling oven and it will remelt the wax together into a usable chunk you can save. I like foil, because I can put it in the oven for about ten minutes, and then roll the warm wax off the foil into a tube. Then I can just slices off chunks of the tube when I need it. > > Dew Drop Blessings, > Soseneda > > Si hoc legere scis ninium eruditionis habes. > ICQ# 47264444 > MSN Messenger: Soseneda > AIM: SosenedaA > " Knowledge is power. Unless you forget where you put the adapter. " > --- Sarah Ihle --- ihle --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2000 Report Share Posted September 7, 2000 The best way I have found to break any block wax is using a hammer and chisel. Lchalmers Sarah Ihle <ihlethe_oil_co-op <the_oil_co-op >Tuesday, September 05, 2000 1:05 PMRE: [the_oil_co-op] i spoke to one local bee guy..... I want lots i prefer refined but hey i can do whatever. Heres a question!anyone have tips on how to break a big chunk of beeswax into meltablesizes? Grating seamed to be a joke my whole kitchen is waxed lol. Lets eei tried 3 knives, 1 saw, hot knives, basically everything short of achainsaw. Somone has got to know a easy way lol. After 1 hour of trying wemanaged to get enouph off for 2 small pillars LOL bte they turned out nice!by lots i mean like 10 plus lbs:-)sArah> [Original Message]> Ziggy <chrisziggy> <the_oil_co-op >> 9/4/2000 7:57:57 PM> [the_oil_co-op] i spoke to one local bee guy.....>> > My Groups | the_oil_co-op Main Page | Start a new group!>> >> at a farmers market i did in the mountains yesterday.> he has 4 kinds of honey, clover, cats claw (a drak rich and creamy > honey), dandelion (a light honey, not so sweet, if you can say that > about honey and honeydew (which is another dark and unique> tasting > honey). it was $4.00 for a 1 lb jar and $7.00 for a 2 lb jar.> i got a 1 lb jar each of the cat's claw and honeydew. i never tasted>> a honey like either of those and i'm one of those honey freaks in> the > world i can ceratinly pick up a jar from him if anyone wants any.> also, he told me i can get the beeswax from him - no matter what > quantity for $4.00 a lb - with impurities in it - y'know hive stuff,>> like bees and comb, etc.... (he told me the removal process), or > $5.00 a lb. with the impurities removed. he is local, so i won't> have > to pay for shipping to me, just shipping to you - YAY!!!!> but lois and i still have to talk to another local bee keeper soon > (its that time of year) and we'll see what his offerings are.> i just wanted to keep y'all posted.> *smile*> chris> > --- Sarah Ihle--- ihle--- EarthLink: It's your Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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