cleaning Bees wax ?????

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Does any one know how to clean bees wax??

I want to use it in salves and balms, but it is kind of greeny brown

color and it was given to me , so I would like to use it instead of it

going to waste.

 

TIA Bev

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Bev,

 

You can melt it, then strain through cheesecloth. HTH

 

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Does any one know how to clean bees wax??I want to use it in salves and balms, but it is kind of greeny brown color and it was given to me , so I would like to use it instead of it going to waste.TIA BevLike a quilt, grace wraps us in comfort allowing us to daily rest in the goodness of the Lord. ~Roy Lessin Donna H in OR http://community.webshots.com/user/dohernandez2000 Researching the family name Monfette PUNISH THE DEED, NOT THE BREED (Responsible pitbull owner)

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my mom use to use orange oil.b_raznoff <b_raznoff wrote:

Does any one know how to clean bees wax??I want to use it in salves and balms, but it is kind of greeny brown color and it was given to me , so I would like to use it instead of it going to waste.TIA Bev

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Osiyo Bev!

 

No such thing as cleaning beeswax that I know of. Too much heat will discolor the beeswax and make it hard and brittle.

The dark color is the propolis mixed with the beeswax which is a translucent color. Beeswax color varies from light yellowish-white to brownish depending on purity and also the type of flowers gathered by the bees.

 

PropolisDuring the last part of their lives, worker bees gather tree saps and mix them with bee secretions. The result is propolis, which they use to coat many surfaces in the hive. This propolis coating protects the hive from alien intrusion and infection and has many bacterial fighting properties. Propolis has been found to have beneficial properties for humans.

 

The Constituents of Propolis Chemically speaking, propolis is a very complex mixture. Its chemical elements vary according to its source. Colors range from golden brown to brownish green to reddish brown to blackish brown. A broad analysis reveals approximately 55 percent resinous compounds and balsam, 30 percent beeswax, 10 percent ethereal and aromatic oils, and 5 percent bee pollen. Many flavonols contribute to propolis. Other components include cinnamic acid, cinnamyl alcohol, vanillin, caffeic acid, tetochrysin, isalpinin, pinocembrin, chrysin, galangin, and ferulic acid.

 

Buying propolis is very expensive too (about $50/$60 a pound) so be happy it is there for you free.

 

My Dad and then I kept bees until I moved to the high Rockies. I have taken cheap ($10/#) bulk beeswax and then melted it down in a double boiler to pour into little paper condiment cups. To get it soft, while watching the temperature carefully, to make a salve or balm takes special care in adding the other ingredients .

 

Go to for more info: http://www.draperbee.com/info/propolis.htm

 

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<sugarrcookie> wrote:

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> my mom use to use orange oil.

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How????

 

TIA Bev

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<cherokeebo@s...> wrote:

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> Osiyo Bev!

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> No such thing as cleaning beeswax that I know of. Too much heat

will discolor the beeswax and make it hard and brittle.

> The dark color is the propolis mixed with the beeswax which is a

translucent color

 

At the local farmers market they are selling clean(light yellow wax)

for $2.00 a oz So I thought that what I was given needed cleaning.

 

So I made some Dandelion/grapeseed oil salve with the greeny brown

wax its a little dark , but I have used it and it works and smells

fine.

so I guess scince I do not see any bee parts in it I will just use

it as is. Thanks for the info.

 

Bev

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