Where to buy bees wax?

[Edwin]

Can anyone tell me where I can buy pure bees wax fer makin a patch lube?
Thanks

 

[paulvallandigham]

Check with any store locally that sells candlestick making supplies. Hobby shops, craft stores, some hardware and farm stores carry it for different purposes. YOu can order it from some of the on-line suppliers listed in the member services section at the top fo the index page. Always check with local beekeepers, as they often will sell it to you the cheapest. How to find them? Talk to the nurseries, and florists, or call you closest University or University Extension office. Your grocer can often give you the name of his supplier, or cooperative food warehouse, which in turn can tell you where they get their honey. YOur local IGA brand food stores are likely to carry honey that is produced locally, along with national brands. In the summer, check out the farmer's markets to see who is selling honey, and ask them about beeswax.

 

[rabjr]

http://www.beeswaxfrombeekeepers.com/bulkbeeswax.html

 

[d.thomson]

I had a hard time finding bees wax, I eventualy got it at a health food store . People use it for making there own face creams and sutch. Regards Fisher King.

 

[shmrck1]

Bavarian,
I get mine from[url] www.stakich.com[/url]. Runs
4.90 of less depending on ammount ordered and
shipping is included. Family run bussines out
of Michigan. Nice people to deal with.
snake-eyes

 

[Raynor]

E-Bay :thumbsup:

 

[Frank/Pa]

http://www.hiveharvest.com

 

[Edwin]

Thanks Snake Eyes. I just ordered 5 lbs from Stakich.

 

[RedFeather]

Don't know how long it keeps but, if you find you like it, I would buy a good bit up. There was a piece on the news recently about how many of the hives are being apparently abandoned. Some beekeepers have been put out of business. As this is probably the single biggest source of bee's wax, the price is bound to go up. Not a joke, either, as they were saying how many of our crops depend upon honey bees for pollination.

 

[Eric/WV]

"A.C. Moore" and "Michaels" are craft stores that carry beeswax blocks.

 

[shmrck1]

Bavarian,
I hope you will be as satisfied with
their products and service as I have been. Let me
know.
snake-eyes

 

[Twisted_1in66]

"A.C. Moore" and "Michaels" are craft stores that carry beeswax blocks.

Yes they do, as does Jo-ann's Fabrics. But at $12 per pound, that is really hard to take. If you need it this week instead of in the next half-hour, order it online for a far better price. Been there, done that.

Twisted_1in66 :thumbsup:

 

[[email protected]]

Let me just start out by saying, I'm sure it's not pure bee's wax, however, if you ever need a cheap source of wax, for say starting screws in a wood project, then purchase a toilet bowl sealing wax ring. Last time I bought one, it was around 79¢.

 

[Twisted_1in66]

Let me just start out by saying, I'm sure it's not pure bee's wax, however, if you ever need a cheap source of wax, for say starting screws in a wood project, then purchase a toilet bowl sealing wax ring. Last time I bought one, it was around 79¢.

Hi James,

Years ago that was a good cheap source of beeswax. Bought one ring and used it for fly tying for the next 15 years or so. However, they are no longer made of beeswax today, so don't use it to try to make Moose Snot or any other lube recipe that calls for beeswax. It still works good for starting screws in wood, or sealing toilets though!

Twisted_1in66 :thumbsup:

 

[Greenmtnboy]

I buy mine from a crazy old lady who has bees for three bucks a lb.
I would look locally for people who have hives, I found mine by putting an add in the classied section of my local paper.

 

[Edwin]

Heck, that's a good idea, I never thought about that.

 

[BryceHutton]

Do a bit of searchin' around your area and you will probably find a bee-keepers club or somethin' similar. I found that you will generally get the wax from the frames for nothing as it is pretty dirty stuff with dead bees and alike in the wax so you need to melt it down in a double-boiler and then try and strain the good stuff out.

 

[Sharp Shooter]

Scroll down to and go to lubes and cleaners.
[url] http://www.logcabinonline.com[/url]/

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Better get your beeswax now, the reports are that bee die offs are running up to 80%, and this is world wide, not just in the US.

Was just reading that they are leaning towards labeling cell phones as the culprit, supposedly the cell phone signals screws up their navigation systems and they can't find their way back to the hives.

 

[Walks with fire]

Trappers supply houses sell beeswax. It's pure beeswax and used for coating steel traps.