Its origin is interesting: two to three weeks old bees produce it by eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal segments of worker bees, which discard it in or at the hive. The produced beeswax is completely translucent, but as the bees process (by chewing) it becomes white. It interacts with pollen-propolis to give us the later yellowish-brown color we know.
Pure wax has a melting point of 62-65 °C, but may be broken at temperatures below 20 °C.
Beeswax is used by bees in the construction of honeycomb and is produced from their own body secretions. When extracting the wax, beekeepers clean the honeycombs from contamination by thawing, mechanical filtration and settling. No chemical treatment required!
The utilization of beeswax is very wide:
- For candle making, which can be made by dipping, casting or waxing rolls. The beeswax candle does not drip and emits hardly visible smoke. Choosing a candle bow is very important!
- As a polishing, impregnating material for shoes and furniture care.
- It is an ingredient in creams, ointments, pastes, lotions and lipsticks in cosmetics and pharmacy.
- In home medicine, as a warm wrap for the treatment of coughs, colds, joint pains, muscle pains.
- For treatment of pruning surfaces of plants.
- Room fresheners, placed in blocks or burned as a candle.
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