Getting too close to a source of heat or being too expressive could make the wax crack. Be sure to think of the honey bees next time you use the wax-related phrases “saving face”, “cracking a smile”, and “mind your own beeswax”....
Story and Photos By Laura Tyler, Colorado –Beeswax comes in a range of colors, from lemon-yellow to warm, grizzly brown — depending on its age and what part of the colony you harvest it from. While wax from all areas of the hive is usable to a degree and there are many wonderfulb...
Story and Photos By Laura Tyler, Colorado –Beeswax comes in a range of colors, from lemon-yellow to warm, grizzly brown — depending on its age and what part of the colony you harvest it from. While wax from all areas of the hive is usable to a degree and there are many wonderfulb...
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NARRATOR: The worker bees fan the honeycomb to encourage the water to evaporate, and they add certain enzymes. To preserve the honeycomb, they seal it with beeswax. The pollen is not converted into honey. Instead it is taken to the bottom part of the beehive, the brood box. FELDKAMP: ...
Beeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees and discarded into their hives. When collected, beeswax was used as the first plastic, and it’s still used as a lubricant and waterproofing agent, polish for wood or leather and an ingredient in cosmetics, among many other uses. ...
In addition, honey is often used for burn treatment and wound care. Beeswax, propolis, and royal jelly have multiple uses and can be harvested from beehives too. Pollination From home gardens to the produce industry of the US, bees are essential to pollination. Any gardener will tell you tha...
Many people are most familiar with social bees because they can be more visible than solitary bees. Many social species produce substances that people use, like honey and beeswax, and people can see large groups of social bees feeding in orchards and gardens. But most bees aren't social --...
Anyone who has kept honey bees for more than about two weeks should be able to identify a honey bee by one forewing alone. With the exception of a bee with deformed wing virus, the forewing makes a honey bee drop-dead easy to identify. The forewing ofApisis distinctive and unique, an...
New beeswax is light yellow in color, mainly due to the presence of pollen, but over time it darkens to a golden yellow. Beeswax turns brown from contact with bees andpropolis. Beeswax is a remarkably stable substance that remains solid through a wide temperature range. It has a melting po...