Selling at Conwy Honey Fair
Bee on eucryphia
Hive of bees with wild comb
Six blocks of beeswax
Large blocks of locally-produced beeswax
Small beeswax blocks ready for sale
Large beeswax blocks
We have compiled this list from visitors to the annual Conwy Honey Fair, Tues 13th September 2022.
- To strengthen button thread
- To stop shoe laces fraying
- To make furniture drawers open and close more easily
- To make wood saws cut freely
- To make screws drive into wood more easily
- Making lip balm
- In woodturning, to polish bowls
- To make furniture polish, mixing the beeswax with pure turpentine
- For tying fishing flies
- To waterproof and strengthen garden string
- To lubricate wet suit zips
- To seal didgeridoo mouthpieces
- To strengthen archery bow strings
- To lubricate muzzle-loading rifle bullets, mixing the beeswax with tallow
- To make candles
- To strengthen sail maker’s twine
- To make hand cream
- To strengthen sash window cords
- To finish pine picture frames
- ½ and ½ with paraffin wax for batik
- Encaustic art
- To wax dreadlocks
- To polish and preserve gunstocks
- To stiffen bagpipe drone cords
- To make beeswax food wraps
- To strengthen puppet strings and prevent tangling
- Beeswax food wraps
Do you know of any other uses? Please let us know!
Compiled by Peter McFadden
Updated June 2022
