Hive of bees with wild comb
Small beeswax blocks ready for sale
Bee on eucryphia
Selling at Conwy Honey Fair
Six blocks of beeswax
Large beeswax blocks
We have compiled this list from visitors to the annual Conwy Honey Fair
- 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.
- In woodturning, to polish bowls.
- To make furniture polish, mixing the beeswax with pure turpentine.
- For tying fishing flies.
- To waterproof 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 (added Nov 2019).
- To make beeswax food wraps (added Nov 2019).
- To strengthen puppet strings and prevent tangling.
- to make beeswax food wraps (added Nov 2019)
Do you know of any other uses? Please let us know!
Compiled by Peter McFadden
Updated November 2019
