Hive of bees with wild comb
Large beeswax blocks
Bee on eucryphia
Small beeswax blocks ready for sale
Selling at Conwy Honey Fair
Six blocks of beeswax
Large blocks of locally-produced beeswax
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