Is $4-5 / lb a good price?? I found a local apiary that is willing to sell me either 100 lbs at $3/lb -OR- $4-5/lb for smaller quantities...
thoughts?
thoughts?
How much do you pay for beeswax?
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sweetcreekherbs
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That is a pretty good price.
Soapers Choice has it between $3.25 and $3.64 a lb. for 25 and 8 lb. boxes.
I remember paying $4 a pound locally at the farmer's market. $3 a pound for a hundred pound sounds nice.
Soapers Choice has it between $3.25 and $3.64 a lb. for 25 and 8 lb. boxes.
I remember paying $4 a pound locally at the farmer's market. $3 a pound for a hundred pound sounds nice.
sweetcreekherbs said:That is a pretty good price.
Soapers Choice has it between $3.25 and $3.64 a lb. for 25 and 8 lb. boxes.
I remember paying $4 a pound locally at the farmer's market. $3 a pound for a hundred pound sounds nice.
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Ill probably save the money in shipping then, most likely shipping an 8lb brick would cost more than buying it at 4-5 bucks a pound...no?donniej
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I get soapers choice yellow beeswax... $3.25 per pound. Shipping is reasonable but if I could get it for less locally, I'd probably buy the 100 pounds.
carebear said:
is the honey scent bad?? I kinda like it ... yanno the dark beeswax that is real natural looking.. havent seen samples yet, but they are a apiary (if thats how you spell it?) and produce honey products. They also said theyd love to carry any soaps/lotions/cremes/balms i made with their wax as well... so thats kinda cool
donniej
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I don't think you'd ever be able to get any of the honey scent to survive saponification. Even pure yellow beeswax candles don't seem to have much (if any) scent when burning.
Filtering beeswax doesn't seem too hard, with some fairly simple modified pot...
Filtering beeswax doesn't seem too hard, with some fairly simple modified pot...
donniej said:
lol macguyver time
sweetcreekherbs
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Yes, you will do great at $3 a pound and no shipping - what a deal. And, filtering beeswax is not so hard if you keep it rather warm. And, I think you may still get a honey scent when you make your lip balms, lotions, and other goodies. good find!!!
good find!!!BluebirdMama
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I get mine at 3.00 a lb at a local health food store near my house. It's a great deal, I think.
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