I wasn't sure where to post this...hope this is okay.
My uncle(in law) is a bee keeper. He sells his honey here locally. Today, I gave his daughter some of my soaps. And she immediately asked me if I used beeswax. I don't yet, although, I been researching it.
Honestly, I don't know if rendering is even the right term? I don't know what the "honey combs" or "capps" look like after you get all the honey out. And I haven't talked to my uncle about it yet. He's a snowbird and is in Texas right now. Won't be back until April or May.
I don't know how much trouble it is to get the wax. I watched some videos on utube. Doesn't seem to hard.
Mainly I want beeswax for lotion bars. But, I supposed I could use it in my soaps too. And maybe some lip balms......
I guess what I'm asking is...
If you get what's left of the wax after the bee keeper gets all his honey out....how hard is it to purify the wax so you can use it for other things.
My uncle(in law) is a bee keeper. He sells his honey here locally. Today, I gave his daughter some of my soaps. And she immediately asked me if I used beeswax. I don't yet, although, I been researching it.
Honestly, I don't know if rendering is even the right term? I don't know what the "honey combs" or "capps" look like after you get all the honey out. And I haven't talked to my uncle about it yet. He's a snowbird and is in Texas right now. Won't be back until April or May.
I don't know how much trouble it is to get the wax. I watched some videos on utube. Doesn't seem to hard.
Mainly I want beeswax for lotion bars. But, I supposed I could use it in my soaps too. And maybe some lip balms......
I guess what I'm asking is...
If you get what's left of the wax after the bee keeper gets all his honey out....how hard is it to purify the wax so you can use it for other things.