recommendation wanted--beeswax source

[John S.]

Are there any beekeepers on the archive? Alternatively, what source do you use for beeswax sold by the pound? Thanks.

[Sevastian]

Pretty sure my Wife got some for me on Amazon.

[Cian of Storvik]

If you have a Michaels craft store, you can occasionally get the 50% off 1 single item coupon, and buy it there. They usually have clear/white and natural. The natural (yellowish tint) still has the smell of honey to it. Unless someone is gathering it locally, you probably won't find it much cheaper than that.

I think I actually threw away about 2 pounds of the natural stuff still in the wrapper a few months back when I moved because I figured I'd hadn't used it in several years and probably never would.
-Cian

[dragon's etchings]

www.swanscandles.com

The more you buy, the less it costs. I bought 10 pounds on Friday. I spent roughly $6.60 a pound, versus $15 a pound at Hobby Lobby.

[losthelm]

Ask your local brewers.
There are more local small scale apiaries all the time that will barter.
The other option is to organize a bulk order or talk with a local candle shop.
Ordering a hundred pounds gets you a better price.

[Thorgrimr]

I get mine at Pat Catan's.

[Hospitaller@Acre]

I maybe able to sell it for around $5 a pound plus shipping. If your interested I will what I can do.. p.m. me.

[Johann Lederer]

I got mine at a muzzle loader shoot. they were 5# cakes. I haven't bought any in quite a while...

[Haldan]

http://jas-townsend.com/product_info.php?products_id=73

[cgraber78]

http://www.candlewic.com/

watch for some of the decent sales they have... and by being able to buy in bulk, they sell 55 lb bags for about $260-ish (making it less than $5/lb)

[John S.]

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Hospitaller@Acre, I'm going to compare prices for a day or two, but keep an eye on your PM's. If your price is about the same as what I can get at a big chain, I'd rather support a small business.

[mattmaus]

Used to be toilet seals were beezwax....

[Cian of Storvik]

I think "used to be" seems to be the key element there. They are made of a heavy petroleum distilate with other "stuff" to make it sticky.
Some target shooting people those rings in a 50/50 mix with parrafin for ammo lube. Similar color, but no actual bees wax in the ones made in the past 20+ years.
-Cian

[mattmaus]

I think "used to be" seems to be the key element there. They are made of a heavy petroleum distilate with other "stuff" to make it sticky.
Some target shooting people those rings in a 50/50 mix with parrafin for ammo lube. Similar color, but no actual bees wax in the ones made in the past 20+ years.
-Cian

Good to know. Shame, because they're pretty cheap, pretty big, and WOULD have been a good source.