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Beeswax is a valuable commodity that can be used to make a
variety of products. It should not be thrown away.
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1. Hard body cream
2. Soft body cream
3. Clean wax
4. Emergency candle in tin
5. Candle
6. Furniture cream
7. Shoe polish
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Beeswax
products
from
Cameroon
Keep wax from comb harvested for honey separate from the
dark or old combs that have contained bee brood (the young
bee larvae before they hatch).
Clean
comb
Comb that has
been used
for brood
Clean comb from harvested honey makes the best wax.
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1: How to Harvest Beeswax (© Author Pam Gregory, who offers this as her gift to
beekeepers in developing countries)