contamined wax

[yolanda huang]

Hi,

As a somewhat new bee keeper, I just listened to Michael Bush, and did not realize that bees wax frames have contaminated wax.  I thought I was helping my bees by using bees wax.

Is there a way to verify uncontaminated was frames?

Thanks,

Yolanda

[Jerry Przybylski]

Wax purchased from beekeeper supply houses loops through the customer base back to the supplier picking up lipid soluble chemicals on every pass. 

Have a look at
at https://www.beesource.com/threads/dee-lusby.365427/
- among other things, these articles

• Recycling Beeswax: Part 1
• Recycling Beeswax: Part 2
• Recycling Beeswax: Part 3
• Recycling Beeswax – Epilogue: Part 4

Does anyone have recent data on wax analysis? 

If you find a recent paper, please share. 

Whether, and how much foraging bees bring back nectar with chemicals, I don’t know. 

Nectar is used to make wax, but I doubt chemicals get incorporated in that process. Wax can absorb lipid out of honey. 

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On May 23, 2026, at 8:43 AM, yolanda huang <yogre...@gmail.com> wrote:



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