It's possible that [log in to unmask] is referring to "paraffin oil" rather than paraffin. The former is a thinned mixture which is used as a penetrating wood preservative. There would be very little of this remaining on the surface after application of one coat. In the States, at least, I believe most people understand paraffin to be the solid wax used to seal jelly jars, among other things. At room temperature it is a solid which appears much like candle wax. On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, James Fischer wrote: > [log in to unmask] asked: > > > Has anyone ever heard of putting paraffin on the end of top bars? > > Sounds like a mess. I would hesitate to introduce a foreign > substance into the hive on an ongoing basis. No telling what the > bees might do with it. > > As bees will remove wax from Plasticell in late summer, or scavenge > from drawn comb (seemingly at random), I would suspect that the > paraffin would also be "scavenged", and incorporated into wax for > cappings or other purposes. While this may be harmless, I wonder > how you would isolate the paraffin from the wax when rendering your > wax to recycle it. --------------- Richard Yarnell, SHAMBLES WORKSHOPS | No gimmick we try, no "scientific" Beavercreek, OR. Makers of fine | fix we attempt, will save our planet Wooden Canoes, The Stack(R) urban | until we reduce the population. Let's composter, Raw Honey | leave our kids a decent place to live.