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Re: Organic wax
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T & M Weatherhead <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 5 Oct 2003 09:48:05 +1000
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> Perhaps, with the controversary surrounding organic honey, organic wax
would
> be the better product to produce, with organic honey taking a backseat to
> the money to be made from pure wax...?

As wax will "soak" up all and sundry in the atmosphere, I would think it
would be harder to produce "organic" beeswax.

Has anyone analysed beeswax lately to see what it contains?  With all the
chemicals being used in beekeeping, I wonder were all the "organic" beeswax
is going to come from.

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA

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