A friend, who keeps bees, owns a car wash, and reads this list once told me
the havoc the above activity caused his business...the wax doesn't dissolve,
go away or anything other than plug the drains. This goes for extractors and
other beekeeping equipment, including plastic frames. If you wash, wash them
at home and keep the mess where it belongs. This is no different than
keeping your bees to your self, and not sharing with neighbors when it comes
to flight patterns, water and other annoying habits they have.