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Subject: Vs:      Re: [BEE-L] Cleaning dirty wax
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:03:07 +0200

>   A one-ounce bar of beeswax went into a small foil-lined plastic tub covered the top with clear Saran-Wrap and was left in the sun for about 4 weeks in northeast Ohio. 

My vax gets easily more white in sun. I see it regulary from burr comb peaces that are accidentaly left in the ground on the beeyard. Most likely your Saran-Wrap cut the UV radiation away and therefore you coud see no effect. Try next time without it.

Ari Seppälä

Finland

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