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What to do With Your Old Brood Comb
Once the wax has reached the stage of being black comb, it is not good for many things (in my opinion). It is possible to whiten wax with chemicals.
But, a beginning beekeeper probably lacks the tools or chemicals necessary to bleach the wax – and some of us older ones just don’t want to.
If you melt down old comb, very little wax is actually produced and it may be very brown. And the process really stinks (literally).
But, there are some crafts where the color of beeswax is not very important.
Homemade fire starters are fun to make and give and the color of wax is not important. While you can use pigments to color wax, I do not think old dark comb is good for candle – especially if you want to truly enjoy the benefits of beeswax candles.
If you plan to use coloring agents for your wax project, you could use darker beeswax for projects such as making soy wax tarts or similar.
The best use I have found for this old dark honeycomb is to use it to attract bee swarms to my traps.
The scent present in this old wax is very attractive to scout bees. And if the frame is destroyed by wax moths – you really haven’t lost much.
Keep your bee colonies healthier and productive by giving them a couple of fresh frames to work when the comb in the hive is very dark.
How often to do so – varies depending on the opinion of the beekeeper. However, comb rotation every 4-5 years is a good average.
THe result
The result is way better than the yellowy color we started with!
This pretty coastal green is a perfect color to use with black wax!
Do you spy my girl in the background?
Always lounging nearby!
I love how the darker wax highlights the details:
My freinds are sharing makeovers of their own today as well!
This was from my Shop my own Garage Haul!
You can see any of these completed makeovers at the links below:
Repurposed Thrift Store Frames
Lowboy Makeover
Painting the Smalls #5
Entry Table Redo, Take Two
Queen Anne Table Makeover & Mirror too!
$5 Thrift Store Case Makeover
$5 Dressing Table Bench Makeover
Thrifted Metal Wall Decor Makeover and a Brand New Thrift shop Shakedown Video!
I’ll see y’all back here on Tuesday with this mirror my reader friend, Dianne gave me:
Supply List for Painting and Waxing a Wooden Table
This is a supply list for everything used in this project:
Vintage Claw Foot Table
This vintage claw foot table is pretty old and not in the best condition. I suppose that’s to be expected. Let’s take a good look at its original condition when it came to me.
It has great details for sure. Looks at those legs and feet!
And it’s mahogany, from the markings my guess is the 1920s or 1930s, but I could be wrong. I’m sure there is someone hating me right now for painting this beauty, but it really is in need of work. So I will do my best to make it pretty.
Black Honeycomb: What to do With it?
When visions of honeycomb dance through your mind, you likely think of bright golden sheets of wax – not black honeycomb. While new beeswax is actually white, it doesn’t stay that way for long. In fact, if left in your colony for many seasons, you will have very dark comb.
It is only natural that your fresh honeycomb would not stay light with all those little feet tramping about. But, it is not only foot traffic that darkens this natural white wax made by honey bees.
