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FAQs
What is the primary cause of dark honeycomb?The left behind layers of pupal cocoons and trapped feces in the bottom of the wax cells contribute to dark honeycomb.
What is the black part of comb in my hive?The area of black honeycomb in your hive is most likely the brood nest. In this region, the colony is raising young and experiencing a high level of activity.
Bees do like the scent of dark comb. It is a good attractant to a swarm trap. I have found that given a choice, a queen bee often chooses new comb over old dark comb.
Can you eat dark honeycomb and dark capped honey?It should be safe to eat dark honeycomb that is dark in color only because of time in the hive. Personally, I would not consume black comb. Once the honey is extracted it should be okay. However, if you want to enjoy the fact that raw beeswax is edible pass up the dark comb, a lighter variety might taste better.
How long does it take comb to turn dark?The time required for beeswax to turn dark varies. Most beekeepers aim to replace their brood honeycomb every 4-5 years.
Will honey harvested from dark comb be darker in color?Not in general, but if a light variety of honey is stored in dark comb for a long time – some staining can occur.
Ornate Sofa Table Makeover
Hello amazing friends!! I’m here today with a gorgeous sofa table I found at the thrift store. It’s a fantastic piece to show how to apply black wax!
Before I get to that, today is also Furniture Fixer Upper Day which means I am being joined by four of my favorite blogger friends who are also sharing furniture makeovers of their own! Be sure to check out their projects at the bottom!
This table was originally marked $28, but I had a full punch card that earned me an additional 20% off, so it was only $22!
What a steal…check out those gorgeous details!
It doesn’t look like it in the before photos, but it actually appeared kind of yellow.
I loved the way the glaze the played up the details though, so I decided to do a similar finish using wax.
After giving the whole thing a good cleaning with White Lightning, I gave the table two coats of Sea Glass:
I painted my neighbor’s bedroom furniture in this lovely color earlier this year.
It took just over half of an 8oz jar of Sea Glass to paint this table with two coats:
Next, I gathered my both my black wax and my clear wax, a clean cloth, and my wax brush…
What I love about Dixie Belle’s wax is that it has hardly any smell to it, it is water-based, and it’s available in two sizes, 10 oz and a smaller, 4oz. It’s the perfect size if you don’t use wax often.
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.