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Offline mandoman

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Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« on: August 17, 2007, 03:15:14 PM »
 I was going to mix up my own black powder lube until I contacted some local beekeepers here in western pa. Some of them have lost up to 80-90% of their
colonies to some new disease ! Check out the prices now ! any good substitutes for the beeswax ? I'am surprised that more people on this thread are not discussing
this problem.

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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2007, 03:15:06 AM »
mandoman, there was a post about this in the gardening section a couple months ago. Seems that the bee keepers and scientists havn't figured out what's going on. I'm lucky enough to have enough bee's wax for casting for years to come. Sure hope that the scientists figure this out. -gypsyman
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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2007, 09:17:57 AM »
Well there is always Soy Wax.
Been using it for a few years now in my concoctions.
It hydrates better then B-Wax and you can get it in 50 pound bags for just a little over a $ 1.00 LB.
It makes a very good carrier for voodoo ingredients, and it mixes well.

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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2007, 03:43:23 PM »
Well there is always Soy Wax.
Been using it for a few years now in my concoctions.
It hydrates better then B-Wax and you can get it in 50 pound bags for just a little over a $ 1.00 LB.
It makes a very good carrier for voodoo ingredients, and it mixes well.

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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2007, 03:27:59 PM »
The cause of the bee colony deaths has been determined.  The treatment is simple, but somewhat expensive.  The solution is at hand.  Never fear.

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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2007, 03:29:39 AM »
Dan Chamberlain- I haven't read anything on why, or how the beekeepeers are going to cure this. Where can I find out about how this. I live a mile or so south of Lake Erie, and own alittle over 7 acre's. I've thought about putting up a couple of bee house's, but don't want to put up money and time building them, if the bee's are going to die off.  Thanks-gypsyman
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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2007, 02:10:14 AM »
NOt to start a conspiracy theory, but a friend of mine, close to the group put, in charge of finding a way to rid us of the killer bees, told me that there was a release of experimental parasites that target honey bees. Apparently, from what he said, they will attach to the bees and actually eat them from the inside out. But the downside is they will also destroy any domestic honey bees. I've noticed the honey bee numbers have dropped drastically, in Texas, since the late 1990's.

I don't know how accurate the information is that I was told, but I didn't see any reason for him to make up something like this. And I wouldn't put it past the gvt. to do this without informing the general public. 

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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2007, 11:56:41 AM »
I am a beekeeper and a member of my local Beekeeping chapter.

Dan Chamberlain, if you know what the cause is and what the cure is I'm sure there are LOTS of beekeepers here in NC that would like to know.

PM me if you like.

this is a serious problem and seems to go in 10 year cycles.

I have not lost any hives yet....

as a side note there is emergency government funding that has allocated to research "why" and "how" this CCD is affecting the national bee populace. THAT's how important this is....

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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2007, 04:32:22 PM »
Yea, if the bees all die, finding beeswax or another lube for bullet casting will be the last of our worries.

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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2007, 06:52:59 PM »
Just seen a report that they MIGHT have found out about CCD. Seems that they found trace sample's of a parasite in some of the hives. Their not sure if this is the total reason, but might be a contributing factor. Lets hope so! gypsyman
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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2007, 03:50:46 AM »
Today, 7 Sep, there was an article that scientists have found a clue for the bees dying off.  Seems they've isolated a virus in Australian bees that were imported to the States a few years back.  URL is: 

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/06/bee.disorder/index.html



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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2007, 06:46:58 AM »
I used to make lube with toilet bowl rings[used to seal toilet to pipes] I don't know if you can still get it

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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2007, 10:47:32 AM »
If you have a crafts store,with candle making,you'll find it.(beeswax)
But, you'll take a hit in the wallet.
Look for "beehandling" or like it,in the phone book.Might be less expensive.
At least,it's a start.
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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2007, 02:25:31 PM »
Go to a really old and I mean old hardware store. Bee's wax was used to lubricate and coat window sash cords (not mini blinds) to keep them from rotting and binding.  ;D
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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #15 on: October 08, 2007, 01:54:52 PM »
And now it seems as though we are losing the BUMBLEBEES also! >:(
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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2008, 12:34:51 PM »
Seems that all the trouble was with the Hybrid bees.   Native bees haven't been bothered with the problem.   Last I heard was that bees are making a tremendous comeback.  Lots of big swarms this year is a positive sign according to sources.
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Re: Beeswax,surprised no one is talking about the death of bees.
« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2008, 02:26:16 PM »
Recently talked to a local grass fed beef farmer, whose son is a bee keeper and I asked if he was worried about the bee die off's.  He said his son belonged to a bee keepers club and it was being discussed, but so far it's not a problem here in central Ky.  I guess I should hit up his son for some beeswax.  I had brought up a fair stash, when I moved from Fl.  I scored a quantity from Ebay a few years ago and still have some, but I guess it's time to start finding new sources.