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bhenders:
I'm assuming you have bees? I've been looking all over Lansing for some wax...
PEARL DRUMS:
WOW.....
stringstretcher:
No I don't have bees, but good friends that supply me with some to melt down and clean.
stringstretcher:
I took and mixed some pine pitch with some bees wax after finding a recipe for it on the net, and it is some great string making wax. The wax is still hard but has a stickiness that is just perfect for string making. I am loving this stuff.
Pearl, get all you can my friend.
And for anyone out there that can get bees wax, if you will get it, ship it to me, I will refine and clean it up and send half back to you for you self. So go looking for bees everyone.
JW_Halverson:
Someone just gave me an entire beehive, two bottom boxes with 9" frames, two hive supers with frames, queen excluder, bottom board, top board, etc.
I have to remember to call Animal Control, 911 Dispatch, and all the pest control companies and tell them I am prepared to run out and scoop up a bee swarm if they get a call. Nothing like a free hive and finding free bees to put in it. If the swarm proves to be some ornery bees, I can order a good Minnesota Hygenic queen, Italian queen, or Russian queen and squash the mean queen. Nothing like toppling a bad monarchy and replacing it with a hand picked sweetheart.
Bees are cool. Waaaay cool.
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