Beegiven Yellow Beeswax Pellets

Production Introduction

Beeswax (cera alba) is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis. The wax is formed into "scales" by eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal segments of worker bees, who discard it in or at the hive. The hive workers collect and use it to form cells for honey-storage and larval and pupal protection within the beehive. Chemically, beeswax consists mainly of esters of fatty acids and various long-chain alcohols

YELLOW BEESWAX:

Yellow beeswax is a natural wax taken from melting the walls of the honeycomb made by the honey bee by either draining and filtering or centrifuging. The wax is then melted with steam or hot water and activated carbon and/or diatomaceous earth, and aluminum or magnesium silicates can be added to

extract impurities to refine the wax. 

WHITE BEESWAX:

White beeswax is obtained from the honeycomb in the same way as yellow beeswax, however it’s then bleached for a more, pure white/clear type color. Mmm. Bleach. Tasty, eh? The bleaching process is done by using peroxides, sunlight (the best way), or bleaching earth. When beeswax is bleached with peroxides, activated carbon is added to remove peroxo chemicals from the beeswax.