Blog — beeswax

~detail: Beeswax is produced naturally from the activities of honeybees. A member of the Apidae family of bees,honeybees originated in Southeast Asia and now thrive in habitats across the globe. They produce honey from flower nectar as a food store, and keep it packed away in honeycomb nests made of six-sided cells. These honeycomb cells are composed of pure beeswax. Human use of this produce from honeybees extends back to prehistoric times, with honey being one of the few sweeteners available to prehistoric peoples, and beeswax among a limited repertoire of available materials for constructing tools and art. As with...