What you'll learn
The wonderful properties of natural beeswax and why you should make beautiful beeswax products
Essential equipment, dress & location needed to make beeswax products
How to source, render and filter beeswax
How to make 10 simple beeswax product recipes to get you started
Requirements
No experience required - just an interest in using beautiful beeswax
Simple equipment is required - you will be shown on the course
Description
Beeswax is a wonderful wax produced by honey bees and is one of the most interesting products produced by nature.  You will love the colour and the beautiful natural scent of beeswax.  Although it may resemble other waxes, beeswax is entirely different in its chemistry and molecular characteristics.  Beeswax is also very stable and subject to deterioration by very few solvents.   Beeswax has great value as an ingredient to make value added products.  Beeswax is produced by worker bees after consuming nectar from flowers - the same source as honey.  Beeswax is therefore a further elaboration of honey itself!  In this way beeswax is directly linked to the natural environment.  You will be contributing to the natural environment by using this wax because you will be supporting beekeeping.  Bees and beekeeping are important to us humans as bees pollinate one third of the food that we eat!In this course you will learn how to render pure beeswax from combs.  You will also learn how to make 10 value added products from beeswax.  These products can be for home use of for sale.  You don't need to be a beekeeper to take this course - anyone with an interest in using beeswax can take the course.  In section 1 we will tell you where you can source pure beeswax.  Who knows you may come to love beeswax so much that you might even want to become a beekeeper and produce your own wax (if you are not a beekeeper already!). 
Who this course is for
Anyone interested in making their own beeswax products for pleasure or profit
Those who want to save money by making their own polishes, creams and cosmetics
Those who want to use only natural products and ingredients
Beekeepers who want to expand their knowledge on the use of bee products
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