Removing beeswax marks from wood

[Anthony Appleyard]

Watching some of the "catching stray honeybee nests" beekeeping videos on Youtube will show examples of the wax marks left on wood where bees have made and attached wax honeycomb and a beekeeper has removed it. How can such wax marks be removed?

 

[Ian123]

Watching some of the "catching stray honeybee nests" beekeeping videos on Youtube will show examples of the wax marks left on wood where bees have made and attached wax honeycomb and a beekeeper has removed it. How can such wax marks be removed?

Heat and scrape there mainly in hidden areas/cavities why would you want to remove the marks.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

why would you want to remove the marks.

well, it could be an issue if a swarm settled in to your Chippendale escretoire

 

[madasafish]

well, it could be an issue if a swarm settled in to your Chippendale escretoire

Mine is up for sale:
https://www.1stdibs.co.uk/furniture...zgO0J1DhJcfA6GPukuxoCklwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Erichalfbee]

Watching some of the "catching stray honeybee nests" beekeeping videos on Youtube will show examples of the wax marks left on wood where bees have made and attached wax honeycomb and a beekeeper has removed it. How can such wax marks be removed?

Anthony, you do ask the strangest of questions. Do you have too much time on your hands?
Sometimes I wonder what you are really doing here

 

[Erichalfbee]

Mine is up for sale:
https://www.1stdibs.co.uk/furniture...zgO0J1DhJcfA6GPukuxoCklwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I see you’ve taken the wax marks off it rather well.

 

[For want of a better word]

Anthony, you do ask the strangest of questions. Do you have too much time on your hands?
Sometimes I wonder what you are really doing here

Only thing with time on its hands at our place is me Grandfather's clock!

Chons da

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I see you’ve taken the wax marks off it rather well.

Mr Sheen gets umpteen things clean

Only thing with time on its hands at our place is me Grandfather's clock!

Chons da

Your grandfather's what!!?

 

[For want of a better word]

Mr Sheen gets umpteen things clean



Your grandfather's what!!?

Jenks..... you really should get back to sea!

Diolch

 

[oliver90owner]

Watching some of the "catching stray honeybee nests" beekeeping videos on Youtube will show examples of the wax marks left on wood where bees have made and attached wax honeycomb and a beekeeper has removed it. How can such wax marks be removed?

And how many days had gone by before a swarm decides to build comb in situ, rather than occupy a new home? It doesn’t happen very often and usually only in poor weather.

If it’s already polished, what is the problem? If it’s not polished, polish the whole lot (with beeswax polish, of course)!

Do give us at least one example where discolouration might have been a nuisance.

 

[Popparand]

well, it could be an issue if a swarm settled in to your Chippendale escretoire

Do you mean escritoire or excretoire - more than an issue in our house if the latter

 

[For want of a better word]

Do you mean escritoire or excretoire - more than an issue in our house if the latter

Winter posts are always somewhat.... interesting!

Shame some lack any sense of humour!!