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I haven't done anything with wax yet. My plan has been to melt it into toilet paper rolls to make wax "crayons" to apply wax to new frame foundations. I don't know where I saw that but its' something I've considered doing and probably will this winter.
I do like the idea of candles and lip balm maybe to sell some.
Yesterday I snuck off for a while and put in some version of candy boards....I just pressed wet sugar onto wax paper and let it dry. I didn't do any elevated moisture boxes or anything. I did have a couple that were too thick and the top didn't want to shut tight, so I had a little smashing to do.
I also had some thin foam core insulation boards that i cut in half and wrapped around the hives to help them a little with wintering.
I'm hopeful to keep these bees alive and healthy as I like what I have and am planning to do some splits in the spring if they make it.
that's the last task I really plan to do this winter other than I'll feed a little more sugar water if it warms up.
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