Uses for beeswax

[Cindi]

Jody, you made a funnnnneeee!!!!  That made me laugh, have the best of this wonderful and great day, Cindi

[Michael Bush]

>Another use is for fluxing lead for casting your own bullets. Works really well

Yes it does.

[keeperofthebees]

Beeswax is always the best treatment for bowstrings (archery).  Also, I believe it's used as a rosin for the other kinds of bows (violin?).  The archery I know from personal experience.  The violin, not.
TE

I use beeswax for my bowstrings for my longbows as well. It's simply the best. And it is used, though not always, in violin rosin. Beeswax can be used for just about everything! :) It's almost as versatile as duct tape...  :-P

[tillie]

The three main ways I've used it so far are:

waxing quilting thread
making lip balm
making homemade hand lotion

I anticipate candles, lotion bars and possibly soap in my future - not to mention melting cut comb wax and honey onto biscuits!

An advantage of crush and strain is that the end of the season means more wax for the beekeeper!

Linda T in Atlanta with soft hands from my homemade lotion

[Brian D. Bray]

Fish hooks and knife blades tipped with beeswax stay sharper longer--they don't get dull in the box/drawer.

[CBEE]

As a side note to bullet casting flux, most people that shoot muzzle loading rifles in the traditional manner use beeswax for multiple purposes. From bullet patch lube to waterproofing and bunches of stuff inbetween. Find a traditional buckskinning club and you have a ready market for beeswax products