Weight of bee wax to honey

[Jim134]

Does a qt. of honey and a qt. of bees wax weight the same  :?




    BEE HAPPY Jim 134  :)

[luvin honey]

http://www.ehow.com/about_4586969_what-beeswax-used.html

"However, in developing nations beekeepers mostly use traditional hives, which produce beeswax at 10 to 15 percent of the weight of the honey."


This isn't super precise, but I hope it helps...

[FRAMEshift]

Does a qt. of honey and a qt. of bees wax weight the same  :?

No, honey is much denser than wax, so for equal volumes, the honey will weigh more than the wax. 

[Ollie]

Does a qt. of honey and a qt. of bees wax weight the same  :?




    BEE HAPPY Jim 134  :)

Well a pound of honey weighs the same as a pound of wax.
Just tried it on my soap scale. :-D

[Michael Bush]

>Does a qt. of honey and a qt. of bees wax weight the same

A quart of honey weighs 48 ounces.
A quart of beeswax weighs about 31 ounces

Of course a pound (avoirdupois) of beeswax does weigh exactly the same as a pound (avoirdupois) of honey... but more than a pound (troy) of gold...

1 pound (troy) of gold = 0.823 pounds (avoirdupois) of beeswax
or
1 pound (avoirdupois) of beeswax = 1.22 pounds (troy) of gold

Gold is always measured in troy... honey and beewax are always avoirdupois...

[Ollie]

 I was kidding !

[Wynoochee_newbee_guy]

Well what wieghs more apound of feathers or a pound of lead? They both weigh the same you are going to have way more feathers then lead just like you will have more wax then honey.

[FRAMEshift]

Well, a quart of water weighs 32 oz  so wax at 31 oz will float on water and honey at 48oz will sink.  Other things that float are ducks and witches. I know because I watched Life of Brian. :-D

[luvin honey]

Of course a lb of honey weighs the same as a lb of wax, but not necessarily a qt of honey versus a qt of wax...