Dry Wax...Help?

[AndersMNelson]

Hi, I've have a little problem.  I ordered a hive kit last summer and I've slowly been building it awaiting spring.  Since now everything has been okay, but today I noticed that the wax foundation is getting brittle and I can see the white crystals coming out.  Is there anyway I can remedy this?  I brought all my frames in from the garage to warm them up.  Will this help?

[newbee101]

Keeping it warm will help. The white stuff could be "bloom". A white powder that coats beeswax that has been sitting around. Try not to handle the foundation until it warms up.

[AndersMNelson]

Great.  Thanks for the tip.

[Finsky]

When you sink wire into wax with electrict, room temperature and wax shoud be  77 F (25C) so wax rest evenly on wires.

[Michael Bush]

>When you sink wire into wax with electrict, room temperature and wax shoud be 77 F (25C) so wax rest evenly on wires.

Or somewhere in that ballpark.  :)