beeswax price comparison

I am shopping to buy pure beeswax to make my own finish. The closest I got from a health store re-seller was $40.00 CAD for what they call a brick weighting 5 pounds. I am a little curious to find out how much others are paying for their beeswax.

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<marierdj
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I bought mine from a local bee keeper. I got a block (4 by 4) for 5 bucks. Check out your area to see if there are any.

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Will

I've bought a pound for $5 from someone at the Minneapolis farmers' market. They were basically a honey vender and seemed to view the wax as a sideline. Kind of the wrong time of year for farmers' markets, of course.

Mike Beede

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Mike Beede

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John DeBoo

I buy it from a local apiary for $4.00 a pound.

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Darrell Feltmate

Google beeswax for sale- - about $3 something for imported, $4 to $5 for domestic (honestly, take it from an old beekeeper - the bees can't tell the difference between imported and domestic!!).

Of course there are the folks that label it 'organic' and ask $7 or $8 a pound - - but since beeswax comes ONLY from bees - - I have yet to find an inorganic bee!

Don't pay a lot - - if you want it for a fine finish - get it filtered or you will have to filter it yourself prior to mixing - -that should be the only differentiator on price. Filtered is a light yellow in color - unfiltered will be brown.

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hwahl

wrote in news:cD3vh.6237$ snipped-for-privacy@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca:

$4.00US/lb. in three lb. blocks or $3.75US/lb. in 20 lb. blocks. Wax is pale yellow and cleaned. Price does not include shipping charges. Betterbee is located in upstate NY.

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Henry St.Pierre

Don't know where you live in NB but an apiary should be nearby. I wouldn't buy 'health food' quality if you can avoid it, too $$$. Check the yellow pages or maybe the police for bee removal services. They are usually bee keepers (like I was :). Retail woodturning suppliers also seem to believe bee's wax and gold are close enough to being the same thing to be similarly priced.

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Tom Storey

I wish to thanks everyone for their inputs. I have learned a lot about pricing and quality of beeswax.

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<marierdj

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