beeswax price comparison

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.

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

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

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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$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.

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.

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