TABLE OF CONTENTS THE WAX CANDLE MAKING BALMS AND BAR SALVES,CREAM,AND SCRUBS SOAP HOME PRODUCTS BEESWAX ART INGREDIENTS GUIDE CHAPTER 1 THE WAX Most beekeepers have a love–hate relationship with beeswax.When they need it, it is usuallynot there, or at least not in theform needed, such as beeswaxfoundation. When they have it, itrequires quite a bit of processingto make it useable, so it is oftenset aside to be handled “later.”The production of wax alsoremoves honey from the hivefood stores in order to feed wax-producing bees, effectively reducing the amount of honey yield, so tomaximize honey production, beekeepers try to keep as much comb inthe hive as possible. Beekeepers traditionally process their wax eitherduring honey extraction or during the winter and early spring months when the other beekeeping maintenance is complete.