bjosephd
Drone Bee
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2014
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- Location
- North Somerset
- Hive Type
- Langstroth
- Number of Hives
- 3
Evening All!
Honey is made from nectar processed by bees. If they have processed sugar syrup fed to them then it is not honey and it is ‘illegal’ or ‘a lie’ at the very least.
Wax aparently is a more ‘expensive product’ (by weight) than honey, and is certainly expensive for the bees.. So what is the status of wax that has been made from predominantly syrup fed bees?
Do (could) commercial beeswax producers just feed syrup, spin it out, render the wax, and then refeed the bee processed spun out syrup, and repeat? Does the product have a ‘legal’ or ‘trades descriptions/standards’ status?
Is there a difference between syrup wax and nectar wax? Or is it basically the same because it is PRODUCED by the bees, NOT PROCESSED by the bees.
BJD
Honey is made from nectar processed by bees. If they have processed sugar syrup fed to them then it is not honey and it is ‘illegal’ or ‘a lie’ at the very least.
Wax aparently is a more ‘expensive product’ (by weight) than honey, and is certainly expensive for the bees.. So what is the status of wax that has been made from predominantly syrup fed bees?
Do (could) commercial beeswax producers just feed syrup, spin it out, render the wax, and then refeed the bee processed spun out syrup, and repeat? Does the product have a ‘legal’ or ‘trades descriptions/standards’ status?
Is there a difference between syrup wax and nectar wax? Or is it basically the same because it is PRODUCED by the bees, NOT PROCESSED by the bees.
BJD