[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":69},["ShallowReactive",2],{"ginko-navigation:wiki:en":3,"ginko-wiki-featured-paths:en":60,"ginko-page:wiki:/en/wiki/products/beeswax:en":61,"ginko-surround:wiki:/en/wiki/products/beeswax:en:collection":66},[4,25,40],{"title":5,"slug":6,"kind":7,"path":8,"children":9},"About Us","about-us","page","/en/wiki/about-us",[10,15,20],{"title":11,"slug":12,"kind":7,"path":13,"children":14},"Willkommen!","welcome","/en/wiki/about-us/welcome",[],{"title":16,"slug":17,"kind":7,"path":18,"children":19},"Wir stellen uns vor","introduction","/en/wiki/about-us/introduction",[],{"title":21,"slug":22,"kind":7,"path":23,"children":24},"Biodiversity","biodiversity","/en/wiki/about-us/biodiversity",[],{"title":26,"slug":27,"kind":7,"path":28,"children":29},"Products","products","/en/wiki/products",[30,35],{"title":31,"slug":32,"kind":7,"path":33,"children":34},"Honey","honey","/en/wiki/products/honey",[],{"title":36,"slug":37,"kind":7,"path":38,"children":39},"Beeswax","beeswax","/en/wiki/products/beeswax",[],{"title":41,"slug":42,"kind":7,"path":43,"children":44},"Review","review","/en/wiki/review",[45,50,55],{"title":46,"slug":47,"kind":7,"path":48,"children":49},"2025","year-2025","/en/wiki/review/year-2025",[],{"title":51,"slug":52,"kind":7,"path":53,"children":54},"2024","year-2024","/en/wiki/review/year-2024",[],{"title":56,"slug":57,"kind":7,"path":58,"children":59},"2018-2023","our-beginnings","/en/wiki/review/our-beginnings",[],{},{"id":62,"slug":37,"title":36,"body":63,"description":-1,"category":-1,"categoryLabel":-1,"categoryOrder":-1,"colocationFolderId":-1,"pageOrder":-1,"status":64,"updatedAt":65,"path":38},"k17b6wz2zg4xxdhpzta8b98kb981ekaf","::ginko-layout\n:::ginko-column\n:image{id=\"j9775021vs8bmxs1tqhe5a11s981mabs\" src=\"https://api.ginko-cms.com/api/storage/eb75a05e-bed0-4552-84fe-82faf5356be4\" alt=\"Honeybees on a brood comb with open and capped brood\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\"}\n:::\n:::ginko-column{size=\"lg\"}\nBeeswax is a natural, waxy substance produced by honeybees. It primarily serves as a building material for the combs in the beehive, where honey is stored and brood is raised. Its versatile properties make beeswax a valuable raw material in many areas of our daily lives.\n:::\n::\n\n## Uses\n\n::ginko-layout\n:::ginko-column\n:image{id=\"j97esf62hf13mjhbssynj58ga181nj92\" src=\"https://api.ginko-cms.com/api/storage/b8cb5f0d-9a89-47f5-91c1-5b560c448d52\" alt=\"Beeswax blocks for making natural cosmetics\" width=\"1218\" height=\"1080\"}\n:::\n:::ginko-column{size=\"lg\"}\n1.  **Cosmetics**: In creams, lip balms, and ointments\n2.  **Candle making**: For naturally scented, long-burning candles\n3.  **Wood care**: As a natural polish for furniture\n4.  **Food industry**: As a coating and releasing agent\n5.  **Medicine**: In ointments and as a carrier for medications\n6.  **Crafts**: For batik, encaustic painting, and other techniques\n7.  **Musical instruments**: For the care of wooden instruments\n8.  **Beekeeping**: For making foundation sheets for new honeycombs\n:::\n::\n\n::note{icon=\"i-ph-chat-centered-text-light\"}\n**Caution:** Although beeswax is natural, some people can be allergic to it. Always test new products with beeswax on a small patch of skin first.\n::\n## Production by Bees\n::ginko-layout\n:::ginko-column\n:image{id=\"j97fmswxspqb7n6jaaamyzgy7n81mavs\" src=\"https://api.ginko-cms.com/api/storage/7be2d7f8-a83f-4446-8ab6-31b9407bf63f\" alt=\"Bees on a honeycomb\" width=\"1618\" height=\"1080\"}\n:::\n:::ginko-column{size=\"lg\"}\n1.  **Wax production**: Young worker bees (12-18 days old) produce wax in special wax glands on the underside of their abdomen.\n2.  **Wax scales**: The liquid wax is secreted through small pores and solidifies into tiny scales.\n3.  **Processing**: The bees chew these scales and mix them with saliva, making the wax malleable.\n4.  **Comb construction**: With the malleable wax, the bees build the characteristic hexagonal cells of the combs.\n:::\n::\n\n::note{icon=\"i-ph-chat-centered-text-light\"}\n**Did you know?**\nBeeswax only melts at around 62-64°C. This makes it ideal for building stable combs that won't melt even on hot summer days!\n::\n## Extraction and Processing\n### Cappings Wax\n::ginko-layout\n:::ginko-column{size=\"lg\"}\nThis is the purest and highest-quality beeswax. It is collected during honey extraction when the wax cappings of the honey cells are removed. Since it is freshly built wax, it contains very few impurities and has a light, almost white color. Cappings wax is particularly suitable for:\n- Natural cosmetics and skincare products\n- Pharmaceutical applications\n- High-quality candles and crafts\n:::\n:::ginko-column\n:image{id=\"j97c5w3gp69r6gwhwm5v4drqws81nqbq\" src=\"https://api.ginko-cms.com/api/storage/46577d49-b163-4cfd-a024-67cc22553c38\" alt=\"During the honey harvest, the wax cappings are removed with a cappings fork\" width=\"1439\" height=\"1080\"}\n:::\n::\n### One-Year-Old Wax from the Honey Super\n::ginko-layout\n:::ginko-column{size=\"lg\"}\nThe combs from the upper parts of the beehive, where the honey is stored, yield medium-quality wax. This wax is:\n- Light to medium yellow in color\n- Largely free of brood and pollen residues\n- Ideal for making foundation sheets for new honeycombs\n- Suitable for most beekeeping purposes\n:::\n:::ginko-column\n:image{id=\"j9781f0sbj3mgpp17fkzkww96s81nckq\" src=\"https://api.ginko-cms.com/api/storage/7b551ffa-24af-481a-83a8-7462cabdc043\" alt=\"We use the one-year-old wax from the honeycombs to make our own foundation sheets\" width=\"1912\" height=\"1080\"}\n:::\n::\n\n::note{icon=\"i-ph-chat-centered-text-light\"}\n**Our Own Wax Cycle:**\nBeeswax has the property of accumulating and storing contaminants over many years. These include pesticides from agriculture, environmental toxins, and residues from medications, etc. These substances can not only harm the health of the bees but also transfer into the honey. To provide our bee colonies with optimal conditions and ensure the highest quality honey, we operate with a closed wax cycle. **We exclusively use our own, one-year-old wax to produce our foundation sheets.**\n::\n\n### Old Wax from the Brood Chamber\n::ginko-layout\n:::ginko-column{size=\"lg\"}\nIn the lower part of the beehive, where the brood is raised, the darkest and most contaminated combs are found. The wax obtained from this is:\n- Dark brown to black\n- Enriched with cocoons and brood residues\n- Suitable for candle making\n- Not usable for cosmetic or food purposes\n:::\n:::ginko-column\n:image{id=\"j979p9za206x6txb2mzmeyjxen81nryz\" src=\"https://api.ginko-cms.com/api/storage/f4824308-b2ff-4814-b0a2-d5f57e7e3ea9\" alt=\"Bees on a brood comb with colorful pollen cells\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\"}\n:::\n::\n\n### Processing Steps\n\n- Collecting and sorting the different qualities of wax\n- Gentle heating to 65-75°C for melting\n- Multiple filtering through progressively finer sieves or cloths\n- If necessary, additional cleaning through:\n    - Sedimentation in the molten wax\n    - Activated charcoal filtering for a lighter color\n    - Bleaching with sunlight (for special applications)\n- Pouring into block molds or direct further processing\n\n::note{icon=\"i-ph-chat-centered-text-light\"}\n**Ecological Significance:**\nBeeswax is a renewable resource, is completely biodegradable, and is a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based products like commercially available paraffin candles.\n::","published",1772007248454,{"prev":67,"next":68},{"title":31,"path":33},{"title":41,"path":43},1776862129315]