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    Beeswax supplier

    Is the Randy Rat guy that sold beeswax gone? Didn't see him in the vendors section. Not on here alot.

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    Don't know who that is but I recently bought some from member Pirate69, his stuff is prime quality.

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    Yes Randy Rat is the beeswax guy and as namsag says Pirate69 has sold some too. Put a WTB in S&S and see where that goes.
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    K thanks

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    Check your local classfieds like Craigslist or Facebook market. I have gotten bee wax for 5 bucks a pound from a local apiary.

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    I got my last beeswax from Pat Catan's craft store.
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    +1 on a local source, though I found mine by stopping at a roadside farm stand that had a sign up for honey and asked who their supplier was.

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    All you have to do is send a PM to RandyRat and ask him if he has any beeswax in current stock. He's great to deal with.

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    I get mine from a local bee keeper .
    Back in the stone age they had phone books and yellow pages , there were listings for
    Honey - Bee Keepers - Apiary Supplies - State and Local Beekeeping Associations , I got in touch with a local Bee Keeper and started buying beeswax from him . He sold it two ways , melted , filtered and clean wax or the dirty wax you had to melt , filter and clean ...
    I bought the dirty stuff once ...after that I let him do the filtering ... it didn't cost that much more .
    Buying local you can save on shipping and get a good source for Honey , cheaper than in the store !
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    I purchased mine from a local Omish store….

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    I second the WTB ad. There are a lot of guys on here with extra wax and many will sell it fairly when they notice your ad.
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    Thank y'all very much

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    +1 on Randy. I purchased from him in the past.

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    Randy good to deal with. The local farmer market here had seller of honey. Asked them about wax and the next week I got a big bag of scrap wax that I don’t mind cleaning for just couple dollars.
    For what I do with it, was well worth the cleaning time.
    Good clean wax from Randy is prolly the easiest way to go really.

    Mike

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    Randy’s beeswax still smells of honey. It will make your lube area smell heavenly. Love the stuff.
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    I just bought 5 lbs from Amazon for $20 delivered. I tried local sources but a pound was $25 at craft stores. I've never seen it at the local Amish places. I should ask tomorrow on my run for flower.

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    I got mine from hobby lobby it was a little pricey at 14.99 a pound. I've found one bee keeper who sells wax in a neighboring town but she seemed to think her wax was worth 8.00 an ounce so I'm still looking for more local bee keepers. Bees wax is great stuff with a lot of other uses besides bullet lube and candles and the good fresh stuff still smells like honey.

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    I get mine from my bees,I always have plenty if anyone is ever in need. I have 6 hives spread around the farm and a total 11 spread around Washington Co Md and Jefferson Co Wva.
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