| rdfs:comment | - Beeswax has applications in human food and flavoring, for example as a glazing agent. It is edible, in the sense of having similar negligible toxicity to plant waxes, and is approved for food use in the European Union. However, the wax monoesters in beeswax are poorly hydrolysed in the guts of humans and other mammals, so have insignificant nutritional value. Some birds, such as honeyguides, can digest beeswax.
- The Beeswax is an item in KQ5.
- Beeswax is a material that can be harvested from bees and other bee related things. It has many uses and can be stored in containers. It is needed to make candles.
- __NOWYSIWYG__ Beeswax is one of the 5 components needed to complete the building process of the beehive. You need 10 beeswax to complete a beehive.
- Beeswax is an ingredient for crafting recipes and can be melted into Melted Wax using a Forge with some Fuel. One Beeswax will melt into 8 Melted Wax. Beeswax blocks are usually found in packs of 1 up to 34 in many trees, except for Shorewood. They can be harvested without a Power Cell and can also be placed for decorative or even building means. Since R27 in January 2016 they can also be used in Blueprints. Still long as planted Queen Bees are fallow (displayed in red letters when looking at the Queen Bee placed in the world) they will not turn into Beeswax no matter what.
- It is reported in chemistry manuals that beeswax melts at a relatively low 62 °C (143.6 °F). Bees are found around the world, but given the different conditions in each location, the exact melting temperature may be somewhat variable. It is possible that this temperature can be used to measure whether water has been heated to a high enough temperature to make it safe to drink. There was some discussion of this in an interview with microbioligist Dr. Bob Metcalf here: TS: So you don’t think that, at this point, bees wax is safe enough to rely on? TS: I see.
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| abstract | - Beeswax has applications in human food and flavoring, for example as a glazing agent. It is edible, in the sense of having similar negligible toxicity to plant waxes, and is approved for food use in the European Union. However, the wax monoesters in beeswax are poorly hydrolysed in the guts of humans and other mammals, so have insignificant nutritional value. Some birds, such as honeyguides, can digest beeswax.
- The Beeswax is an item in KQ5.
- It is reported in chemistry manuals that beeswax melts at a relatively low 62 °C (143.6 °F). Bees are found around the world, but given the different conditions in each location, the exact melting temperature may be somewhat variable. It is possible that this temperature can be used to measure whether water has been heated to a high enough temperature to make it safe to drink. There was some discussion of this in an interview with microbioligist Dr. Bob Metcalf here: Tom Sponheim: I know that bees wax melts at about 62 °C (143.6 °F). Would you think that would be a safe indicator at this point? Robert Metcalf: It would. I have tried beeswax. I don’t have my data right here but sometimes I have found it variable … the temperatures. And, if anything, I think on the safe side, it melts higher than that. Waxes have stated temperatures at which they melt at, but they actually start changing phase in a range of temperatures. I am really looking for a good wax that melts at around 62 - 63 °C (143.6 - 145.4 °F). That would be really good. TS: So you don’t think that, at this point, bees wax is safe enough to rely on? RM: I have run those tests with beeswax and I don’t have the data with me… TS: Maybe we can talk about that at another time. Because it would be nice if there were some wax that occurred everywhere in the world that could easily be gotten to by people and they could make their own thermometers. RM: That is correct. And when I have actually run those experiments, I have put beeswax into WAPIs, made the water pasteurization indicators and put those in there. As I recall, the temperature is much higher than 62 °C (143.6 °F) that it melts at. TS: I see. RM: And so, when waxes are given temperatures (in the literature) you really have to try it out and see if it is going to be melting at that temperature. But I agree that that is something that needs some further work … the beeswax. We have also found that mixing a small amount of carnauba wax with the beeswax (~1:5 ratio) raises the melting temperature of the beeswax to 70 - 75 °C (158 - 167 °F). Carnauba wax is a product of Brazil and can be bought in the US at woodworking supply stores. Initial testing has shown that the melting point of this carnauba/beeswax mixture remains the same after repeated re-melting (up to ten times tested).
- Beeswax is a material that can be harvested from bees and other bee related things. It has many uses and can be stored in containers. It is needed to make candles.
- Beeswax is an ingredient for crafting recipes and can be melted into Melted Wax using a Forge with some Fuel. One Beeswax will melt into 8 Melted Wax. Beeswax blocks are usually found in packs of 1 up to 34 in many trees, except for Shorewood. They can be harvested without a Power Cell and can also be placed for decorative or even building means. Since R27 in January 2016 they can also be used in Blueprints. This natural wax will grow more and more over time in tree leaves, starting with Queen Bees that spawn and turn into Beeswax within ca. 3,5 (real-time) hours, no matter if player-characters are online or offline. Beeswax can be grown from Queen Bees that will occasionally be an additional harvest when taking Beeswax, and sometimes can be found after having spawned on trees/leaves in environments where Beeswax cannot grow from it (like in hot parts of Savannahs). Queen Bees can be planted on any kind of Wood or Leaves except for Shorewood, Shorewood Leaves, Dark Wildwood Leaves, Logs and corrupted blocks. Currently (as of R27 in January 2016) you don't need more than 1 block any more to plant Queen Bees on to successfully make Beeswax grow. Still long as planted Queen Bees are fallow (displayed in red letters when looking at the Queen Bee placed in the world) they will not turn into Beeswax no matter what. If Queen Bees stay fallow after being planted, the environment is currently not fitting to grow Beeswax there. Most often the temperature is too hot there, but Queen Bees will also not grow in too cold climates, on altitudes too high (even if heated up), in Swamplands or areas close to Swamplands (respectively too much Bog Water) - or sometimes for no apparent reason at all, which might be or might not be a bug and can actually sometimes change after another new update. Beeswax will not change in any way if you throw Fire Bombs or other explosives at it.
- __NOWYSIWYG__ Beeswax is one of the 5 components needed to complete the building process of the beehive. You need 10 beeswax to complete a beehive.
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