Wax Dipping

PRICING RANGES FROM $3 to $5 plus tax, DEPENDING ON EQUIPMENT. 

Next Wax dip date (weather dependent) is June 17. Drop any equipment off anytime before then as we'll dip that afternoon and evening. 

NEW EQUIPMENT DIPPED

We offer wax dipping services at our Carlisle, PA location for your assembled new (untreated, unpainted or stained, and unused) bee equipment, such as bottom boards, hive bodies, and wooden lids (no plastic components, screened bottom boards, inner covers, particle board, plywood, or flow hives with plastic parts–solid wood only). We wax dip (open to anyone), typically Spring through September. Since 2024, we switched to 100% microcrystalline wax, meaning no filler or carcinogenic waxes (such as a paraffin blend) are used.

We use microcrystalline wax, heated to 300-325 degrees for dipping the new woodenware.

If you drop off equipment, EVERY piece of equipment needs to be labeled with your name, and you must leave a message, note, text, or email with what you dropped off and your phone number, so we can reach you when it is finished. A permanent marker or even pencil will work just fine for marking boxes. You are welcome to leave them here for a few days even, if you can’t pick them up right away.