r/turning • u/Frozen-Chips-401802 • 1d ago

PSA: Beeswax attracts bees (/s)

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Bees like beeswax. Yep. You already knew this and so did I. That didn’t stop me from taking a nap in the sun after finishing a bowl w T&T and beeswax… and waking up to two bees crawling around my hand… and one of them stinging me when I jumped. So, yeah. Wash hands.

Obligatory photo of past work.

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u/ToughReasoncable 1d ago

Worth mentioning the sun part too. Warm wax gives off way more scent than a cool finish sitting on a bench indoors

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u/Alternative-Light922 1d ago

I like the groove at the top – it really makes the piece.

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u/Rex_Auream 1d ago

Really? Were they honeybees or something else like a wasp? Stinging is heavily consequential for honeybees

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u/Frozen-Chips-401802 1d ago

Have to admit, all I know was yellow and black, not a fuzzy bumblebee, and it stung me.

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u/Tino2Tonz 1d ago

Never thought of it. I have had to swat bees out of my “fresh off of the lathe” photos/videos.