sticks and stones can break your bones but................
bee's wax ? bee's wax: a wax created and used by honeybees as the building material for constructing their nest. Young worker bees secrete beeswax from wax glands on the underside of their abdomen. The bees chew the wax and build the honeycomb from this chewed wax substance. The wax becomes hard when formed into the cell walls of the comb, but becomes soft and flexible when warmed above 100°F. The melting point of beeswax is around 145°F.
Pure beeswax that has not been coated with protein contaminants, such as larval tissues, etc., is very light-colored yellow, almost white, as illustrated here. Beeswax is useful for various applications, including candle-making, cosmetics, modeling, and furniture polish. The wax can be rendered by melting the honeycomb using boiling water, straining the wax to filter out any foreign particles, and cooling it.
mining my bee's wax now:
ouch, ouch....... ouch
