XPost: uk.d-i-y, sci.agriculture.beekeeping, alt.deposit   
   From: mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk   
      
   "kauhl-meersburg"  wrote in message   
   news:ekjn3d$mjc$00$1@news.t-online.com...   
   > hello,   
   >   
   > please don't believe all what people tell you   
   > inside beeswax there is never pollen,   
      
   There is, the bees make it into comb. Honey contains pollen and honey is   
   stored in the comb. Pollen is also stored in the comb. Pollen CAN be   
   filtered out of beeswax but it needs an incredibly fine filter, not   
   available to beekeepers. The smallest pollen grains are very, very tiny -   
   some even smaller than that :-)   
      
   > it's just the cleanest product, coming directly out of bees' glands,   
   > chewed and fixed   
   > your allergic reaction surely comes from poisoned wax, chemical treatment   
   > of the hive   
      
   That's possible but not all beekeepers use chemical treatments.   
      
   > look for a beekeeper who can garantee "virgin wax", visit him and have a   
   > look how he gets it   
      
   Even 'virgin' wax is bound to contain some pollen, it's everywhere in the   
   hive including on the bees' bodies.   
      
   > btw, do you know, it's not the pollen which is causing allergies, it's the   
   > aerial pollution dust particles, around which pollen is condensing   
      
   Not always true. But there might be something else causing irritation to the   
   player/poster's lips. Paraffin isn't necessarily a good substitute for   
   beeswax for a mouthpiece because it's slippier and doesn't stick like   
   beeswax does. The person who suggested using a moulded flexible moulding   
   proably has the best solution.   
      
   Mary   
      
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