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Old 09-10-2007, 04:17 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Mary Fisher Mary Fisher is offline
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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"Mary Fisher" writes:
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| The melting point of beeswax is c70C. Mice aren't interested, not that
we
| have any as far as I know. If we have they're finding nutrition
somewhere
| else.

Mice certainly do eat beeswax, but I don't know under what circumstances.


They will eat comb, either in or outside a hive. It's easy to bite and
usually contains somethiing nice - honey, pollen or larvae.

Great chunks of solid wax - from 1 to 60 lbs are not as easy :-)

Mary