Located on a bee’s belly, wax glands produce beeswax which hardens into wax discs, weighing ca. 0,18-0,25 mg. The colour of beeswax depends on  what particular crop the bees are pollinating but is usually bright yellow or brown-yellow. It has a pleasant smell like honey. Though not water-soluble, beeswax is well soluble in organic solvents while some of its compounds are soluble in alcohol.

So far 290 different ingredients of beeswax have been found, however its complete structure has yet to be examined. It contains esters of saturated fatty acids, free fatty acids, aliphatic hydrocarbons, 4000 IE of vitamin A (per 100g), and numerous other ingredients. Beeswax has high electrical resistance and insulating quality