ob Fassbinder has been in the honeybee business for over four decades. In the last five years, he started shipping 2,000 pounds of beeswax to a Vermont company that uses the wax to recreate a reusable alternative to plastic wrap, which Fassbinder proudly displays. (Chris DeBack photos)
Fassbinder's beeswax creates a buzz
By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com
The buzz of the honeybee can be heard quite loudly over the summer in rural Elgin.
Bob Fassbinder raises American honeybees at his home in rural Elgin. Many area residents have had the chance to taste the sweet nectar Fassbinder’s bees produce, and others may have helped process the honey as a summer job during high school.
Now in his 41st year in business, Fassbinder has found another use for a byproduct of the bee business: beeswax.
Bob has been turning the beeswax he collects from his bees into candles and other things for quite some time. However, five years ago he started shipping most of the wax to a Vermont-based business called Bee’s Wrap that uses his wax to make a reusable alternative to plastic wrap.
