There are different opinions on its causes. About the formation of beeswax, various researchers have provided more than 30 opinions. One of them is the most authoritative: beeswax is formed by the contact of fat juice of conifers such as pine trees and maple trees buried deep underground with air, water, soil and other minerals in Eocene geological age. It has been tens of millions to hundreds of millions of years. There is no difference in physical and chemical composition between beeswax and amber, but it is named because of its "color like honey and light like wax". So many people count beeswax as a kind of amber.
Beeswax originated from Eocene in geology, and it was also the wild period of the earth. Not only did humans not appear, but even many animals did not appear later. It takes tens of millions of years to form, which adds countless magnificent colors and changes. The magical change of beeswax makes it almost identical, as if any beeswax in our hands is unique in the world. Its beauty and magic always give people some surprises.
At present, the resources of beeswax are increasingly scarce, especially the famous beeswax mineral deposits are almost exhausted, and most of the finished products left behind are no longer used by collectors.
Beeswax has always been a treasure for dignitaries to collect and play with. The reporter learned from Guangzhou Gold, Silver and Jewelry Chamber of Commerce that there are not many precious beeswax in Guangzhou market at present, and most of them are ordinary beeswax ranging from tens to hundreds of yuan. A person in charge of the Chamber of Commerce said that ordinary beeswax has no collection value and can only be used as an ornament. At least ten thousand yuan of beeswax is acceptable.
Thousands of dollars or even tens of thousands of dollars of beeswax, mostly yellow beeswax in the Baltic Sea and northern Europe. Generally only yellow, and even some are translucent. This kind of beeswax is about four or five million years old. This kind of beeswax is relatively cheap because it is relatively short in formation age, not completely petrified and soft in texture.
The really rare producing areas of beeswax are generally in Iran and Afghanistan, as well as Myanmar, Pakistan and Africa. Because of the different minerals buried in geology, beeswax from these areas has many colors. These rare beeswax were formed 40 million to 50 million years ago, even 1 100 million years ago, and the number is very rare.
The RMB has appreciated by 80% this year.
Rare products always attract the attention of investors and collectors. In recent years, the price of beeswax has increased by more than 30 percentage points every year. Since the beginning of this year, the increase has been even greater. From the beginning of the year to the middle of the year, it has appreciated by 80%.
If we want to talk about the beeswax collection industry in Guangzhou, we can't help but mention Hong Kong people Lan Jingyun. I'm afraid he was one of the first people in Guangzhou to do beeswax business. At the end of last century, when Lan Jingyun was doing crystal business, she was exposed to more advanced beeswax than crystal. The value of natural beeswax is much higher than that of crystal, and the profit is more abundant.
In 2003, Lan Jingyun rented a 6-square-meter shop in Hilton Shopping Mall in Sha Tin, Hong Kong at a monthly rent of over HK$ 30,000, which was taken care of by his wife. After half a year's operation, it has maintained an average monthly turnover of more than 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, with a cost of only 30,000 to 40,000 Hong Kong dollars and a net profit of178,000 Hong Kong dollars.
Lan Jingyun, who is very familiar with Guangzhou's consumption power, decided to enter the mainland again. At the beginning of 2004, he cooperated with friends, invested and opened the first domestic beeswax franchise store "Qingya Ancient Wax" in Guangzhou, and opened a branch in the Spring Festival the following year. The business of these two stores is surprisingly good.
Lan Jingyun admits that his beeswax shop business is so good for reasons: First, the quality of goods can be said to be the best in the city, and many collectors' goods are not as good as his own; Besides, he has a special sales skill. Usually when new goods come back, the clerk will inform the regular customers to look at the goods, even if the customers don't buy them. If customers don't have enough money to bring their favorite goods, the clerk will put them away and keep them for a few days.
Lan Jingyun said that if you don't have 2 million yuan to invest in a decent beeswax shop, you should not consider it. You don't need a lot of money just to open a shop. All the money is on the purchase. Try to buy good goods, because beeswax is a rare resource, which was formed in tens of millions of years. Few people buy it, and all the good goods have no buyers. Besides, beeswax is valuable. A Qing dynasty pendant was auctioned by Sotheby's auction house for more than 20 times.
The market is full of inferior goods and fakes.
Guangzhou Gold, Silver and Jewelry Chamber of Commerce said that the price of beeswax in China was seriously underestimated, which was quite different from that in other parts of Asia. The price of a string of similar quality beeswax in Hong Kong is two to three times that in the Mainland. The buyers who come to buy now are mainly collectors. "The price must have been rising, and there will be less and less beeswax for hundreds of millions of years. What I am most worried about now is the supply of goods. It is not easy to get good goods. "
It is reported that most of the beeswax products in Guangzhou now come from Iran, and customers need to order first-class beeswax in advance. A person who runs the beeswax business told the reporter, "The beeswax that customers bought from me can be returned at any time. I bought it at the original price. "
Insiders reminded that the varieties of beeswax in Guangzhou market are mixed, and many imitations cost several hundred yuan. In addition, beeswax does not have a clear standard for identifying natural man-made products like jadeite diamonds, which has also caused a large number of inferior goods and fakes to flood the market.
Therefore, investing in beeswax requires rich professional knowledge and unique vision.
How many kinds of beeswax are there?
Blue beeswax:
Smurfs: Beads should be uniform and pure, and the color changes with light and viewing angle, becoming multi-directional. Ordinary light droops like blue, welcome light looks like pink blue, and the surface irradiated by strong light turns purple, which is the so-called "red face effect". Laser Smurfs are famous for their blue and purple faces and clear quality. They are the best in beeswax. Their luster is clear and extraordinary, and the fire color is gorgeous and rich, which has the most visual impact. It is like a starry night, shining with jewels and reflecting the sky.
Red beeswax:
Cherry red water (or silk) wax: intoxicating cherry red water (or silk) wax, rich in color, passionate and bright as cherry fruit. If the charming rose blooms, it represents self-confidence and charm, adds elegant and magnificent temperament charm to the lady, and shows its elegance and nobility.
Green beeswax:
Green elf: High-quality green elf beads are rare and of high value. They are usually used as collectors' collections or hung in the halls of luxury houses to increase the beauty of space and the peaceful atmosphere. Beads are even in color, bright and bright, as bright as emeralds.
Planting beeswax in snow-capped mountains:
The varieties of snow mountain beeswax are better than those with deep color, high moisture, rich color layers and many flow lines. The water flow is changeable, straight and flat, like clouds and waterfalls, which is really a wonder of nature.
Colorless beeswax:
This kind of beeswax is transparent, colorless and pure. After tens of millions of years of sun and rain, cold and hot changes, nature is spotless, crystal clear and shining, which is incredible.
About price
From several yuan to one gram in 200 yuan and 300 yuan, as far as I know, most of the beeswax sold in China now belongs to low-value products, all of which are processed or dyed in the later stage.