I do something similar, I purchased one of those large stainless pots, boil/rake, rinse/repeat. I've been considering REALLY going overboard with cleaning the wax and building a solar wax melter, simple and inexpensive to make and the resulting wax is really nice... Now all I have to do is muster the motivation to actually build it hehehe
nice result, I like to put all my wax to be rendered in an old pillow case, melt it down in boiling water, pull the pillow case out and squeeze the last of the wax out. It would eliminate having to pour your slop into a bucket and making a mess..just my two cents!
i don't bother to clean it... it will just get gunked up the next time i use it. when i have the pot of hot water, wax and debris i have a pile of newspaper spread out and use the strainer to scoop and dump onto the newspaper until all the large debris is out. then i filter through cheesecloth into a bucket. I think this is the way the skinny bee man does his as well (Lil bits honeybees, is the channel i think)
wow gutsy move using the kitchen stove....lol. I use an old turkey fryer kit for large amounts of wax and an old crock pot for small amounts
Kitchen stove? I didn’t use no kitchen stove. Whachu talking bout?
I would like to get an old electric crock pot for the next stage.
I do something similar, I purchased one of those large stainless pots, boil/rake, rinse/repeat. I've been considering REALLY going overboard with cleaning the wax and building a solar wax melter, simple and inexpensive to make and the resulting wax is really nice... Now all I have to do is muster the motivation to actually build it hehehe
Yes people that have them love them.
nice result, I like to put all my wax to be rendered in an old pillow case, melt it down in boiling water, pull the pillow case out and squeeze the last of the wax out. It would eliminate having to pour your slop into a bucket and making a mess..just my two cents!
That is brilliant. Consider that idea stolen for next time!
Wax is gold :)
I was going with honey being gold but wax is silver lol!
i use a heavier strainer from a restaurant supply store and scoop out the bulk of the cocoons from the pot before pouring
Do you clean and reuse the strainer?
i don't bother to clean it... it will just get gunked up the next time i use it. when i have the pot of hot water, wax and debris i have a pile of newspaper spread out and use the strainer to scoop and dump onto the newspaper until all the large debris is out. then i filter through cheesecloth into a bucket. I think this is the way the skinny bee man does his as well (Lil bits honeybees, is the channel i think)
OK, great info. Thank you. I will check him out.
That's what she said... lmao.
Awesome video, I have yet to render wax. I just give it away to friends who make stuff with it.
I tried to say that quietly. Never know who you’ll offend!
Looks like chapstick and candles are on our radar.
Beekeeper ? Mayne a polock beekeeper 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Why in the F didnt you just TH-cam how to render wax
You tube? What is that?
Dumm
Don’t be so hard on yourself.