Separating, Melting, and Shaping Beeswax
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- How to separate beeswax from wax cappings. Learn the process to separate the beeswax from honey. Safely melt the wax. Shape it into bars for easy storage and convenient keeping.
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I've watched a few of these videos on separating beeswax from hive debris and this was the BEST one!!
Thanks! Appreciate the feedback.
I’m a young but just about to graduate and I’ve been interested in beekeeping for a while and just wanted to say your videos have been very entertaining and educational
Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate the kind words.
Just drained some honey from the wax. Going to try your process next. So well explained. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you coz I learned how to separate the honey 🍯 from the beeswax.
Nice interesting vid mate, thanks!
Very informative. Thank you
Great video!
Very good job😍👍🏻
great video
Bravo. Very useful
Super great video !
Hahahaha "spouse anger". Good husbandry.
Thanks so much👍👍👍
Nice video
Good one!
Very useful
Time to head to the thrift store.
Paint strainers weren't available so i got jam / juice / vinegar cloth. I think its a lot finer, is that a problem?
Also, my comb was found in the middle of a cut down cedar tree so its old and dirty. I've been breaking it up and washing it it. Want to filter out a lot of the impurities before heating, any tips?
Hi, great video - Thank you so much! Question: When you apply the wax to your cutting board - is it food safe and should I be concerned about any allergies it may course?
I have another video geared toward butcher block oil, which might answer more of your questions. th-cam.com/video/IF3mYznUX8k/w-d-xo.html
clear explain
What binding agent will be used in beeswax
Can you use this method for the actual comb?
Wow that's easy as
Come to realize that it's Sunday and the thrift stores are already closed, but managed to get a sweet double boiler and a crock pot for $20 off Facebook marketplace. Although because of my electric stove and glass top, I had to raise up the temp... flames from gas are always warmer then electric stoves. So far 25 mins in (latest temp increase was 5 mins ago and no melting yet, although at least I feel heat on the side of the pot . Give it a few more minutes to decide if I need to be in the "red zone"
When you washed the honey and impurities off the bottom of the melted wax did you use hot water or cold? Thanks
I used warm water. From what I remember it came off easily.
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Hi! How many oz of rendered wax do you get per frame? Approximately.
Thanks!
That would be a complete guess since I throw it all into a pile. I would guess 4 ounces on each frame, 2 ounces on each side of the frame.
What mould can be used?
Can we use steel mould?
Sure. Steel is ok. I used plastic because it can be easily popped out of the mold.
what is the liquid you used to lather the plastic tray before pouring the wax into it? thank you
I used vegetable oil. Any oil is fine. Thanks for watching.
I think I’m going to try this with some of my dad's leftover honeycomb, but use mineral oil instead as vegetable oil will go rancid over time. This is a great video, i like the paint strainer method.
Hi, so sorry to ask but what is the use for beeswax? Thanks!
There are many uses. I used it to make butcher block oil: th-cam.com/video/IF3mYznUX8k/w-d-xo.html
I use the butcher block oil for many other things. It can clean and polish. One of these days I plan to make a video for it's many uses.
For the North American indigenous tribes, it makes perfect thread coating. I do very fine beading and the thread often gets tangled when I pull through a stitch. Beeswax is rubbed on the thread to help it stiffen up and behave when my thread can be 1-2 meters long.
Are you heating it in the crockpot or just sitting it there over night?
Just letting it sit to cool down.
is this wax good adhesive. pl let me know.
No. wax is not an adhesive.
Is your water already hot when you add the wax?
Honestly I don't remember exactly what I did 4 years ago but I don't think it matters too much.
Did you wash the caps first?
no, but through the filtering process, the wax get perfectly clean.
New beekeeper here. I attempted for the 1st time to make wax and it turned into a sticky dough like texture... what did I do wrong!?
I'll bet you didn't let it drain long enough? What dis you do differently from the video?
@@AlleyPicked I honestly did it differently from watching another video before I found yours.... so 1st off I didn't just use capping wax but I used broken old frames that had tons of honey and was after spinning the honey out. I scraped all the frames and the cappings, I strained over night all the extra honey... as much as I could anyway. Then I just tossed it all in a big pot and melted down. Didn't add water. I think that was my mistake. But then once all melted down I strained it out and that was a big mess! But then I let it harden up but it never really separated or hardened up. It did a little as there was some honey on the bottom that separated from the glop on top but that's just what it was a sticky thick cookie dough like substance instead of the nice smooth hardened wax. Thanks for the reply by the way hope you can help me figure it out! 😀
That's from 60 frames? Maybe 6 frames.
A bees life is 4 Or 5 weeks,queens 1/5 years
Thumbs up for the cheesy joke at the end
Honey bees live way less than 4-5 months. More like 4-6 weeks
Hi i bought honey but did not scrape the wax properly. I just wanted organic honey for the family to enjoy...now no one touches the honey because it has wax in it.. I have no idea how to seperate the pure honey from the without destroying the pure organic flavour. Can you help me please..
In the video I used a mesh paint strainer to separate the wax. Would that work for you?
A fine strainer/filter will work (let the honey warm in the sun to flow better if needed). Also the wax does float to the top so store it in a jar and then scrape it off the top after a day or two. Some people just spread wax and honey right from the comb on their toast and eat it all together. Not my favourite but nothing wrong with eating the wax.