Tips/tricks for wax dipping bee hive equipment
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2022
- This video is all about wax dipping bee hive equipment. I discuss everything from what temperature the was should be, why you should wax dip your hives for long term care, wax mixture, and how long each box should soak in the wax.
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Im two years late to the show. Do you still paint afterwards.. im dipping this weekend.
I wonder if you added some food coloring would it affect the chemicals used to give the boxes a different color?
I wouldn’t wanna try that. The bees don’t need different color trees to find their way home in nature
Great video! Thank you for the information. I have a question, what is the measurement of your tank?
I’ve got a couple of wax dip videos that go into the dimensions and why. It measures 20”x40”x48”
Hey your vat is roughly 36 inches deep right with the burner bottom area 12inches?
Instead of getting up on a step, I'd be lowering the bottom of the tank. Working on a step is dangerous.
If you can't dig a hole and have it drain, the next best would be to build a work platform around the tank, so you can walk around it and take a quick step backwards without losing your footing.
Breaking your leg or your neck falling off that step would take a distressing splash burn to a whole new level of bad day at work.
With 600lbs of wax in that tank, no way to get the burner under it once its in the hole
@@Ashby_Farms_NC To slide a burner under the tank, I'd make the hole longer than the tank by enough to have the burner and its connections at the same level - and a grille or trapdoor over the end of the hole once the burner is in place so the hole isn't a trip hazard.
But I reckon what the industry is missing is electric water heaters in the right scale. An electric kettle on 240v can boil water for a cup of tea faster than a gas stovetop kettle can, so we just need to scale it up. And then we won't have to worry about boiling wax overflowing or spilling onto a naked flame.
Great video! Have you ever re-dipped those old boxes? Just curious if at the 230-240 the propolis would be melted?
Nah. Propolis would likely melt off
great video! how long do you expect the wax to last on a box? how long till you need to re-do the wax dipping?
Never. Once and Done. I’ve got 3-4 videos on my channel about the process.
@@Ashby_Farms_NC will definitely check them out!
That is GORGEOUS wood - what kind is it?
I assume it's local to your area?
It’s Carolina White Pine
I just bought some waxed deep boxes and I have a question ❓ do I need to use glue on them or not.
Nope. It won’t adhere because of the wax impregnated wood
Hello, we are small beekeepers who are starting out in beekeeping. Could you make us a paraffin melter similar to the one in the video and how much would it cost including the shipping charge to Riverside California? thank you
You’d be better off finding one already built in Cali. With todays prices it would be upward of $4k
Do you dip for others? If you do how much do you charge per box?
Hey Dennis! Thanks for reaching out, but I don’t dip for others. Reach out to Appin Bees in Pinehurst
how much wax goes in the tank?
Approximately 600lbs to start
you only dip once? no second wet dip?
Not at all
Did you buy or build your tank?
Custom build
@@Ashby_Farms_NC what kind of money do you have in the tank, do you have a contact for the tank?
Where do you get your wax
Clarus Specialty Products
Which waxes are you using from them. Just had a tank made. Looking the correct wades to add in now. They have a lot of waxes all different melt points.
What wax do you use?
Its a 50/50 mix of Paraffin/Microcrystalline
@@Ashby_Farms_NC where do you source it?
@@3Beehivesto300 Clarus Wax products
Stop using that stupid farenheit ! Water cooks at 100 ° celcius ! easy it turns to ice at 0° celcius ! More easy
Thanks for watching!