Rendering bees wax. How many times is necessary?
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I always have a great sense of accomplishment when I take a bunch of old, dirt, roach eaten, worn out, dried and crumbly, dirty, nasty old bees wax, and transform it into a beautiful block of sweet smelling, usable bees wax.
I have been saving my wax since January when I did my rotations, and even though I keep the wax stored in heavy duty, dark plastic bags inside of the honey house, the other day I saw beetle maggots coming out of the bag. It was then I decided I needed to render some wax. Heck, if you look hard enough at the wax when it is inside of the kettle before I start melting it, you can see some of the maggots.....really gross. In truth, it feels kind of good to knowing I killed a bunch of beetle maggots, and wax moth maggots I'm sure, with the heat from the kettle.
So what do I do with the wax after it's rendered? Mainly, I remelt it and roll it on plastic foundation, video soon to be made, and give it back to the bees to draw out and use once again. You will not believe how fast bees draw out comb when you ;lace newly rolled frames of foundation in their hive. I have discovered that being generous when applying the hot wax to the frames works in my favor, the bees draw out the comb even faster. And don't worry, if you've put on to much wax, the bees will take the excess and use it where they think is the best place for it.
I did get a small clip in this video for all you Purple Martin lovers, so bee ready for that interruption. The Martins are nest building right now, and their song is so lovely to hear. One of the monks at the abbey, Brother Brian, was able to get the Martins back at the abbey about 7 years ago after many years of absence. With at least 50 breeding pairs present, the Dawn Song can be heard at the abbey from mid February to mid July almost every morning.
Our Swarm Catch Challenge is really picking up speed as well as numbers of participants. It's great to see familiar faces, but I want new ones as well. So, if you catch a swarm and you'd like to see it on one of my videos, just send the picture or short video to my email address at, oscelata@gmail.com and I will put it in a video. Remember, by sending me your video or picture, you are giving me permission to publish it on one of my videos. Finally, to get it on my video, you will need to get your face in the shot. Veil or not, just make sure we get a shot of you. Thanks again to all who have sent in their pictures already. God's peace to all. Mr. Ed
Music that accompanied swarm shots is titled " Campfire Song'" and can be found on TH-cam's audio library.
This guy is like my super chill art teacher from highschool, I don't even like drawing but I never missed a class.
Your are to kind, thank you very much for your kind words and for taking the time to watch and comment. Looking forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Ash.
Mr. Ed
Ash Anderson
This is so accurate haha!
He the Bob Ross of bee keeping
you probably dont give a shit but if you are bored like me during the covid times then you can stream all of the latest series on instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my brother these days =)
@Alexander Amos Yea, been using instaflixxer for since november myself :)
Many years ago I worked in a small factory that produced electronic equipment. The equipment would require tuning before being packed and made available for sale. To ensure the tuned parts (screws) stayed put and could be retuned later if needed, we’d melt a little beeswax into the holes. I’ll always remember the comforting smell on winter mornings when we’d do a production run of the products that used beeswax.
What a great story, glad the video made you think of the smell of hot bees wax. Thanks for watching. God's peace Wayne.
Mr. Ed
I use the left over residue from rendering as a fire starter......works as well, if not better, than the store bought fire starters......and no nasty chemicals.
I have used it for that very purpose, and it works great. One match will light it. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I agree. Alot of wax(for me) went into that compost pile. I could have scored an extra pound out of it with a slow cooker and some cheese cloth I think. That's what I would have put in a solar melter for an afternoon. It adds up.
While the cocoons are still soft you can add sawdust and make bricks out of them.
Bees, birds, wax melting, the Abbey and Mr. Ed!! My Friday just started on the right foot! Thank you Jeff💝💝💝
I'm so happy to get things going right for folks. I'm just doing my little part in spreading a bit of joy. God's peace Chelsea.
Mr. Ed
I want to thank you for the knowledge you share through your videos. I really enjoy watching them, especially seeing you happy all the time.
Your kind words inspire me to continue in my efforts. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
thank you for sharing the pics of the people at the end with the swarm traps, awesome just awesome
Catching swarms is just such a cool thing, and sharing the joy of it by showing other beekeepers happiness makes all beekeepers happy. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my bee wrangling/ bee rescues adventures and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
This is my favourite channel on TH-cam, just such relaxing and interesting content from someone with a genuine passion for what they do
You are way to kind, and I truly appreciate your generous words. I'll keep making them as long as folks will watch. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff Horchoff Bees Thanks for your reply and kind words Mr Ed, best of luck and all the best for your future my friend
I love the wax videos!!! Hope you had a nice Easter. 🐝
I do like making the rendering videos because it takes the old, nasty looking wax, and reverts it back to a useful state. Plus, it looks and smells so good. God's peace Gail.
Mr. Ed
No Idea how I got to this video, but I wish I could get excited about anything as much as this man can about a block of wax!
I'm happy you made your way, or were directed, to my channel. and yes, I do tend to get a bit passionate about working with bees and their products, but for me, they are just so cool. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and for watching. I hope to hear from you again. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Next time have a big pile of sawdust and shaving, cupcake cups (paper ones only)and tin. Mix the crud with a little the sawdust and shavings at a time till it is crumbly but still holds together when squeezed. Put the cupcake cups in the cupcake tin and then pack your mixture in, within 1/4 inch or so of the top. Let harden then use a saw and cut in quarters. You now have fire starters with a paper wick.
Great idea, thanks for sharing it! God's peace Mary-Ruth.
Mr. Ed
Enjoyed the video and thanks for taking the time to produce it. My neighbor has Purple Martins and enjoy hearing and seeing them too. Y'all take care and God bless.
Thank you for your blessing and kind words Ron. I do love the Martins too. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great video Mr. Ed! What a beautiful hunk of wax. Love the swarm pics too. Hope you had a nice Easter!
I was hoping to get it in one chunk, but that did not work out. Still, it is a beautiful piece of wax. Thank you for your Easters well wishes, and I hope yours was a good one also. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Love learning more and more everyday! Just spent 2 weeks refining our bees wax. And made 5 candles yesterday!!!
Wow, that's great! Honestly, the smell of a candle made with 100% bees wax is wonderful. Keep on doing what you are doing. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Love your videos!! Thank you for showing the purple martins. My 10 yr old budding ornithologist was enthralled with them.
So glad you and budding ornithologist enjoyed the video. Thank you both for watching.God's peace. Mr. Ed
This was the first time I saw anything but you getting the bee's. What can be said except NICE. GOD has truly BLESSED you
Most of my videos are about wrangling bees, but every now and then there will bee something different. Thanks for watching. God's peace Sandy.
Mr. Ed
Missed you Mr. Ed! Glad you’re back!🤓
I'm here every Friday come rain or shine. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I love your show man you're doing good work, I know guys here in Chicago showing kids beekeeping and wax working.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for your kind words and support of my efforts to save honey bees. Pleas tell your friends in Chicago thank you very much for me for spreading information and knowledge of the importance of bees. Thanks for watching, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Dang Jeff, that is one big chunk of wax now. That big ole kettle is awesome!. Nice job and thanks for the video.
If you need to melt wax fast, these kettles do a great job. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
I'm so glad to see so many people committed to keeping hunny bees..... wish I could....
The world needs bee lovers as well as bee keepers. Thanks so much for following along with my bee wrangling adventures. Till the next time, God's peace Jennifer.
Mr. Ed
Thank you for sharing Mr. Ed. I could smell that wax. It was a real joy to see those martins. See you soon and God bless.
I love receiving blessings, thank you. It's unfortunate I could not get the smell of the wax in the video as well as the visual, the fragrance is fantastic. See you on Friday. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Another great video! I also love to watch and hear the Martin's. I used to had a lot of nesting pairs in my boxes every year, but none for the last 3 years. When I was a kid my uncle would give me 10 cents for every sparrow, and starling I could kill with my BB gun around his boxes. That was a lot of money to me back in the 60's. Hope you have a great week, and God bless you my brother.
Thank you for the blessing and your story about killing those nasty sparrows and starlings, they are a real menace to the martins. I sure hope the martins return for you. God's peace James. Mr. Ed
Hello, Mr. Ed Here! I look forward to it every time.
Between you and me, I love my intro as well. Thanks for watching. Until the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I just love watching you and the Dirt Rooster wrangling bees!!!
Looks great, Mr Ed!
I still can't believe that it's been over a year since I've been there.
You are always welcome back. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Your videos are awesome. Thanks for sharing them
Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to watch and comment. Until the next time, God's peace Rachel.
Mr. Ed
Loved the video Mr Ed! I have only seen people collect the wax capping after they uncap the frames, but never knew this was the process of rendering the wax! this must be how they make the Burt’s bees chapstick! 🐝🐝
I'm sure there is more to making the chapstick, but I do not know enough about it to say. Thanks so much for watching. Till the next time, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I missed watching. Amazing amount this year and its still early in the year :)
Been missing you David, so happy to see you once again. Thanks for checking back in with me, and I look forward to hearing from you again. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Mister Ed Ed here sure enjoyed those church bells ringing and enjoyed watching you melt wax always enjoy your videos may God bless you in your adventures wrangling bees:-) peace out
Thank you so much for the blessing, it is greatly appreciated, and thanks for taking the time to watch the video. I do love the sound of the church bells ringing, and it was only by chance that I got them on the video, glad you liked that part too. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Love your videos! Keep on making more and greetings from Germany!
Thank you so much for watching and commenting. The fact that you are doing that from Germany makes me feel even better. God's peace Philipp.
Mr. Ed
Beeswax and honey harvesting are my favorite videos!
I'm happy to hear that, thanks so much for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Really enjoy your videos
Thanks so much Luke, it's my pleasure to share all my bee wrangling experiences. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
you sure have some beautiful lands to look at there. super pretty . this way of life interests me. hard work and i'm sure its just as fun and rewarding
The life of a monk is work and prayer. If you feel that call, you should pursue it. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
My love for computers made me click, i thought this was gonna Bee a video about rendering honey from a computer to make it look realistic.
I hope you were not disappointed when you discovered it was just about melting and purifying bees wax. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great video! So interesting to watch.
Love it Jeff.
So glad you did, thank you very much. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
We always had purple martins when I was a kid, and I can't say that I ever saw them on the ground. Amazing birds.
You have to admit, it is so cool watching these amazing birds. Thanks for watching. God's peace Michael.
Mr. Ed
Happy Friday Jeff!...have a great weekend!
Thank you Mike, and you have a great week yourself. Till Friday, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Jeff put a piece of card board on top of the bucket it hold the heat longer and it will keep the wax from cracking, the crack is cause from cooling to fast
What a great idea, thanks for the suggestion and for watching. Stay safe, God's peace Mike.
Mr. Ed
Love these videos
Thank you so much Emily. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I was waiting for this video!
I hope your were not disappointed. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
hey Mr Ed It Nice and Worm in Canada sorry i hade school stuff ut am happy with your Honey bee Vidows :)
sorry Words
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my videos and eave a comment Timothy. I look forward to hearing from you again soon on more of my bee adventures. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
There is so much wax in the slum gum. Throw it in a solar melted or melt it down again with the rest of the slum gum with water.
I am small by scale and get all the wax in a one step process leaving only the slum behind.
I guess I should be doing TH-cam videos for the small beekeeper?
Love your videos. Your easy going and take the time for a God Bless every video.
You should start your own channel, I think you have a lot to offer. Thank you for your support, kind words, and for watching. God's peace Bob.
Mr. Ed
The rendering process is one of my favorites, followed by spinning the cappings.
Can you add this to wax playlist please
Done, thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Love you passion, love your bees and respect for nature, but most of all i love your faith!
This is the kind of 'Can Do' hands on work ethic that built USA.
Raise the bees, care for them, harvest the wax and honey. Make great products.
A home grown business, MADE IN USA ! (by bees and Jeff!)
Thank you for all your great good Karma and Jesus Bless you and all the Bees!
Jeff I wish you could put the aroma in the video. The smell of beeswax has some essence of honey and just the sweetest aroma ever. I love wax rendering vids. Thank you for showing the martins. We used to see them where we used to live but the desert is not wet enough for them. This was the best video today. God bless you my friend.
I love the blessing JJ, thank you. I'm always delighted to show things that are going on at the abbey and what I'm up to. Thanks so much for following along. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I just subscribed to your channel, I love watching people doing this.
your voice is so soft spoken which is a GOOD thing...... I am 19 years old and I was wondering where you guys are located. When I heard the word Abbey, I was like a nun abbey, then I heard the church bells and I was wondering how many nuns are there.
I keep the bees for a group of Benedictine monks in St. Benedict, Louisiana, about 45 miles north of New Orleans. The abbey is called St. Joseph Abbey and if you go to their web page at saintjosephabbey.com you can find out all kinds of cool stuff about the place. It is also a seminary college that offers a degree in Philosophy and many of it's graduates go on to become Catholic priests. Thank you so much for subbing to my channel and I look forward to hearing from you again. By the way, I post a new video every Friday. Till the next time, God's peace Ally.
Mr. Ed
I am another one who has no idea why I watch your videos I just find them totally entertaining and nice personality 😉 you remind me of a PBS personality you should be working with kids
great video!
Thanks John, and thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hi there thanks again for sharing your bee adventures. I caught 10 swarms this week and forgot to get a pic with me in them, with Gods blessing I will get another one this week.
If you caught 10, why did you not think about getting a picture of at least one of them to send me? You are not camera shy are you? Congratulations on the catches, now go get more. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Good Morning Mr. Ed!! Finally I get to spy on someone else's beeswax! Happy Friday and have a good weekend!
No secrets here, I'm glad you spied. Till the next time, God's peace LD.
Mr. Ed
It really doesn't seem like an ounce of any byproduct goes to waste. And those bird nests!! It's awesome that you have nests for them. I find your animal and nature husbandry so admirable.
Agreed. Purple martins are kind of a strange story. Starting with Native Americans thousands of years ago, the eastern variety began nesting in manmade cavities instead of old woodpecker holes and the like. The ones who nested in gourds were so much more successful than the natural nesting variety that they now only nest in manmade homes. There are varieties in the west that still sometimes nest in natural locations, but if humanity died out tomorrow, the eastern purple martins would go with them (along with chimney swifts and barn swallows.)
Being able to participate in the wonders of God's creation is a true blessing for me. Thanks so much for following along. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Great video, really enjoyed the process and you do such a fantastic job showing the way it is done on a larger scale. Could almost smell the wax through the phone when you finished! Thanks for sharing that and God Bless!
I'll take the blessing and kind words every day, thank you. I wish youtube would offer a "smell" option for it's videos.....at least for this one. The fragrance is wonderful. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I love how the birds singing while building thier homes. That's a lot of wax the bees gave this year. Happy holidays. Lots of love, huggies and God's blessings, from Israel. And yes, this guy in this video is from malia. Big Huggies
Always love getting the blessings Hagit, thank you. The wax, after being cleaned, weighed over 18 pounds, 8.2 kl. Yes, it was a good return. Do you know Hisham? God's peace.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff , yes, that's a lot of was. Sadly, i do not know him. Even tho Israel is small, we are still the size of land as new jersey, and with over 9 million people living in Israel, it's hard to know everyone.
I thought the chances were slim, but I was just curious. Till Friday, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hello Jeff (Mr. Ed),
Thank you for the efforts you make, to produce interesting videos.
It seems that the process of cleaning beeswax is somewhat time consuming. I would like to tell of an easy method I have used, which may be of interest to hobby beekeepers.
I am a new beekeeper, and finding that there is SO much to learn about all of the different aspects of looking after these little creatures.
I have done much searching out of information about honey frames. Many beekeepers provide embossed wax foundation sheets, and others use strips of wax foundation. I have found interesting information which compares the usefulness of wax foundation sheets, and foundation-less honey frames which have a waxed starter strip of some kind. It seems that the prime purpose of a foundation sheet, or of a starter strip, is to provide an incentive for the bees to build straight comb.
Because I am retired, and have to work with a very tight budget, I have opted to use waxed starter strips rather than foundation sheets. I have also found that by using a screen between two foundation-less frames, the bees can build nice straight comb on my starter strips.
That somewhat long-winded introduction leads to how I have prepared the clean wax I needed to wax my starter strips. After collecting burr-comb, and other stray bits of dirty wax, I have found a way to make amazingly clean wax in one pass. I quarter filled an old saucepan with water, and added the wax chunks and fragments, then brought it to the boil to melt all the wax. After the wax was thoroughly melted, I strained the hot liquid (water plus wax) into another saucepan.
To make the strainer, I used some cloth from an old shirt, because it was strong, and close woven. I had made in advance a metal band (about three-quarters of an inch, or about 20mm wide) that was long enough to wrap around the circumference of the saucepan, with enough additional length (6 to 8 inches, or 15 to 20 centimetres) so that the ends of the metal strip could be gripped tightly by a lock-grip pliers.
When the wax was melted, and ready to be strained, I placed the cloth across the top of the saucepan, and then held the cloth tightly in place with the metal strip and the lock-grip pliers. I was then able to lift the saucepan of hot water/wax by holding both the saucepan handle, and the lock-grip pliers which now served as a second handle. It was easy to pour the hot liquid into the second saucepan, and no risk of the cloth sieve being dislodged from the saucepan.
The best part was that the strained wax was beautifully clean, because it had passed through such a tightly woven fabric. I hope that other hobby beekeepers may find this method useful.
Keeping on watching
Dealing with the wax is one of my favorite jobs as a beekeeper. But i only have 3 hives so dont get tons, so i am always excited when i have enough to clean and render down. I would love to come there and help do all that wax. Great video
If you ever get to New Orleans, make sure you get in touch, I ALWAYS have wax that needs rendering. God's peace Lyn.
Mr. Ed
@@JeffHorchoff its on the bucket list for sure...I have always wanted to go there.
I really enjoy your videos thank you for sharing your knowledge I am in my 4th year keeping bees and have really learned a lot from you. God bless you let’s rangle.
Thank you so much for your blessing and kind words, they are greatly appreciated. It is my pleasure to share the little knowledge I have, and I'm grateful that you take the time to follow along. Till the next time, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Ned Flanders of bee wax
Ned is now selling bees wax lip balm, interested? God's peace.
Mr. Ed
1st view ... I was waiting for the video ..Now is the peak season for bees to be careful not to lose any of them . thank you very much Mr Ed for . God bless you. 🕇🐝
أنت أول واحد في هذا ميلاد واحد ، تهانينا! شكرا لك على نعمتك وإخلاصك لقناتي. سلام الله أخي.
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@@JeffHorchoff ... thank you Mr Ed 🕇
This is fun to see!
Glad you like the video Jennifer, thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Beautiful
I'm just sorry that folks were not able to smell the fragrance as well as see the beauty of such a fine block of bees wax. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
You make my day, good Sr.
It's my delight to spread the joy within me. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and leave a great comment. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Typo: You will not believe how fast bees draw out comb when you ;lace newly rolled frames of foundation in their hive.
Despite the typo, it is true. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I can watch this for hours.
I greatly appreciate you taking the time to watch, and leave a comment. I'm all in favor of you watching for hours. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
😊 Thank you, Mr Ed. God bless you.
Thank you so much i learned alot about honey bees
I' happy to share the little I know, and I'm so appreciative for you taking the time to watch. God's peace Donna.
Mr. Ed
So awesome. Happy 4th.
Thanks K, and I hope your 4th was a good one as well. Till the next one, God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Hey, it's the DirtRooster! Glad to see him wearing a bee suit! God's peace to all.
See, even Mr. Fearless himself wears a suit from time to time. God's peace GildaLee.
Mr. Ed
This is too wholesome for the internet.
I would like to have some of that for my swarm traps keep up the good work and some nice looking swarms there.
The wax does make for excellent swarm trap bait. There are some great shots of swarms coming in daily, stay tuned. God's peace Mark.
Nicely done, I used to boil it too but now as a first stage I solar melt in California and then once I get a lot of small slabs I cook it with water and do same thing cleaning the bottom and strain it again before pouring in small blocks
It's great to hear how other folks render their wax, thanks for watching and sharing. God's peace Theo.
Mr. Ed
Thank you Jesus, and thank you Jeff. Good video Jeff and I love the purple martins. I could sit for hours and watch birds and bees both. I find it very relaxing. Lowers the blood pressure and is very restful to me. I do believe in GOD!
With the wonder of birds and bees, how could one not believe in God. I am so blessed to spend my time at the abbey surrounded by the works of God. God's peace Cheryl.
Mr. Ed
Hey bud how do you clean your double bucket strainer
It would benefit wax processors much if they go to their local college or university and take a introductory organic chemistry lab course. Two-phase separation is a fundamental technique in modern chemistry and can reduce the labor of purifying the wax significantly.
Amazing video
Glad you enjoyed watching the process, thanks for taking the time to do that. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
It must be Friday 😊 Excellent as always
I still carry on my Postal duties even though I'm retired now for 10 years, only now I deliver TH-cam videos. God's peace Mick.
Mr. Ed
Thank for sharing your videos god bless 😊
I will take blessing all day long, thank you, and thank you for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Love that everything is used. God has a perfect plan.
God's plan is perfect, now if only we would follow it. Thanks for watching. God's peace Marion.
Mr. Ed
Hope you had a blessed Easter. Love all your videos!
I am still being showered by the blessings of the Resurrection. I hope your Easter is a s joyous. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Very nice waxe👍
And very sweet smelling as well. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
I know bees will make use of wax if you make waxed foundation, but will they do anything with it if you just leave a chunk of beeswax out in the middle of the yard?
They will do nothing with just a chunk of wax just laying out there, but melt it and put it on plastic foundation and they will draw it out quick as can bee. Thanks for watching. God's peace Mark.
Mr. Ed
Have you ever made a block of wax the same size as the bucket you drain it into
No I have not, just to heavy. God's peace Nicole.
Mr. Ed
Hello Mr Ed,
Hope all is well with you and the Bees.
I can almost smell the wax from here lol
The wax smelled so good, I believe you could smell it all the way over to NZ. God's peace Kim.
Mr. Ed
That's awesome!
Glad you like the video Chris, thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Where can I get one of those nesting poles and houses for Purple Martins ? They won’t touch my wooden house. Thanks, Ellen
I know Brother Brian got a lot of his Martin equipment from Tractor Supply House. It may bee a good lead for you. Thanks for watching. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Man! I want one of those wax melting units, LOL!!
It would bee a great addition to your honey house. God's peace brother.
Mr. Ed
Do you have a candle making video? I just found you videos today 03AUG2022. I really enjoy them. Thank you.
I have never made a video on candle making. However, the monk that does make the candles wants me to so it will happen one day. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 450 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video almost every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Are there different grades of wax from various types of wax from the hive?
It's all beeswax, but it's the degree of impurities in it that make some wax more desirable than others. Of course, the more the wax is refined, the better the grade of it. God's peace Marion.
Mr. Ed
I second the candle making video!
I was wondering why you use high heat, are you not suppose to use low heat, to get the honey to sink to the bottom? Seems to me you are losing a lot of honey using high heat.
I do not use heat to separate wax from honey, I have an extractor for that purpose. In this video I'm simply rendering wax to get impurities from it. Thanks for watching. God's peace Kevin.
Mr. Ed
Interesante y buena maquina, un saludo desde España....
Me alegra que te haya gustado el video y el proceso que utilizo para renderizar cera. También, gracias por tomarse el tiempo para ver el video y dejar un comentario. La paz de dios
Sr. Ed
Awesome!!!
My girl Sally! So happy to see your name in the comments. I hope all is well for you, and I look forward to hearing from you again. God's peace girl!
Mr. Ed
Hi Jeff! It was so interesting watching you render the wax. Now, what do you do with the wax? Do you cut it into smaller, workable pieces or does the Abby melt it down to make candles? I use beeswax to make solid perfumes. I so enjoy your videos and learn so much from them. Take care! :)
why do you discard the propolis?
I'm not interested in refining or processing it. Plus, I do not have the time to fool with it. Thanks for watching. God's peace David.
Mr. Ed
Mr Ed! Last week we got a full day of warm sun (finally). Many many tiny bees were hanging around us outside, did my ''Mr Ed'' and told people not to kill them
So glad to hear it's finally warming up for you, and that you are now a defender of honey bees. Good for you! Always good to hear from you Miss F. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
*C H O N K K* of wax. Glad you're appreciating the memes!
It is VERY good, thanks for your share. God's peace.
Mr. Ed
Soon the Northerners will have swarm pics for you.....we usually get going in May. Our trees are finally blooming!
I can hardly stand the anticipation of swarm pictures coming in from the Northern States and Canada. God's peace.
Mr.Ed
So how do you add wax back to the hive flats? Can you do video of that process?
Guess what, I already did a video on the very subject, here's the link to it. Thanks for watching. God's peace Dawn. Mr. Ed
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Jeff Horchoff Bees thank you!!!!
Question: Some of those Combs look old. Can they be re-used for new frames? Is there any risk of pesticide/medication residue or disease getting through the process? I'm a second year beekeeper with many, (sometimes conflicting) opinions surrounding me.