Processing Wax Cappings

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Processing wax cappings.

Processing rendering beeswax cappings. Properly cleaned and filtered wax can make a big difference in your final candle product. Collecting and processing beeswax from cappings old frames and burr comb can bring an added benefit to your operation. If you are lucky enough to use wax from your own hive you know it starts a little messy.

Over the years we processed our beeswax cappings in small batches using a double boiler set right on our kitchen stove then filtering the liquid wax through a stocking a pound at a time. Beeswax cappings are the cleanest wax in the hive. When harvesting honey the first step involves removing the wax caps from the frames to allow access to the honey. Processing beeswax cappings at home is fun easy and very rewarding.

When processing beeswax the wax caps first drop into a straining system and the honey separates somewhat from the wax caps. Processing beeswax is as natural as following just a few simple steps. For cleaning the wax from only one or two hives i use a very simplified process that can be completed in about an hour. This year we had a lot more cappings and it became a much bigger job.

Cappings are made from the freshest beeswax. How to clean and render beeswax every beekeeper seems to have a different method for rendering wax. I show how i use my sos solar sports oven to process beeswax and simplify the job. Many beekeepers extract their honey crop.