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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: pdmattox on May 29, 2006, 03:53:19 PM

Title: cappings
Post by: pdmattox on May 29, 2006, 03:53:19 PM
what to do with cappings and wax after honey harvest?
Title: Re: cappings
Post by: Finsky on May 29, 2006, 04:09:53 PM
Quote from: pdmattoxwhat to do with cappings and wax after honey harvest?

When you have all wax together you take a big metallic bin, put water on bottom and capping wax in.

Then heat it so much that wax melts. Sieve liquid wax through  pantyhose or something and let wax cool.

Where you sieve wax is for excample old plastic bucket. Firts  put layer of water on bottom.
Title: cappings
Post by: Brian D. Bray on May 29, 2006, 04:16:09 PM
>what to do with cappings and wax after honey harvest?

1. Melt it, strain it and keep it on hand.
  A. for painting plastic foundation w/o wax.
  B. sealing foundation into frames.
2. Make candles that smell of honey.
3. Save it and sell it back to Bee Equipment suppliers.
4. Use it as a base for soap making.
5. Use in making chewing gun.

A little research should show you a few more but those are off the top of my head.