Processing Wax Cappings

Processing beeswax cappings at home is fun easy and very rewarding.

Processing wax cappings.

I show how i use my sos solar sports oven to process beeswax and simplify the job. The new wax honey cappings are our prize choice wax for projects. For cleaning the wax from only one or two hives i use a very simplified process that can be completed in about an hour. Many beekeepers extract their honey crop.

Cappings are made from the freshest beeswax. 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. If you are lucky enough to use wax from your own hive you know it starts a little messy. This year we had a lot more cappings and it became a much bigger job.

We knew we did not want to do it in our. This requires cutting beeswax cappings off the top of honey cells. Collecting and processing beeswax from cappings old frames and burr comb can bring an added benefit to your operation. When harvesting honey the first step involves removing the wax caps from the frames to allow access to the honey.

Properly cleaned and filtered wax can make a big difference in your final candle product. Processing beeswax is as natural as following just a few simple steps. Processing rendering beeswax cappings. Beeswax cappings are the cleanest wax in the hive.