You actually bring up an interesting point. I'll look at that as a possibility. It would be a safety issues as you are dealing with a lot of hot wax and water, but is something to try. I also think that there is a lot of smaller particulates that might slip through when they're melted in the wax.
@@sweetsadiehoneyin my experience, the slum gum left over from the first filtering congeals together as the wax cools and is heavier so it falls to the bottom making it easier to remove/reduce before the second heating/straining. A paper towel/cone paper filter will allow just the wax through in a single step and it’s nice and clean.
Hello from Brazil from a fellow Beekeeper We do the same here I also use this slum gum to attrack swarms in a Bait Box. Just spread it at the botton and over the frames. The smell will attrack the swarms
thanks for the nice video. I appreciate your sharing. I have a little different process for cleaning. I first soak my wax cappings in a bucket of water over night to clean out the honey and small dirt before the first melt. I skim out the washed wax cappings and melt them in a pan with water, not using a bag. I use a cone filter on Amazon that are used for cleaning deep fryer oil to filter my wax. I pour the hot water/wax from the pan through the cone filter into a 3 gallon bucket to filter to separate out the slum gum. I have a heat gun to warm the cone and cooled wax to squeeze out the last of the wax from the cone filter. Then I cover the bucket to allow the wax to slowly cool and better separate out any small particles of dirt as wax cools on the hot water. I pour the bucket water outside and remove a clean wax sheet.
I could really see soaking the wax being a smart idea if you're doing a lot of wax. Getting rid of some of the excess at first would make for less of a mess.
Thanks! The cooler method is so simple. Should have added this to the video, but use a cooler you're not fond of. Mine has gotten so hot that it warped the inside. Still functions perfectly, just looks really funky now.
If you put those filters in a pot of hot water and push and hold them below the water surface, until cooled, you'd be surprised how much more wax you can recover.
Hi there. . . He means 'Clean them Up' so more Wax is Recovered ! He takes those Paint Strainer Bags, holds the Top and Dunks the Rest in Hot Water : Maybe use your Tongs to do that. On all being Cold, you can catch that Spare bit of Wax (left overs. And add to other.) Even the tiniest bit of Wax can be used to say 'Wax' a Sewing Thread, make a tiny Lip Salve (Add some Sunflower Oil : it has Vitamin E in it ! at a Ratio of 30% Wax 70% Oil for a Firm Salve, or 40% / 60% for a Softer one. (Add the Oil into the Hot Wax slowly, stirring all the time. Fragrance if wanted using Natural Essential Oils like Lavender, Rose, or maybe Eucalyptus, Teatree as a Cold Balm.) One final trick : Keep ANY Natural Fibre * Clothing that's Torn, No Use : T-Shirt, Denim, Bed Linen etc. Torn into Strips (Depth) of Bee Smoker and Approx its (Size) Internal Round Wall way. Use these 'Rags' to mop up and Dry out that Slum Gum Wax Waste. Then turn these into super useful "Bee Smoker" Lighters ! (Fuel Cannister.*) Any Dry Matter must be Natural * so the Smoke is kind to the Bees. Denim, Cotton, Linen, Wood Chips, Shavings, Cardboard, Plain Paper, even add some Dry Grass, Plant Material like Leaves, even Lavender 'Stalks' , Tie tightly with fine String, then drop them into your Bee Smoker Burner Chamber and they will Ignite and Burn for Hours ! 👍 Do make sure each Tied Bundle is Slimmer than the Chamber. Or they won't Fit !!! Also by adding a Roll of Card in its Centre, as you Roll that Dry Matter in that Fabric. An 'Air' Vent is made, making Lighting, much much easier. 🤭 Tip : If you had used a 'Fabric' DIY Strainer, for the final 'Pour,' (Like a 'Fabric Scrap Hankie' in a Kitchen Metal Strainer, on cooling, those waste Slum Gum Remnants could be saved up and also used to light your Smoker too. . . Hope this helps. 😎 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Happy Beekeeping 2024 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Here in Scotland 🏴 in the UK our Electricity is '240' Volt, to that of US 110. . . So adding Wax to a Single Pan is a Real Fire Risk ! BURN. 🔥 Always do a Double Boiler (Pan inside a Pan of Water. A Food Tin inside Pan of Water also works great too. Re Small Volume Kitchen, less Cappings.(Ask others to keep Catering Tins of Tomatoes, Sweetcorn etc, they fit into Cooking Pots perfectly !) Or use an Op Shop Crock Pot instead. Much safer than Direct 'Hotplate' Heat. Your Solar Wax Melter idea reminded me of a Beek who recently Passed Away. 🙄 He built a Tall very Slim 'Glass House' off a South Facing Wall. (Like a 3ft Greenhouse Floor Width.) Guess he used up old Garden Greenhouse Glass Etc. Added a Shelf with a Edge ! At an approx x 45 Degree Angle. Placed a old Roasting Tin with Wax Capping in it, Dented a Pouring Lip on its Side, and used a bit of 'Old' Cotton Shirt as a 'Hammock' using metal Clips, with his Wax Bucket with Cold Water in it, below !As the Day Warmed Up Sun 🌞 wise that Wax just Dripped, Dripped, Dripped. No Supervision needed. . . Wow the resulting Wax Colour was pure Gold ! Amazing. 🥳 This Memory of June last, made me Smile, as Scotland only has a few days in the 20C's or so (mid 70F's.) So any Wax Melting was done on a Day here, and a Day there basis. Bless. On hearing of his Passing, last Week I had an early September 'Incoming Swarm.' The only Swarm of this Bee Season ( I have had or seen !) Must of been that 'Beek' saying Cheerio . . . 🐝🐝🐝 Able to purchase some really awesome Bee Gear, from him via a Bee Association 'Sale Ad.' He will be missed. My Bees love his well made Woodshop 'Nucs & Hives.' 🙃
1:12 @sweetsadiehoney I am a first year in beekeeping. Pardon my question. Mine cappings are wet and full of honey. How do you get yours so dry? Thank you.
I leave them in my capping tank for several days. My video on extraction: ruclips.net/video/4JeQQBZLPjc/видео.html talks about my capping tank and leaving the capping to drain. Granted, as a first year keeper, you probably don't need a 29 frame capping tank, but you will need some sort of a draining system. Even placing your capping wax on top of a piece of window screen, and a large bucket or tub underneath will allow them to drain out. It helps hurry the process if the capping bucket/tray are in a warm place. Remember to cover everything up . . . bugs love honey.
Cheesecloth does work well, but tends to collect a bit more of the wax, plus it needs to be at least doubled over to get all of the particulates out. Before I discovered the paint strainers, cheesecloth was my go-to. Now I just find the strainers easier and more effective for me.
@@sweetsadiehoney I use them as well. But in volume I try the double cloth and my turkey roaster on the last batch. I do like the idea of using sections of the strainer to get multiple uses too
@@sweetsadiehoney Tip : In the UK many Food Halls, Supermarkets 'quit' one use Loose Veg 'Plastic Baggies'. And Sell cheap 'Medium' sized Mesh Bags with Draw Stings. . I found these just perfect for 'processing' my Bees Wax by accident ! I had them to Hand. Easier to get more of, on a Food Shop, than going out of Town to the Paint Store. 🤭
1 of these days you will have a stopped up drain and the plumber will say that it looks like wax that has clogged up your drain!!! You need to dump it outside or run it thru your paint filter before letting it go down the drain.
I actually have two separate filters on the front and back end of the sink to filter out the wax, as well as dumping any suspended wax in water outside . . . mostly because I previously figured that out the hard way as your comment suggests.
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Why do you cool the wax between steps? Could you take the melted filtered wax in the first step and immediately run it through the second filter?
You actually bring up an interesting point. I'll look at that as a possibility. It would be a safety issues as you are dealing with a lot of hot wax and water, but is something to try. I also think that there is a lot of smaller particulates that might slip through when they're melted in the wax.
@@sweetsadiehoneyin my experience, the slum gum left over from the first filtering congeals together as the wax cools and is heavier so it falls to the bottom making it easier to remove/reduce before the second heating/straining. A paper towel/cone paper filter will allow just the wax through in a single step and it’s nice and clean.
Excellent instructing! Thanks for the info. I love the solar option and safety tips!
Hello from Brazil from a fellow Beekeeper
We do the same here
I also use this slum gum to attrack swarms in a Bait Box. Just spread it at the botton and over the frames. The smell will attrack the swarms
Interesting and worth a try.
thanks for the nice video. I appreciate your sharing.
I have a little different process for cleaning. I first soak my wax cappings in a bucket of water over night to clean out the honey and small dirt before the first melt. I skim out the washed wax cappings and melt them in a pan with water, not using a bag. I use a cone filter on Amazon that are used for cleaning deep fryer oil to filter my wax. I pour the hot water/wax from the pan through the cone filter into a 3 gallon bucket to filter to separate out the slum gum. I have a heat gun to warm the cone and cooled wax to squeeze out the last of the wax from the cone filter. Then I cover the bucket to allow the wax to slowly cool and better separate out any small particles of dirt as wax cools on the hot water. I pour the bucket water outside and remove a clean wax sheet.
I could really see soaking the wax being a smart idea if you're doing a lot of wax. Getting rid of some of the excess at first would make for less of a mess.
Very interesting video. Enjoyed
Great video sir. Thanks for the information.
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Great video! I’ll try a solar melter next week. Thank you!
Thanks! The cooler method is so simple. Should have added this to the video, but use a cooler you're not fond of. Mine has gotten so hot that it warped the inside. Still functions perfectly, just looks really funky now.
Thanks! I was going to use my wife’s cooler, but I’ll find an old one.
If you put those filters in a pot of hot water and push and hold them below the water surface, until cooled, you'd be surprised how much more wax you can recover.
Interesting. How do you hold them to the bottom, and still pull the wax from the top?
Hi there. . .
He means 'Clean them Up' so more Wax is Recovered !
He takes those Paint Strainer Bags, holds the Top and Dunks the Rest in Hot Water : Maybe use your Tongs to do that.
On all being Cold, you can catch that Spare bit of Wax (left overs. And add to other.)
Even the tiniest bit of Wax can be used to say 'Wax' a Sewing Thread, make a tiny Lip Salve (Add some Sunflower Oil : it has Vitamin E in it ! at a Ratio of 30% Wax 70% Oil for a Firm Salve, or 40% / 60% for a Softer one. (Add the Oil into the Hot Wax slowly, stirring all the time. Fragrance if wanted using Natural Essential Oils like Lavender, Rose, or maybe Eucalyptus, Teatree as a Cold Balm.)
One final trick :
Keep ANY Natural Fibre * Clothing that's Torn, No Use : T-Shirt, Denim, Bed Linen etc.
Torn into Strips (Depth) of Bee Smoker and Approx its (Size) Internal Round Wall way.
Use these 'Rags' to mop up and Dry out that Slum Gum Wax Waste.
Then turn these into super useful "Bee Smoker" Lighters ! (Fuel Cannister.*)
Any Dry Matter must be Natural * so the Smoke is kind to the Bees. Denim, Cotton, Linen, Wood Chips, Shavings, Cardboard, Plain Paper, even add some Dry Grass, Plant Material like Leaves, even Lavender 'Stalks' , Tie tightly with fine String, then drop them into your Bee Smoker Burner Chamber and they will Ignite and Burn for Hours ! 👍
Do make sure each Tied Bundle is Slimmer than the Chamber. Or they won't Fit !!!
Also by adding a Roll of Card in its Centre, as you Roll that Dry Matter in that Fabric. An 'Air' Vent is made, making Lighting, much much easier. 🤭
Tip :
If you had used a 'Fabric' DIY Strainer, for the final 'Pour,'
(Like a 'Fabric Scrap Hankie' in a Kitchen Metal Strainer, on cooling, those waste Slum Gum Remnants could be saved up and also used to light your Smoker too. . .
Hope this helps. 😎
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Happy Beekeeping 2024
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Here in Scotland 🏴 in the UK
our Electricity is '240' Volt, to that of US 110. . .
So adding Wax to a Single Pan is a Real Fire Risk ! BURN. 🔥
Always do a Double Boiler (Pan inside a Pan of Water. A Food Tin inside Pan of Water also works great too. Re Small Volume Kitchen, less Cappings.(Ask others to keep Catering Tins of Tomatoes, Sweetcorn etc, they fit into Cooking Pots perfectly !)
Or use an Op Shop Crock Pot instead. Much safer than Direct 'Hotplate' Heat.
Your Solar Wax Melter idea reminded me of a Beek who recently Passed Away. 🙄
He built a Tall very Slim 'Glass House' off a South Facing Wall. (Like a 3ft Greenhouse Floor Width.) Guess he used up old Garden Greenhouse Glass Etc. Added a Shelf with a Edge ! At an approx x 45 Degree Angle. Placed a old Roasting Tin with Wax Capping in it, Dented a Pouring Lip on its Side, and used a bit of 'Old' Cotton Shirt as a 'Hammock' using metal Clips, with his Wax Bucket with Cold Water in it, below !As the Day Warmed Up Sun 🌞 wise that Wax just Dripped, Dripped, Dripped.
No Supervision needed. . .
Wow the resulting Wax Colour was pure Gold ! Amazing. 🥳
This Memory of June last, made me Smile, as Scotland only has a few days in the 20C's or so (mid 70F's.) So any Wax Melting was done on a Day here, and a Day there basis. Bless.
On hearing of his Passing, last Week I had an early September 'Incoming Swarm.'
The only Swarm of this Bee Season ( I have had or seen !)
Must of been that 'Beek' saying Cheerio . . . 🐝🐝🐝
Able to purchase some really awesome Bee Gear, from him via a Bee Association 'Sale Ad.'
He will be missed. My Bees love his well made Woodshop 'Nucs & Hives.' 🙃
At 7:58 you mention the wax siting on water. What water?
After putting the cappings in the paint strainer, I put water in the pot. I show and discuss that at the 3:58 point in the video.
@@sweetsadiehoney Thanks!
1:12 @sweetsadiehoney I am a first year in beekeeping. Pardon my question. Mine cappings are wet and full of honey. How do you get yours so dry? Thank you.
I leave them in my capping tank for several days. My video on extraction: ruclips.net/video/4JeQQBZLPjc/видео.html talks about my capping tank and leaving the capping to drain. Granted, as a first year keeper, you probably don't need a 29 frame capping tank, but you will need some sort of a draining system. Even placing your capping wax on top of a piece of window screen, and a large bucket or tub underneath will allow them to drain out. It helps hurry the process if the capping bucket/tray are in a warm place. Remember to cover everything up . . . bugs love honey.
I love my bees wax. It is best to wax thread for hand sewing.😅
Might I suggest cheesecloth on the final pour and it usually does the trick in two renders like you are saying
Cheesecloth does work well, but tends to collect a bit more of the wax, plus it needs to be at least doubled over to get all of the particulates out. Before I discovered the paint strainers, cheesecloth was my go-to. Now I just find the strainers easier and more effective for me.
@@sweetsadiehoney I use them as well. But in volume I try the double cloth and my turkey roaster on the last batch. I do like the idea of using sections of the strainer to get multiple uses too
@@sweetsadiehoney
Tip :
In the UK many Food Halls, Supermarkets 'quit' one use Loose Veg 'Plastic Baggies'.
And Sell cheap 'Medium' sized Mesh Bags with Draw Stings. .
I found these just perfect for 'processing' my Bees Wax by accident ! I had them to Hand. Easier to get more of, on a Food Shop, than going out of Town to the Paint Store. 🤭
How much water did you put in?
In the pots i'm using probably 3 inches in the bottom. I've never actually measured the amount.
1 of these days you will have a stopped up drain and the plumber will say that it looks like wax that has clogged up your drain!!!
You need to dump it outside or run it thru your paint filter before letting it go down the drain.
I actually have two separate filters on the front and back end of the sink to filter out the wax, as well as dumping any suspended wax in water outside . . . mostly because I previously figured that out the hard way as your comment suggests.
@@sweetsadiehoney would you mind sharing an amazon link to the filters, like one shown at 2:45?
@@slavkochepasov8134 Absolutely: amzn.to/4co7WDs
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