“When harvesting honey, the first step involves removing the wax caps from the frames to allow access to the honey.
Those caps drop into a straining system and the honey separates (somewhat) from the wax caps. I joyfully saved a large freezer bag of wax caps. I laughed to myself that this was the whole reason why I wanted to become a beekeeper.
In the bigger picture of beekeeping, beeswax is the smallest component. Maintaining the integrity of the drawn comb is tantamount, the less the bees have to focus on drawing comb, the more they can focus on making honey.
Processing beeswax is a labor of love. I’m writing this to save you lots of wasted effort when you process on your own. I’ve tried quite a few different “recipes” that I’ve found on web searches. Some have been a disaster. Following is my step-by-step, proven approach to processing wax caps…”
