From Garbage to Gold - Making Pure Beeswax on a Larger Scale

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From Garbage to Gold - Making Pure Beeswax on a Larger Scale
Beeswax is such a amazing, beautiful and valuable product that the bees work hard to create. It can be difficult, messy and frustrating to process. I have tried several methods including crock pots, a solar wax melter and even a heating lamp to process and clean beeswax in the past. I am obsessed with perfectly clean wax which complicates the process. Now that I have larger amounts of beeswax I decided to purchase a new 25 gallon wax melter from Thorne MFG. In this video I show the entire process start to finish. There was definitely a learning curve but we ended up with some beautiful blocks of perfectly clean wax.
Link to Thorne MFG: thornemfg.com/
Here some past videos of different beeswax processing techniques:
Crock Pot: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kTu6MyZ5rl4.html
Solar Wax Melter: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qusgnB5C_0o.html
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@628DirtRooster День назад

Impressive how clean it came out. Elizabeth dumped a liquid wax block out in the pine straw one time. haha

@brucesbees День назад

Haha. Yeah should have known better. Sometimes we probably all get a little impatient.

@davidmartin6312 12 часов назад

Thanks for sharing Bruce. I use your crock pot method with only 6 double hives its all i need. Your videos are always informative , thanks again.

@markespich8574 День назад

Thanks for the video. Sitting here watching for another hurricane to hit us. Keep us Florida people in your prayers. I appreciate you.

@Minee127 День назад

Sending prayers 🙏🏻

@brucesbees День назад

Will do. Hand in there.

@LindaSullivan-sw3mv 20 часов назад

Prayers

@dcsblessedbees День назад

We like new🤩toys😏tools.👍Looks good Bruce, Blessed Lords Day buddy... Oh ya that heating unite will have a good power drain to it, you need that heavy contractor grade core for that length and amount of power draw. New tool/toys are fun.😁I wonder what it would look like ran a 2nd time, I think they use the cleanest bees wax for Church candles.

@brucesbees День назад

It is super clean now. Except for the last little cake. I learned some things about electrical cords through this process. Glad I didn’t burn anything down.

@redfish440 День назад

Nice, thanks Bruce !!

@brucesbees День назад

Thanks for checking in!

@MikeBarryBees 21 час назад

Nice tank Bruce. Similar to my Maxant except larger and mine isn’t water jacketed. I love the clean wax blocks. Makes for great candles that sell pretty well.

@atlas4225 День назад

Fantastic! Thank you for do what you do.

@brucesbees День назад

You’re welcome. Thanks for the support!

@LindaSullivan-sw3mv 20 часов назад

Great video Bruce! Thank you

@donbearden1953 День назад

Great looking wax Bruce! I’m like you, I love the smell of clean Bee’s wax!

@brucesbees День назад

Yes it is awesome. Another among product of the hive. The fact that bees even make wax amazes me.

@rodbeckstedt8588 19 часов назад

The left over cloth will make good fire starters. Also add a close nipple to the elbow and you'll get less spatter.

@DannyRosencrantz День назад

Hi Bruce , My idea is , dry the slum gum down as much as possible , use it in the bottom of swarm traps to add smell .. I always add old frames for smell ... I would think looking in the inside bee cavity you will find bee debris in the bottom . I use scraping from old frames it works great .. I have a old Kelly wax melter .. This looks like you get all the wax out . Cant wait to try it .. Thank you Third year bee keeper started with 2 ...now have 26 .. Hooked

@barkersbees День назад

Sounds like a good idea I like that idea

@brucesbees 16 часов назад

I like that idea. Thanks! And yes these bugs in a box can be addicting!

@autumnpaul7575 23 часа назад

Great video Bruce!!

@barkersbees День назад

Oh I’m finding a new love for the wax! It’s so satisfying!!

@brucesbees 16 часов назад

Yes! I need to make some candles.

@barkersbees 9 часов назад

@@brucesbees I’ve made some they are pretty cool. Amazon has some cool molds for candles

@carlhaynes7044 День назад

Hey Bruce. That sludge should be awesome for compost since it’s all organic material.

@brucesbees День назад

I think you are right. May give it a try. Need to do a little research on it.

@odelllawson6250 День назад

Great video Bruce as always!!

@brucesbees День назад

Thank you!

@wesleybryant7839 День назад

Just wanted to say nice to meet you at the Alabama beekeeper conference.

@DRONEMANYORKSHIRE 14 часов назад

Amazing. Thanks for loved it.

@hamburghoney 7 часов назад

Nice video Bruce. We only got about 30 lbs this year. We make a few candles and wax some frames with it.

@markespich8574 День назад

Flour sack cloth. My dad was born in 1918 and he said his mom my grandma would make their underwear out of flour sacks,cause back then they were real silky and made great garments. They were in town during the depression but grandpa kept two milk cows with chickens and rabbits in their two car garage.

@brucesbees День назад

That’s a cool story. I live things like that. Things were different back then for sure!

@3Beehivesto300 День назад

Once you start getting wax out of the top valve then drain a 1 gallon out of the bottom valve. This will keep water out of your top valve. It will lower the wax line inside the tank below the top valve.

@brucesbees 16 часов назад

I think that is a good idea. Jed from Thorne MFG contacted me this morning and that is basically what I need to do. Too much water in there he says. But I like the idea of draining from the bottom valve to lower it to the level of perfectly clean wax. Also spoke to Mike Barry. Similar recommendations. The second pour went much better when I did not have as much water to remove. Work in progress…

@markespich8574 День назад

That looks like it would be great compost.

@barkersbees День назад

I bet it would be good for flowers and plants!

@amydupree6490 18 часов назад

This is awesome! Makes melting wax fun!

@hankbaker1614 День назад

Beautiful

@brucesbees День назад

Thanks for checking in!

@trichard5106 День назад

Cool !!

@munibungbeeking1719 День назад

Some people say the sharp edges on the blocks of wax are from pouring the wax while it’s a little too hot

@rpeebles День назад

Not sure I can justify one but sure do want one!

@brucesbees День назад

I know right? I put it off for a long time and finally pulled the trigger. He also makes a smaller one but for the price this larger one is a better deal.

@StanGore-mk8ow День назад

awesome video...my Thorne 8 gallon wax melter is still in the box...this video helps...

@brucesbees День назад

Awesome. Thanks for watching Stan. Lots of lessons learned here. Wish I had more to process now that I am figuring it out.

@StanGore-mk8ow День назад

@@brucesbees love that you are saving the rest of us from some of the learning curves. I was surprised there is not many video tutorials on the Thorne Wax melter...thanks man

@brucesbees День назад

@StanGore-mk8ow I hear ya lol. I’m sure everyone will have a learning curve but maybe it won’t be quite so steep after watching this video.

@dcsblessedbees День назад

Cool new Toy Bruce, that is going to be a great tool for ya.👍Grats on the nice bees wax, I wonder if that subgum might be good for gardens?

@brucesbees День назад

Thanks for checking in. I am excited to have it and wish I had more to process this year now that I am figuring things out. Yeah I think the slum should be good for gardening but looking forward to seeing what folks use it for.

@kathyhathaway8823 День назад

Hello Bruce now that you have all the major trash out of the wax . Now you can clean out your melter real Good then put just your clean blocks of wax back in an run it back through an still use your cloth an that will make some very very clean blocks of wax . On that melter I don’t remember if you use water in the second cleaning or not . Kamon or Ian could answer that question for you . Rerunning it back thru again to clean it then you could also get the blocks of wax closer to the weight you were wanting also . Good luck . Thanks for the video. Thanks

@brucesbees 16 часов назад

Thanks for the tip. The wax was perfectly clean except that last tiny cake. It took a little longer using the cloth but that cleaned it up nicely. It might be quicker to just run it through the metal strainer and then clean the melter really good and melt it all down again. But by using this method the wax ended up perfectly clean. I did have to scrape just a tiny bit of dirt off the bottom of some of it but that was not big deal. Wish I had more wax to play with. Between you, Mile Barry, Jed Thorne and others I have had some great suggestions. Looking forward to seeing the continues comments. Thanks so much for watching and for checking in!

@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801 День назад

That was great, thankyou😅

@brucesbees День назад

Thanks for watching!

@SIBEEMAN День назад

Hi Bruce, thank you for the great video. I was thinking that a see through water gauge would be helpful to judge where the water line/slum gum and wax is?

@bladeflapUH60 16 часов назад

I'd take the slum out of the tank, add water until 2" above the 2nd water jacket, take wax out by tree & put in tank and add the 14 lbs of wax already recovered back in tank, turn on water heater to melt wax, insert your slum strainer and let wax cool down overnight, walla you have a fairly clean chunk of wax that might need a little of filtering.

@brucesbees 16 часов назад

That is pretty much what I did. Worked well.

@davidveith8445 День назад

I run something like that. But I press the wax it as it melts. My set up I use some weights to sink my screen. Keeping most of the sum gum on the bottom of the tank. It will save you steps. My tanks I wrap with the aluminum foil bubble wrap. David’s Honey

@brucesbees День назад

Thanks for the tip!

@CentralKyBees День назад

I'm pretty sure people use the slum to "paint" the insides of swarm traps. I assume it needs to be mixed with something to kind of liquify it a little I'm just not sure what

@brucesbees День назад

Interesting. Makes sense but not sure how I would paint it. I think most people end up a significant amount of wax in their slum. Which would make it easy to paint if melted down. 🤔

@CentralKyBees День назад

@@brucesbees You can probably boil it with water and then just use a paintbrush and coat the inside of boxes with

@brucesbees День назад

@CentralKyBees yeah that might work. Makes sense.

@CentralKyBees День назад

@@brucesbees yea it did to me lol

@Clancy-ig8zt День назад

Great video Bruce. Has anyone heard form Kamon? Is he alright? Hasn't posted in a long time!

@brucesbees День назад

I think he is fine. He is just super busy I’m sure with bees, life and the conference. It is a huge endeavor.

@Clancy-ig8zt День назад

@brucesbees thanks Bruce. Went down a rabbit hole with this Hurricane on YT and got to wondering. I'm in Philly and have friends who are responding to the area. Maybe we'll meet at the conference

@brucesbees День назад

@Clancy-ig8zt maybe so. Thanks for the support and thanks for checking in!

@honeyandthecoop803 День назад

I work in maintenance and deal with heated jackets in a wax injection mold process. What went wrong with your original heater, we have them in presses that last year's. great video Bruce.

@brucesbees День назад

I am not sure but Jed replaced it. I wonder if possibly the issue was the cord and not the heater. Either way the new one worked perfectly. I am no electrician but learned a lot through this process about the importance of not overloading the cords. Luckily I didn’t burn anything down!

@honeyandthecoop803 День назад

@@brucesbees That's the main thing

@rtxhoneybees День назад

That press screen is the bees knees! One of the reasons to grow is to be able to afford cool gear! So you dont have bees in the back yard anymore? Did I miss a video? Sounds like a story.

@brucesbees День назад

I have grandkids in the area now and just didn’t want to risk any issues.

@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po День назад

Hey Bruce , you going to do with your wax? How much did the wax melter cost? Nice clip!! Put the slum on the garden !! Potting mix

@rodbeckstedt8588 19 часов назад

I wonder if the slum would be any good to mix in with compost?

@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po День назад

Hey Bruce , you going to do with your wax? How much did the wax melter cost? Nice clip!!

@Lamar114 17 часов назад

Hey Bruce besides applying to foundation what do you use the wax for? Do you sell it?

@BrianCooper901 День назад

We just finished processing our wax for the season and had just under 9lbs from our hives. I can only imagine how much work it is at your scale! I do find my wax can get a bit foamy and white if the heat gets warm enough to make bubbles in the water. I filter with my H700 Dixie cloths but it takes much longer for it to go through the filter. It looks good! Making candle is a good money maker you just have to invest in a lot of molds to do it efficiently or just do a small batch after work each day. Having smaller chunks of wax for that makes it go quicker but you have so much you shouldn’t have any issues except maybe getting the blocks small enough to get in your final melter for wax. I wonder what would happen if you put the flour sack fabric on the bottom of the slum gum pusher downer thing so the wax has to go up through it as it melts. Maybe it would do a good job and remove a step. Thanks for sharing!

@brucesbees День назад

Hmm I like those suggestions! I need to order some molds. They are pricy though. Have never made candles but plan to give it a try.

@Christal-c8t 18 часов назад

I wonder if the slum is good for garden soil

@SM-yr7ygSPLHG 18 часов назад

I like to buy a block of this wax

@GrammyMidwife День назад

Slum gum can be used as bait in swarm traps, can’t it?

@markespich8574 День назад

Struthers charges $18. For five pounds. They are the same shape as yours.

@peterg2569 День назад

Will you make a barbecue sauce with the honey that's draining?

@brucesbees 16 часов назад

Probably could but no. I just poured it out. It was mixed with water.

@peterg2569 9 часов назад

@@brucesbees thanks for the reply, I got that idea from the bee whisper

@nancynolton6079 День назад

Slum gum to the compost bin unless there are chemicals that shouldn't be in the garden from mite treatments?

@brucesbees 16 часов назад

Nah I think it is good. Thanks for the tip!

@markespich8574 День назад

Doesn’t the wax smell like honey. The wax I use from Struthers it smells like honey.

@brucesbees День назад

It smells really good and it’s beautiful wax!

@markespich8574 День назад

They’re expensive but do yourself a favor and get a 10 gauge cord and you won’t build up the amps. Always feel your cord to make sure it’s not getting hot.

@brucesbees День назад

I learned my lesson for sure. The cord I got worked perfectly.

@davidhunter1380 День назад

@brucesbees the heater pulls 15amp. 1800w ÷ 120v = 15 amps. With a long cord it might draw slightly higher. The #12 cord is good for 20 amps. So you should be ok there. However, the plug you are plugging it into, check what size breaker it is on. If it's a 20 you're ok. If it's a 15, your house internal wiring will probably be #14 wire, so it might be getting warm when you are using the melter. Just keep that in mind. Thanks for the video!

@brucesbees День назад

Thanks for the tip. It seemed like everything worked out perfectly after using the 12 gauge cord. Glad I didn’t burn something down.