Rendering and cleaning up all the wax cappings from our honey supers.

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With the honey mostly separated from our wax cappings, the next job would be to render and clean up the wax that is left behind. Now you would think that because the wax is brand new there should be little to clean up, but you would be wrong in your thinking. In truth, there is a lot of dirt in the cappings, and this dirt needs to be removed. So once again, and I truly love making wax rendering videos, I show the process I go through to get the cappings into a form I can use next year in our honey production. Thanks for watching. God's peace to all.
Mr. Ed
www.studiobeeproductions.com

[@JeffHorchoff]

My sincere apologies to all my members and viewers who were unable to leave a comment when the video first posted. Apparently, and unbeknownst to me, I had switched the comments off. Because all the members of my channel are able to view the videos prior to making it public, they will very often leave comments. Well, after 4 days of the private posting and with over 130 views, there were no comments which is unheard of, and with that many views, there should have been at least a dozen or more views but there were none. It should have been at that point I would have suspected something was up, but my simple mind did not put 2 plus 2 together. At 8 o'clock this morning Mona called to tell me the comments were switched off, and because Charlie and I were out wrangling bees, I could not change anything. Thankfully, when we got back to Charlie's I was able to go back in and allow comments. Again, I'm very sorry that mistake happened, and hopefully, it won't happen again. Thank you all for your understanding. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@kimmcvitty3580]

Your mind was full of plans for your anniversary I think!!😊 Congratulations to you both!

[@leiwa100]

My favorite videos every season is when you do the wax rendering.

[@heehaw8401]

Mine too!

[@brucekaminskimd3417]

Good morning Mr.Ed Congratulations to u and Ms. Mona! Janet and I have been married 46 years! We are very happy. Three childern Janet was a stay-at-home mom! Her love helped put me thru medical school to be a GP MD. Retired, and we have a farm called Applewood Ranch in San Antonio, Texas. We have lots of beehives on the farm. God bless you and Ms. Mona! That is a lot of wax and a lot of work. Ya'll have a wonderful weekend yeah hear.

[@karenwhitley7211]

Belated congratulations. Thank you, Jesus, for bringing these 2 together.

[@larryoczkowski3493]

Happy Anniversary to you and your wife. I am always delighted to watch your videos as I have learned much about bee keeping, rendering, wax rendering. It reminds me of an elder friend who kept bees for his blueberry and strawberry fields, and pear orchard. I never really knew what he did with the wax...but we loved to go picking all three fruits and buy his honey knowing that the taste came from the efforts of his workers. Thanks for those memories...and the education you are passing along to us.

[@RoseMaryBowen]

It's a beautiful thing to watch the cycle of honey and wax production. Bees are truly fascinating. A special gift from God! ❤ 🐝 Happy Anniversary! 🎉

[@lisaburmann1469]

Hello! I just wanted to give you a tip that if you were looking for food grade buckets, check with a grocery store that has cake decorating in it. I am a decorator for a small mam&pop grocery store and we get 5 gallon buckets of icing and when we use it up, we give the buckets away and they come with a seal tight lid. If you told the grocery store that these were for the Abby for the honeybees, they would probably give them to you as well. Or sell them very cheap. I enjoy your videos - we use to keep bees when we lived on acreage. We moved into a village and it’s not worth it when all the neighbors use pesticides. 🐝❤🐝

[@thenodiggardener]

Congratulation to you and Mona on your anniversary! Goodness that was satisfying! It is totally surprising how much muck comes out of the wax though. These bees should really learn to wipe their feet 🤣

[@rontronnesjr]

Happy Anniversary to Mona and you Mr. Ed. May God Bless you with many more years of happiness. That's some nice looking wax!!!

[@Mamasmovietime]

A most happy Anniversary to you and Mona. God bless 🙏 and both.

[@jeremy1350]

Hi Jeff, you got a small child there !!! I'm sure the brothers will be pleased with this round of wax !!!

[@ivotamm7405]

That was awesome! Such a joy to see the rendering video! Congratulations for your anniversary! Remember the propolis traps. This is the best time to place them. While preparing themselves for winter, they propolize everything that they encounter. At least give it a try with some traps to start (10 maybe?). You can do so much good with propolis!! God bless!

[@thornehauser9511]

Man congratulations to you and your wife!!!!

[@mahtrows1]

Happy Anniversary to both of you my husband and I also got married on 9/13 !

[@TracysBees8713]

Man that wax is beautiful. I do love your wax videos.

[@bunny_smith]

You are very meticulous. These are my absolute favorite videos.

[@jmarino715]

I'd be McGuyvering up a custom metal screen with a handle to fit into the bottom of that kettle. Get all melted, then hook onto the handle to pull the screen out, and most of that debris will come out with it! Then you'll only need to worry about filtering out the finer contaminates. Not to mention... less clean-up!

[@CraigInNC]

Happy Anniversary! It is always enjoyable to see how you take scraping and turn them into something usable. When I see that big kettle, I get hungry for a low country boil too. 😅 God bless you also.

[@mkaysartfuljourney1239]

Happiest Anniversary to you both 🙏🏻🌈❤️🕊💯

[@robinstorey9769]

Happy anniversary to you and Mona!

[@leiwa100]

Mr Ed, could you make an hour long video of just bees cleaning out buckets or the frames after a honey run? It is a very relaxing buzz...

[@BrianCooper901]

I can not even imagine! I think we had about 4-5 lbs this year. Thanks for sharing!

[@thirstyboots6711]

My Mom and I used to grow loofah. A fun thing to have in the garden.

[@TeddyC-32963]

Hi Jeff I can’t wait till I have some bees to do all these little projects. Maybe turn a floor fan on to keep the bees out of harms way. Peace be with you.

[@susanburnett6123]

Congratulations to you and Ms Mona.

[@mindshelfpro]

Happy Anniversary 🎉

[@wingrovedl]

Very Interesting. Thank You, Jeff ! 🤓

[@JJDigitalartStudio]

Wow that is a lot of wax. You scored on wax. I would say don't work too hard but it would not go far with you. I think you thrive on working. I have a feeling your retirement will be spent working. But you do it for God. That is what is so wonderful. NO profit for you. Just God's love. That is some good looking wax. I wish I could buy some candles. I know they sell them at the gift shop. Beeswax is so clean and smells so sweet. God bless you Jeff.

[@colormeinfluenced6997]

That kettle has a genius design!!! (Happy belated anniversary to you and Mona)

[@concernedrn2844]

Time for yoga with the bees. Happy anniversary!

[@matthewbrunk6262]

My wedding anniversary is also September 13. It has been a great 21 years for us! Best wishes to you and Mona.

[@Joeybagofdonuts76]

Good afternoon, Mr Ed. No worries on the comment section. Happy anniversary!

[@jmarino715]

Happy belated Anniversary!!

[@angelacross2216]

Wow. So much wax.

[@rebeccafoust7145]

Nice wax harvest.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Congratulations

[@salembeeman370]

Mr. Ed do you think the wax is near clean enough to make candles out of? Congratulations on 2 years! Mona is a special person to put up with you and your cohort of friends. LOL

[@rachelhunting]

Happy anniversary

[@AlpacaMade]

Bon Anniversaire to you & Mona🥂 Yes, you saved the best for last. I wonder what the 🐝 think of clean honey?😂

[@TracysBees8713]

Good morning

[@jkell42]

21:14 Mister Miagi would be proud… “wax on, wax off”

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Some people use a 5 gallon paint strainer bag to filter the drained hot wax.

[@MERRLINN]

Great video. Will the bees take any of the wax back to the hive?

[@ilianahernandez1674]

Happy anniversary 🎉🎉 September 13th is also my birthday 🎉🎉

[@jayfromtexas6718]

I'm always amazed how you get the wax out of the buckets. All of that horribly nasty wax I bought (165lbs) was murder to get out of the buckets. I actually split around a third of the buckets, beating them with a 4lb dead blow hammer. The wax was a puke brown. Three hours down, three hours back. A terrible waste of time, money and effort.

[@jamesruan913]

That’s a great wax harvest ,how many colonies or frames of honey did that take to get ? How many hives are you running 2023/24 season ?

[@richricherrichestthefirst]

Oh, my bee WAX！🎉

[@melvinsheets6384]

Congratulations to both of you!!!! Does the water help the wax separate from the garbage?

[@Inrussian]

Where do you buy ur queen cages ? The hair clips

[@joebeach7759]

Undercover Brother...

[@davewood406]

Would the cappings be a good approximation of wax production? The combs are just started with your prep right? Maybe cappings plus X% of the comb wax? I was thinking maybe a wipe of the buckets with a paper towel with cooking oil would let the wax loose. Shouldn't be enough to contaminate the wax I don't think.

[@graceh8866]

Happy Anniversary to the both of you may you both be blessed with many more.💕💕💕Wow what an amazing bounty of wax . Do you all just use it for candle making or is there other uses just wondering. Such a beautiful place the Abby is. Jesus blessings to all. 💕💕💕🙏🙏🙏

[@1966jcar]

If you get too much honey, in the wax you got wax. Honey butter

[@troymoore7537]

considering the amount of wax from each batch of cappings you render each year, and dead-outs and hive removals, id bet you have one nice backstock of wax.

[@davidhanson2351]

Good morning from Odessa Florida. How long did it take to bees to clean up the buckets? Congratulations on your anniversary and thank you for another wonderful video

[@StormEyes1991]

Belated Happy Anniversary to you both. What an awesome wax haul. What do you do with your blocks of wax? Do you use them yourselves for things like waterproofing, soaps, and candles or do you sell them?

[@TheClawNinja]

8:45 - is there some sort of cover you could put over the bucket and pipe to prevent them from getting at it while the hot wax is pouring out? Might help a few of them have it not "go well" for them ;)

[@neuralwarp]

Yes, it's called a Door.

[@karenwhitley7211]

Is there a video of the wax being put I to molds? And the finished product?

[@lindastevens6861]

😊

[@myfastcars]

What do you do with the rendered wax? Could you refine it another time for a more pure wax?

[@selfscience]

Is the raw honey and honey that has been heated a different product?

[@fishslayer8533]

Mr Ed you ok you look to be limping

[@time2fly2124]

what kinda buckets are those that you use for pouring the wax into? ive been using orange home depot buckets, with a l id over top to cool, and every time they crack and the wax gets stuck to the side of the bucket. makes for a heck of a time trying to get the wax out without breaking up everywhere.

[@heehaw8401]

Do you use that wax at the Abby for products?

[@kathysarmcandy1992]

The bucket filters hold up to the heat?

[@neuralwarp]

I don't see the point of this stage at all. Surely the wax granules are more useful for your various purposes?

[@davewood406]

You noticed all the crud that came out of the cappings right? This process cleans the wax of that.