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5.4
Separating Wax from Honey
Let wax cappings sit in a kitchen strainer over a bowl or food safe container, you will capture a lot more honey.
After straining out most of the honey wash the wax, with a stream of water, while in the strainer
Wax can be frozen until it is ready to be cleaned.
Backyard Beekeeping
1.
About
1.1
About this course
2.
About Bees
2.1
The Benefits of Bee Keeping
2.2
About Insects
2.3
About Honey Bees
2.4
Bee Reproduction
2.5
Bees in a Hive
2.6
Hive Reproduction
2.7
Swarms
2.8
Starting a Hive
2.9
What Bees Produce
3.
The Hive
3.1
About Hives
3.2
Parts of a Hive
3.3
Full Depth vs Half Depth Boxes
3.4
About Boxes
3.5
Frames
3.6
Hive Entrance
3.7
Location
3.8
Water
4.
Hive Maintenance
4.1
Protective Clothing
4.2
Opening the hive
4.3
About Maintenance
4.4
Bee Keeper Responsibilities
4.5
Managing Swarms
4.6
Spring Maintenance
4.7
Summer Maintenance
4.8
Bugs in a Hive
4.9
Common Hive Bugs
5.
Honey and Wax
5.1
Uncapping
5.2
Spinning Honey
5.3
Straining Honey
5.4
Separating Wax from Honey
5.5
Cleaning Wax
6.
Resources
6.1
Local Bee Guilds
6.2
Supplies
6.3
Purchasing Equipment
6.4
Resources
6.5
Our Thanks
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