Dealing with cappings

[nantmoel]

I have the Abelo steam un-capping system, its really made un-capping so straight forward, however I am left with a load of cappings. How do other member deal with their cappings? Capping screws are so expensive. Share your methods please.

 

[Poly Hive]

Spin drier.

PH

 

[eltalia]

Modified fruit press.

Bill

 

[Newbeeneil]

I put mine in my honey warmer at 35deg on a filter to drain the honey for 24 hours then feed back to the bees in a rapid feeder without the cup.

 

[pargyle]

Home made bucket strainer. Takes a lot of cappings. Put it in the ariing cupboard or the warming cabinet .. virtually dry after straining. Useful then for straining the cappings after a final wash and onto wax processing.

 

[linoleum bonypart]

I put mine in my honey warmer at 35deg on a filter to drain the honey for 24 hours then feed back to the bees in a rapid feeder without the cup.

I use the honey recovered for home use

 

[nantmoel]

Home made bucket strainer. Takes a lot of cappings. Put it in the ariing cupboard or the warming cabinet .. virtually dry after straining. Useful then for straining the cappings after a final wash and onto wax processing.

Thanks for posting this, much appreciated.

 

[BMH]

Modified fruit press.



Bill

I do hope that's a stainless mesh!

Looks galvanised to me!

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[eltalia]

I do hope that's a stainless mesh!

Looks galvanised to me!

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"looks... to me"
I see...
Nope.

Bill

 

[BMH]

"looks... to me"

I see...

Nope.



Bill

Mmmmmm. Galvanised honey.

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[eltalia]

Mmmmmm. Galvanised honey.

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Nope.
Galvanised appraisal, maybe??

Bill

 

[Beefriendly]

Have you got the mellifo pro underneath your steam uncapping knife?

If you have it's pretty easy as your capping have already landed on a perforated drain tray. Just move them around a for a few days till dry and drain the honey from the bottom.

Alternatively if you haven't on one those do you have a hydropress? as ideal and you get non of the compression trapped honey that you bet with a fruit press.

 

[nantmoel]

Have you got the mellifo pro underneath your steam uncapping knife?

If you have it's pretty easy as your capping have already landed on a perforated drain tray. Just move them around a for a few days till dry and drain the honey from the bottom.

Alternatively if you haven't on one those do you have a hydropress? as ideal and you get non of the compression trapped honey that you bet with a fruit press.

I don't have the 'Melifo Pro' but I do have the perforated tray on the uncapping table/tray I use, bought with the steam knife system. But yes I agree that moving the cappings around does help, I have today 'run-off' around 60lb of honey off the cappings from the tray. I uncapped 15 supers and it did fill the tray. I have now moved the cappings into a 60lb bucket.

 

[Newbeeneil]

I use the honey recovered for home use

Ah , I meant I feed the cappings to the bees who clean it to a dry saw dust consistancy. The honey that drains I also use for self consumption.