Wax cappings and honey

[Clemcook]

Hi all

Can you please advise, the easiest method at home with normal kitchen pots etc of extracting honey from cappings And 'sludge'?

I would like to finish with some honey to use in cooking ect and some wax in a block

Thank you
Clementyne

 

[pargyle]

Hi all

Can you please advise, the easiest method at home with normal kitchen pots etc of extracting honey from cappings And 'sludge'?

I would like to finish with some honey to use in cooking ect and some wax in a block

Thank you
Clementyne

Fine nylon strainer or a jelly bag (if you don't have a proper two stage honey strainer). Put it all in the seive or the jelly bag, Hang them over a suitable container and the honey will run out over a few hours (overnight will usually do the trick). There will be some stickiness in the cappings left behind so wash and strain in cold water a few times and you will be left with crumbly dry capping wax.

There's lots of methods for filtering wax - I use an old funnel and discs of old flannellette sheets .. melt wax in a double boiler and pour through filtering medium .. may take a few runs through to get pure white capping wax in a block.

BUTTTT ... beware .. anything to do with melting beeswax will destroy any household seives you intend using for their original purpose. Car boot or ebay for suitable cheap utensils.

 

[Beefriendly]

Hi all

Can you please advise, the easiest method at home with normal kitchen pots etc of extracting honey from cappings And 'sludge'?

I would like to finish with some honey to use in cooking ect and some wax in a block ��

If it's cooking honey you need....dead easy..... stick everything in an oven at 90C....everything melts, allow to cool... wax on top honey at bottom gunge in-between.

 

[Bakerbee]

After straining honey as described in above posts i get a Tropicana carton chop the top off, put the wax debri and all into the carton and pop in oven on a low heat. All the wax seperates from the rubbish and it hardens into a swuare block. Tho i love beefriendly's idea even more!

 

[enrico]

I use the microwave. When the lot has melted let it cool, knock a hole in the wax cap and pour the honey into a jar. Fine on toast and in coffee. Wax gets washed and goes in solar melter with other wax.
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