5
Melt the wax in a pan placed inside a second pan of boiling
water.
outer pan
containing
water
fire
inner pan
containing
wax
boiling water
melting wax
Heat until all the wax is melted. You can see the dirt from the
wax on the bottom of the pan in this picture.
debris
in
bottom
of pan
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1: How to Harvest Beeswax (© Author Pam Gregory, who offers this as her gift to
beekeepers in developing countries)