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OTHER METHODS OF COLLECTING WAX
1. Solar wax extractor: The heat of the sun can be used to
melt wax. The wax is put into a filtering bag and placed on a
metal tray in an insulated box under a glass cover and set in
the sun. A metal lip directs the melting wax into a container.
Care has to be taken not to allow the wax to overheat and
blacken or burn.
wooden box
made of scrap
materials
tin sheet to
collect heat
glass or
polythene
cover to
increase
sun’s heat
cloth filtering
bag
containing
wax
metal lip
directs
melting wax
into container
wax
collecting in
container
Basic Beekeeping Manual 1: How to Harvest Beeswax (© Author Pam Gregory, who offers this as her gift to
beekeepers in developing countries)