Beekeeping: DIY Steam Wax Melter – Extractor
I made a DIY Steam Wax Melter – extractor using: wall paper steamer, 2x ratchet straps, 2x old wooden beehive floor, varroa mesh and bee hive brood box. V high extraction rate (95%) and very easy to make. Only issue is the energy it uses – basically like boiling a kettle. Enjoy…. : ) I’ve just finished painting a Solar Wax Melter a friend helped me make – see link below from beesource website. I’ll upload the video of it working when I get it on site. www.beesource.com
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I was despairing because the solar extractor I made isn’t that good, then I tried this today and it worked like magic! I put foil on the floorboard and an entrance restricter over this. Then instead of a varroa mesh floor I used one of those meshes you can buy for moving bees. A deep on top of that and then a lid I made out of old wood with a tight fitting hole for the hose, ratchet straps and a pan to catch it, and bingo! Many thanks Mick, I’ll check your solar melter out next.
Greg Mathews
March 4, 2013 at 10:04 am
Mick your a man after my own heart.
Don
the fatbeeman
fineshooter
March 4, 2013 at 10:30 am
Glad you like video. Actually, I no loger use the steam wax melter – as the solar wax melter I have made is far more efficient and can melt 28 super frames in one go. I will up load video so you can see it in action…
m1i2c1k
March 4, 2013 at 10:52 am
Mick – this is fantastic – I will defo have a go….I have today just moodied up a solar version which I have put a video on my account – but this seems the way to go. Greetings from Livno in Bosnia. Big Brian
Brian Gerald Eager
March 4, 2013 at 11:29 am