What To Do With Cappings (139)

It seems that everyone talks about managing bees and selling honey. There's also a lot of discussion about extracting honey - such as: removing bees from the supers, what kind of extractor works best, uncapping and even bottling. But what about all those wet wax cappings laying around? Hopefully, they're mostly in some sort of pan, tray or tank. But just what do you do with those cappings? In this episode, Kim and Jim talk about the cappings and how a hobbyest can process and melt them down to use them in candles or even to sell as blocks of pure beeswax. How have they handled them (you may be surprised) and is it work your time to even bother? Listen in as Kim and Jim talk through their different approaches to dealing with this little discussed topic of bee hive products. ______________________ Thanks to Betterbee for sponsoring today's episode. Betterbee’s mission is to support every beekeeper with excellent customer service, continued education and quality equipment. From their colorful and informative catalog to their support of beekeeper educational activities, including this podcast series, Betterbee truly is Beekeepers Serving Beekeepers. See for yourself at www.betterbee.com ______________________ Honey Bee Obscura is brought to you by Growing Planet Media, LLC, the home of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Music: Heart & Soul by Gyom, All We Know by Midway Music, original guitar music by Jeffrey Ott Copyright © 2023 by Growing Planet Media, LLC