Wax Dipping Beekeeping Equipment

The wax is heated to 160 celsius 320 fahrenheit and the boxes are submerged for 10 minutes.

Wax dipping beekeeping equipment.

Welcome to funny farm apiaries llc. This is from the beekeeper who sent me the diagrams but my experience is basically the same inside tank dimension are 36 x 24 by 34 depth and it sits 8 above the ground on a steel base so total overall height it 42. The tank is stainless and filled with a mixture of 2 1 paraffin to microcrystalline wax. Wax dipped beehives and beekeeping equipment.

Specifications and more info on wax dipping. Tank for wax dipping your wooden hive ware. This process cooks. The water within the boxes boils out and it is replaced with wax.

Choose an option 2kg 5kg 28kg. This shows how we cook woodenware at 300 degrees fahrenheit for 10 minutes in a mixture of 20 microcrystalline wax and 80 paraffin wax. It would have been nice if it were taller but it works ok and i didn t have the time or money to get a better one made. The key is to have the wax as hot as safely possible 150 160deg.

C so the wax penetrates the timber and to leave the components in long enough to ensure they are heated right through. Normally approximately 4 5 minutes the hive world dipping tank is designed to make this process as safe as possible. Offers services in hot wax dipping of beehive woodenware. Wax dipping beekeeping equipment.

Funny farm apiaries llc. It is currently contains 280 lbs of paraffin and beeswax. Can do 3 supers at a time. Hot wax dipping is a great way to preserve your beehives for years to come.

Coating the wood in wax is beneficial for the bees and the hive itself. A few years ago we built a wax dipping tank. Hivefive apiary bee supply llc 149 trident point rd.