Crude Cappings Beeswax,South Africa price supplier

Crude Cappings  Beeswax

 

Characteristics: 

 

Crude Cappings beeswax is a by-product of the production and processing of bulk honey.  It is mostly virgin beeswax freshly produced by the bees each year when they are gathering nectar.  This is either supplied already melted into blocks or as raw cappings which we melt and block.  The colour varies depending on which nectar source the bees have been working when they produced the beeswax.  This ranges from a very light lemon colour to a dark orange with the majority being yellow to light orange in colour.

 

Processing:  

 

For honey to be extracted from the comb, the beeswax cappings first have to be removed to expose the honey.  This is usually done by the beekeeper using an automatic uncapping machine, which cuts the honey combs back to a uniform thickness.  The resulting mixture of beeswax cappings and honey are then separated, usually by a centrifuge or spinner.  The beekeeper then either melts the beeswax cappings and removes any obvious dross, before pouring the molten beeswax into moulds, or delivers the raw cappings to us for melting. The shape, size, amount of dross and presentation of blocks will vary between beekeepers.

 

Specification:  

 

Because this product is often produced by beekeepers, and can consist of a number of different lines, we are unable to provide a certificate of analysis due to the high cost of analysing a multitude of lines.  Although we fully expect this product to comply with the accepted specifications for crude beeswax, samples can be supplied to allow customers to satisfy themselves that it is suitable for their particular use.

 

Packing:   Shrink wrapped on pallets each containing approx 1000 kgs

 

Hazard:   Water should not be added to beeswax which is at a temperature exceeding 95 deg C as it will cause uncontrolled foaming.