How to Render Beeswax

Follow this simple method for how to render beeswax that will take you from sticky mess to wonderfully fragrant disks of clean beeswax.

Reader Contribution by Lindsay Williamson
Updated on October 2, 2023
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Follow this simple method for how to render beeswax that will take you from sticky mess to wonderfully fragrant disks of clean beeswax.

As the beekeeping season comes to a close and my hives need less of my time, I’m confronted with the jars and bags and racks and bowls of beeswax all over my house patiently awaiting my attention. There are a million methods for all things beekeeping out there but I’d like to share this very simple method of rendering beeswax that will take you from sticky mess to wonderfully fragrant disks of clean beeswax ready for your crafts and beauty products while costing very little of your time and precious energy. And best of all, there’s no waste and your bees will actually benefit from it!

Beeswax Rendering Equipment

  • Some type of plastic or metal grate that will fit inside of an empty super. It should have spaces big enough for a bee to crawl through but not big enough for chunks of wax to fall through.
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