Cappings Wax Yield Calculator
Estimate
Estimate rendered beeswax and recovered cappings honey from your harvest based on uncapping and rendering methods.
Total extracted honey
Results
Rendered beeswax
22.4oz
Raw cappings
4lbs
Cappings honey recovered
2lbs
Slumgum / waste
0.6lbs
Est. wax value
$16.80
Est. cappings honey value
$20.00
Example usage:
Extracting 200 lbs of honey with a hot knife yields roughly 4 lbs of raw cappings. After solar rendering, expect about 1.4 lbs of clean beeswax (22 oz) worth around $17, plus about 2 lbs of cappings honey.
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