How I use a silicone mold to make wax foundation for beekeeping
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@mmb_MeAndMyBees3 ай бұрын
Think you need to Win 🏆 a KZread 'Video Oscar' ! 🥳 The best use of the Silicon Foundation Press yet. . . None of this messy about with Soapy Water etc. See you Foundation Wax Print is perfect : no missed Cells or Water Marks (aka Weakened) Areas. 👍 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Happy Beekeeping 2024 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
@j-dub8369Ай бұрын
Best advice here…”never do this when the wife is home” 😂
@user-eu5gb4mm7w
Ай бұрын
😂
@user-eu5gb4mm7wАй бұрын
It could be that the silicone used to make the mold might be a factor? Or that the beeswax might be impure or not at the right temperature when you cast it or remove it?
@user-eu5gb4mm7w2 ай бұрын
These are worker bee cells. I checked on what the bees do with them and they draw them out well. Ill do a video on this soon.
@marivelgiron759Ай бұрын
Al fin salió al mercado este molde. Para los apicultores en Guatemala le es altamente costoso las láminas de cera. Esto les ayudará a bajar costos. Si habían moldes para pasteles como no haber para cera? 🎉🎉
@jpthedelawarebeeman78875 ай бұрын
I bought one a few years ago on Amazon real cheap and made several sheets of beewax foundation, for me it took tons of wax to make a sheet so I stopped using it. You make it look so easy by the way ( there were a lot of inconsitence spots in the wax like you mentioned ).
@PetersBees-gn2ul
5 ай бұрын
Thanks but It took several tries to get it right...In South Africa it doesn't always work to put in full frame foundation because the bees in the neighborhood eat away at the wax, or it gets distorted in the heat and the bees end up drawing out wonky comb. So we tend to use starter strips. Ill be placing some trap hives and as soon as I have some results ill share them!
@sonofthunder.
5 ай бұрын
I used lightly soapy water, remove excess, getting consistent takes time,but works okay,rolling it helps with brittleness ,I also like the dipping board technique
@user-eu5gb4mm7w
5 ай бұрын
I think there is lots of room for improvement...i also like the dipping board method. Maybe there is a way to combibe the two? On mobday i put out a whole lot of trap boxes ( it is how we get new swarms in South Africa) and ill report back on what the bees think.
@user-eu5gb4mm7w
5 ай бұрын
I think there is lots of room for improvement...i also like the dipping board method. Maybe there is a way to combibe the two? On mobday i put out a whole lot of trap boxes ( it is how we get new swarms in South Africa) and ill report back on what the bees think.
@sonofthunder.
5 ай бұрын
@@user-eu5gb4mm7w russian videos show a poly matrix mold,its not as soft as the silicone,after using dipping board to get sheets then they roll the sheet in the poly mold under pressure from a clothes wringer ,embossing the hex cells,and less brittle
@robertholdsworth96665 ай бұрын
Nice video where do you buy the mould from
@ApiculturaenlaSerralada3 ай бұрын
Que bien esto! ❤️
@beebob12794 ай бұрын
I don’t have one, But it looks as though a rolling pin could be used level it out. I read a comment that the sheet is inconsistent. I thinking this could work. It’s slow. Hope you have a lot of time on your hands
@peteressert5172
3 ай бұрын
you could glue the silicon on a pice of glass for stability and level.
@ercisgh52502 ай бұрын
Hello, good luck. I also bought the same mold. I have a question for you. Are the cells created by bees for male bees or worker bees? Thank you.
@user-zo8wq6jq3fАй бұрын
good job, where on the internet can i find it? what is the brand? thank you
@user-eu5gb4mm7w
Ай бұрын
I found it online from a south african site ( i am in south africa) called " Easybeezy". I am sure you can find it online anywhere.
@Nina-gk1mf4 ай бұрын
Grazie per il video. Lo comprato anche io ma non sapevo come usarlo.
@user-eu5gb4mm7w
4 ай бұрын
I think there ir room for improvement. Im goung to try using a hot water bottle as a roller. Will send an update😊
@DaaaWahhhnnsinn5 ай бұрын
2:48 Beginn
@elshadehmedov8597Ай бұрын
How by this?
@kaushalkishor68585 ай бұрын
Dilevari ho sakti he kiya mom seet banane ke liye kavar ki Mom seet banane vala kavar chahiye
@kenwood2965 ай бұрын
It's OK doing this but the wax is so hard and brittle the bees dont like using it.
@PetersBees-gn2ul
5 ай бұрын
Im placing some trap hives today, and Ill share what happens. Holding thumbs.
@jacquelinetollig8777Ай бұрын
I have yet to get satisfaction from this mould 😢😊 after few hunderd times of pouring and sticking badly
Пікірлер: 34
Think you need to Win 🏆 a KZread 'Video Oscar' ! 🥳 The best use of the Silicon Foundation Press yet. . . None of this messy about with Soapy Water etc. See you Foundation Wax Print is perfect : no missed Cells or Water Marks (aka Weakened) Areas. 👍 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 Happy Beekeeping 2024 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Best advice here…”never do this when the wife is home” 😂
@user-eu5gb4mm7w
Ай бұрын
😂
It could be that the silicone used to make the mold might be a factor? Or that the beeswax might be impure or not at the right temperature when you cast it or remove it?
These are worker bee cells. I checked on what the bees do with them and they draw them out well. Ill do a video on this soon.
Al fin salió al mercado este molde. Para los apicultores en Guatemala le es altamente costoso las láminas de cera. Esto les ayudará a bajar costos. Si habían moldes para pasteles como no haber para cera? 🎉🎉
I bought one a few years ago on Amazon real cheap and made several sheets of beewax foundation, for me it took tons of wax to make a sheet so I stopped using it. You make it look so easy by the way ( there were a lot of inconsitence spots in the wax like you mentioned ).
@PetersBees-gn2ul
5 ай бұрын
Thanks but It took several tries to get it right...In South Africa it doesn't always work to put in full frame foundation because the bees in the neighborhood eat away at the wax, or it gets distorted in the heat and the bees end up drawing out wonky comb. So we tend to use starter strips. Ill be placing some trap hives and as soon as I have some results ill share them!
@sonofthunder.
5 ай бұрын
I used lightly soapy water, remove excess, getting consistent takes time,but works okay,rolling it helps with brittleness ,I also like the dipping board technique
@user-eu5gb4mm7w
5 ай бұрын
I think there is lots of room for improvement...i also like the dipping board method. Maybe there is a way to combibe the two? On mobday i put out a whole lot of trap boxes ( it is how we get new swarms in South Africa) and ill report back on what the bees think.
@user-eu5gb4mm7w
5 ай бұрын
I think there is lots of room for improvement...i also like the dipping board method. Maybe there is a way to combibe the two? On mobday i put out a whole lot of trap boxes ( it is how we get new swarms in South Africa) and ill report back on what the bees think.
@sonofthunder.
5 ай бұрын
@@user-eu5gb4mm7w russian videos show a poly matrix mold,its not as soft as the silicone,after using dipping board to get sheets then they roll the sheet in the poly mold under pressure from a clothes wringer ,embossing the hex cells,and less brittle
Nice video where do you buy the mould from
Que bien esto! ❤️
I don’t have one, But it looks as though a rolling pin could be used level it out. I read a comment that the sheet is inconsistent. I thinking this could work. It’s slow. Hope you have a lot of time on your hands
@peteressert5172
3 ай бұрын
you could glue the silicon on a pice of glass for stability and level.
Hello, good luck. I also bought the same mold. I have a question for you. Are the cells created by bees for male bees or worker bees? Thank you.
good job, where on the internet can i find it? what is the brand? thank you
@user-eu5gb4mm7w
Ай бұрын
I found it online from a south african site ( i am in south africa) called " Easybeezy". I am sure you can find it online anywhere.
Grazie per il video. Lo comprato anche io ma non sapevo come usarlo.
@user-eu5gb4mm7w
4 ай бұрын
I think there ir room for improvement. Im goung to try using a hot water bottle as a roller. Will send an update😊
2:48 Beginn
How by this?
Dilevari ho sakti he kiya mom seet banane ke liye kavar ki Mom seet banane vala kavar chahiye
It's OK doing this but the wax is so hard and brittle the bees dont like using it.
@PetersBees-gn2ul
5 ай бұрын
Im placing some trap hives today, and Ill share what happens. Holding thumbs.
I have yet to get satisfaction from this mould 😢😊 after few hunderd times of pouring and sticking badly
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@Nina-gk1mf
4 ай бұрын
Io ho pagato 30€ circa