Fastest way to Clean a Flow Frame

After a couple of years of using flow frames they need to be cleaned to get the cappings off, since you don’t remove the cappings the same way you would with a traditional hive.
This method has worked great for me and I am able to use the cooled beeswax and clean it by using my solar melter.
#beekeeping #flowhive #beeswax #homesteading #solar

[@spyridonn9193]

For anyone watching this I bought a sous vide and a big container which has been quite effective at heating the water to 90 degrees max. Also using the shower at its hottest with high pressure works too to get harder wax off. I have inherited a 10 year old flow hive and it’s been quite tricky getting it to a clean state.

[@tinashideaway]

I personally would NOT use my shower, especially for anyone with a septic. I would worry about the wax clogging the pipes. I use the big kettle so that I can save the wax and repurpose it.

[@spyridonn9193]

@@tinashideaway i get that. This was just for removing small parts of wax stuck on say the outer plastic window that needed some pressure not for flowing out chunks of wax

[@spyridonn9193]

what temperature was the water?

[@tinashideaway]

I didn't measure the temp of the water. I just keep heating the water, and test it by putting a flow frame in. Once I see the wax melting I know it's hot enough.

[@spyridonn9193]

@@tinashideawayno worries thanks for the reply!

[@tinashideaway]

Beeswax has a melting point of 144 to 147 degrees so I'm guessing the temperature would need to be close to that.