In a message dated 16/11/2008 01:33:22 GMT Standard Time,
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the bees themselves will do the job if the frame is scratched/scoured with a
knife
If you are going to do this then you may as well go the whole hog. I have
successfully used an ice cream scoop to scrape combs down to the midrib. The
resulting mix of wax and honey is then GENTLY warmed to liquify the honey,
not the wax and then it is strained in the normal way. Sticky frames of what is
now foundation can go back to the bees. There will still be some honey
mixed with the wax. This can be dealt with in 3 ways: feed it back to the bees;
squeeze it in a fruit press; extract it biologically using water and yeast.
Chris
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