> I've added another conversion/rule of thumb to
> http://www.beekeeping.co.nz/convert.htm
> for supers/honey/cappings wax.  For a full depth super of honey, I'm
> assuming 30kg(66lb) full weight, with 20kg(44lb) of honey, 10kg(22lb)
> epty weight.  Extracting the honey will give .3kg(.66lb) cappings
> wax.
 
An old rule of thumb we used to use was 40 lbs per tonne.  This
equates to 1:56.  Your ratio seems a little light. We have done some
calculations over 5 tonnes lots of extraction and come up with ratios
of 1:51 - 1:54.  This is with full depth, 8 frames in a 10 frame
super.
 
Regards,
Peter Bray.
Airborne Honey Ltd., PO Box 28, Leeston, New Zealand
Fax 64-3-324-3236,  Phone 64-3-324-3569  [log in to unmask]
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