tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post4823687538429649933..comments2024-03-26T12:17:40.771-04:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Lessons being learned from Experience with the Solar Wax MelterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-83971378493407338222008-08-09T15:51:00.000-04:002008-08-09T15:51:00.000-04:00I think I'll merge your tinfoil bottom with the bl...I think I'll merge your tinfoil bottom with the black painted interior sides. With that setup and a plexi glass top it worked for me in mid 70s.<BR/><BR/>RobRob Deichert Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06678054546366450788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-74151744055354942162008-06-20T10:04:00.000-04:002008-06-20T10:04:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for posting your experiences wit...Thank you so much for posting your experiences with the wax melter. I have a lot of scrap wood to use to make one of the fancier varieties, but after seeing your low-tech version, I like yours better. I live in Canada. We get 80 degree temperature sometimes, but perhaps not as often as I need for this method of melting wax, especially since I purchased from a retired beekeeper all his old frames still filled with wax (I won't be reusing the frames--I just want the wax and then I'll burn the old frames). As I read the posts, I suddenly realized I have another method to use in the winter. I have a heating lamp used for incubation. It's attached to a thermostat and it's on a board that sits on top of any suitable container. There's no reason I can't melt wax in the winter with this device.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for sharing your experience. I just bought my first hive six days ago. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com