Solar Beeswax Extractors

Goodman, R.D. A solar beeswax extractor. The Australian Beekeeper. Nove 1980, page 113-115. Refers to drawings that I don't have, so may have more pages? Double glazed. Black outside, white inside.

Lesher, Charles and Morse, Roger A. The efficiency of solar wax extractors. Amer Bee Journal. Dec 1982, page 820-821. Concludes only moderate efficiency; suggests using to reduce volume of old combs prior to further rendering methods.

Pennsylvania State University Agric Ext Service plan. Solar beeswa extractor. 1 p. Reference to Order No 790-301. Double glazed. Construction plan only.

Anon. Using the sun to melt beeswax. Description for building wax melter based on New Zealand Beekeeper article November 1970 and (NZ) Journal of Agriculture August 1970.

Jaycox, E.R. Making and using a solar wax melter. Wellington Bkprs Assn Inc monthly newsletter, May 1987, 2 pp. Reprinted with permission of author. Non- sloping sides.

Briscoe, D.A. Putting old sol to work. NZ Journal of Agric 121(2):80,81. 1971. Double glazed, sloped sides.

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