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Naomi Saville explains how Holly Keens-Dumas, a beekeeper from Tobago demonstrates how to make wax foundation sheets by hand 3.
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Immerse the tray in a bath of cold water and offthe board
gently ease it
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Heat some clean beeswax in a double boiler: water in the outside pan and wax in the
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Once the wax is melted (never allow the water to boil) pour on to a wet tray with a space for pouring off excess wax. Carefully tip the tray until there is a thin even layer of wax covering the surface (2-3 mm thick), pouring off excess in the process.
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Once the wax has hardened you might emboss the sheet with worker brood comb pattern using a press, or in this case a hand operated roller. Bees will also use plain wax sheet without the embossed pattern.
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