Beeswax Production Estimator

Estimate beeswax yield from honey harvesting cappings and old comb recycling. Calculate rendered wax, product quantities, and revenue potential.

Honey Harvest

lbs

Cappings Thickness

Old Comb Frames to Render

Tab to move between fields

Rendered Beeswax

3.75 lbs

≈ 15 sticks of butter

Cappings Wax (raw)3 lbs

Old Comb Wax (raw)2 lbs

Taper Candles (4 oz each)15

Lip Balm Tubes400

Beeswax Wraps (12×12 in)38

Revenue (Raw Wax $12/lb)$45.00

Revenue (Filtered $20/lb)$75.00

Revenue (Candles $5 each)$75.00

Honey Consumed For Wax26

How to Use This Calculator

Enter Honey Harvest, Cappings Thickness, and Old Comb Frames to Render.
Review the Rendered Beeswax (lbs) result.
Use Cappings Wax (raw) (lbs) and Old Comb Wax (raw) (lbs) to inform your decision.
Use the chart to visualize the results and explore different scenarios by adjusting inputs.

How the result changes with Honey Harvest

Honey Harvest: Total honey harvested in pounds. Cappings wax is collected during the uncapping process.
Cappings Thickness: Relative cappings thickness/generosity: 20% = thin, 50% = average, 80%+ = burr-comb-heavy. Affects wax yield.
Old Comb Frames to Render: Number of old deep frames being retired. Dark comb (3+ years old) should be rotated out and rendered.

Identify Input Parameters
Honey Harvest = 300, Cappings Thickness = 50, Old Comb Frames to Render = 10 = 3 input(s) provided
Calculate Rendered Beeswax
Rendered Beeswax
3.75 = 3.75
Calculate Cappings Wax
Cappings Wax
3 = 3
Calculate Old Comb Wax
Old Comb Wax
2 = 2