Did You Know?
The earliest trace of beeswax comes from the Anatolian Neolithic age. Initially practised by hunters of wild honey, the harvest of beeswax from domestic hives spread throughout the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East. This amazing natural product was one of the main ingredients used by the Egyptian embalmers. This was due to its hydrophobic and anti-bacterial properties. As well as the manufacture of candles, beeswax is an essential product in the waterproofing and preservation of many materials. These include wood, leather and even metal. Nowadays man benefits from its soothing anti-inflammatory properties and rich vitamin A content in the making of cosmetics such as creams, lotions, ointments and lipbalm.
Hive World supplies:
- wax foundation of all grades from thin to heavy for use in your frames.
- We supply all you need to make beautiful candles with our silicon candle moulds. This is a lovely way to use up any spare beeswax your busy bees produce.
35L Digital Electric Wax melter
$1,273.91
Hive World NZ are New Zealand agents for AU Wax melters
The 35BD is a 35 litre thermostatically controlled electric double boiler.
This product is designed as a cappings reducer, for cleaning wax, recovering honey from your cappings, warming up to 50kg honey and candlemaking.
22 litre water jacket
Digital Thermostat temperature range 30 – 100 C
2.3 Kw element
Cold start to 85 deg in approximately 180 minutes – the fastest heat-up time for volume available on the market.
All stainless steel.
Allow 2 weeks for shipping.
82L Wax melting tank
Wax melting tank from Thomas Apiculture
This melting tank is designed to render bits of comb or complete combs without having to remove the wires
The round style wax melter is more efficient than the square type because the circular design ensures an even temperature throughout and can melt a full load in approx. 20 minutes.
The tank is composed of an outer flat bottomed tank and an internal tank with an inverted conical bottom which forms a small reservoir. Wax is heated up by the bottom and circumference of the tank as a result of the boiling water jacket. Heat is from a gas burner (not supplied). There is a removable stainless steel basket to collect the debris.
Has a reinforced conical lid with a safety ball valve to prevent over pressurizing and a thick silicone gasket to make it fully watertight.
The wax is rendered down by the rising steam, becomes purified and flows out perfectly clean ready to be set in moulds.
Dimensions are 530 dia x 760 high. Capacity – 82 litresThis product has a 6-8 week delivery time. POA.
Please contact us for more information.
Candle Mould – Hexacomb with bees
$75.22
Quality silicon rubber candle mould for beeswax candle
Makes a beautiful hexagonal candle featuring a hex pattern and bee motif.
This mould can be reused indefinitely.
60mm high requires 55 grams of wax
Requires No 3 wick https://www.hiveworld.co.nz/product/candle-wick/
Beeswax and candle wick not included
Candle mould – Pine cone
$117.40
Quality silicon mould for making Pine Cone candles. The finished candle size is approximately 38 mm diameter x 110 mm high.
Requires No 4 candlewick https://www.hiveworld.co.nz/product/candle-wick/
Candle mould – Tall Hex Honeycomb Bees
$130.43
Silicone candle mould for beeswax candles.
Makes a beautiful candle with honeycomb pattern and bees.
160mm high x 50mm diameter. Requires 300 grams of wax.
These moulds can be reused indefinitely
Requires No 6 wick https://www.hiveworld.co.nz/product/candle-wick/
Does not include beeswax or wick.
Candle Wick
$3.83 – $15.57
Hive World supplies candle wick in eleven sizes suitable for making your own beeswax candles using our silicon candle moulds. It is purchased in 5m lengths for economy:
Number 10 wick is for candles 100mm diameter
Number 9 wick is for candles 89mm diameter
Number 8 wick is for candles 76mm diameter
Number 7 wick is for candles 63.5mm diameter
Number 6 wick is for candles 50mm diameter
Number 5 wick is for candles 43mm diameter
Number 4 wick for candles 38mm diameter
Number 3 wick for candles 32mm diameter
Number 2 wick for candles 25mm diameter
Number 1a wick for candles of 19mm diameter
Number 0 which is suitable for a solid candle up to 6mm diameter or a rolled candle up to 13mm.
CandleMould – Medium Round Bee Tealight
$20.26
Silicone beeswax candle mould.
Makes a beautiful tealight candle with a bee on top.
These moulds can be used over and over again.
25mm high and approx 40mm diameter – requires 25 grams of wax.
Does not include wick or wax.
Requires No 4 wick https://www.hiveworld.co.nz/product/candle-wick/
Cappings spin dryer
Spin dryers are the preferred alternative to the cappings screw press.
Cappings are the only product not to go through the normal extraction process so using a Cappings Spin Dryer will ensure you extract the maximum amount of honey possible from your cappings: 100kg of extracted honey should only leave 2 kg of dry cappings. Very easy to use, you simply put it next to your uncapping tank or machine, open the lid and tip the honey loaded cappings into the basket, shut the lid, turn it on (the machine self-stabilises) and turn it off when the honey flow stops.
After a day of extraction, the honey house is clean and the wax is available to melt down later.
With the spin dryer the wax is not broken up into micro pieces saving you from needing extra filtration.
This model is the ideal machine for enterprises of up to 100 hives. It can take up to 10 kg of cappings.Please Note: Larger models are available.
Contact us for more details.
Delivery will be 4-6 weeks ex France. POA
Christmas Tree Candle Mould
$83.31
Silicone candle mould for a beautiful Christmas Tree candle measuring approx 51 mm dia x 115 mm high.
This mould can be reused multiple times.
Requires No 6 wick (HUT-G8556). https://www.hiveworld.co.nz/product/candle-wick/
