At the end of the bee season the garden beekeeper prepares the wax collected from the sun wax melter and young empty combs. He boils it in a large pot together with water. Water-soluble substances such as honey residues dissolve in the water and can be disposed of.

The liquid wax then rests for a few hours to clear. In this process further components such as bee parts, propolis and pollen settle at the top or bottom.

The thus cleaned wax is scooped carefully with a soup ladle into empty ice-cream cups and slowly solidifies in them.

As a result of this sweaty work in the wax kitchen, the garden beekeeper holds 10 kg of valuable, pure beeswax in his hands. In block form, it has an unlimited shelf life as a raw material for new foundations and can be stored in a space-saving manner.