Brood/Rescue Comb Melt

Heavy Debris • Slow Melt • High Labor

Brood comb — also called trash comb — is the hardest wax you can melt. It’s dark, heavy, full of old brood shells, pollen, propolis, and whatever the bees packed into it over the years. Rescue comb is even worse: broken, wet, contaminated, and unpredictable.

This melt takes real work. It’s not fast, it’s not clean, and it’s not pretty — but Timber-Hill River does it right.

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What You Bring In

• Old brood comb

• Dark comb

• Rescue comb from cut‑outs

• Heavy debris

• Wet pockets

• Collapsed sections

• Anything that looks like “bee trash”

This is the wax most beekeepers don’t want to deal with.

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What We Do

• Slow, controlled melt to prevent scorching

• Multiple heat cycles

• Deep filtering

• Heavy tray cleanup

• Debris removal

• Full wax recovery from trash comb pockets

• Careful handling of brood‑contaminated sections

Trash comb collapses weird, smells stronger, and fights you the whole way — but the melter handles it if you run it right.

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What You Get Back

• Clean, usable wax

• All debris removed

• Consistent final texture

• Frontier‑grade quality

• Lower yield (normal for brood comb)

This wax is darker and richer — perfect for rustic candles, salves, and frontier craft work.

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Pricing

$30–40 per pound -increased melt time, heat management, and cleanup.

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Turnaround Time

Usually 2–3 days, depending on weather, melter load, and how bad the comb is.

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Why It Costs What It Costs

Brood and rescue comb require:

• More heat

• More time

• More filtering

• More cleanup

• More labor

• More attention

It’s the hardest melt you can do — and the price reflects the workload.