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Honey extractor - build your own, better and cheaper
This listing is simply for plans and pictures that will show you and tell you exactly how to build your own motorized honey extractor. These plans are step by step and are very detailish. This extractor extracts both sides of the frame at the same time. The trick is to rotate the extractor at exactly the right speed to extract the honey yet leave the honey comb intact and ready to be put back on the hive. . I built my own (shown) for a fraction of the cost for a four or six frame extractor and in my opinion a more efficient, quicker extractor than the ones that I've seen. If you are extracting several supers of honey then speed is a nice commodity as well as efficiency. Comparing to ones that I've seen the time is cut nearly in half with no damage to the comb in the frame which is important if you plan to place the supers back on the hives. This can be a very interesting, fun and rewarding project.
