Recommended Honey Extracting Supplies
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The most rewarding part of being a beekeeper is harvesting honey. Here we share necessary supplies needed to extracting clear and clean honey.
After pulling all your capped honey supers from the bee hives then it’s time to extract the honey also known as liquid gold! But first, after extracting your honey you’ll want to be prepared for jarring up your honey. Below is a photo of some of the different jars we used.
Types of Honey Jars
After extracting the honey you will want to consider which type of jars you’ll want. Below are a few recommendations.
- 8 oz plastic flip top honey bears
- 16 oz flip top squeeze bottle (my favorite)
- 1 Pound Replica of Vintage Honey Glass Jars (these jars are cool)
- 1.5 oz Hexagon Honey Jars with Wooden Dipper (great for tiny gift giving)
- For home use try this Honey Dispenser (I absolutely love this)
- Or use a 16 oz mason jar but be sure to use this plastic dispenser lid (you will thank me later)
Anyway, let’s get to what it is you’ll need to extract honey at home.
Necessary Honey Extracting Supplies
- Honey Extractor
- Uncapping tools
- 5-Gallon Food Grade Bucket with a honey gate and lid
- 5-Gallon strainer insert
- Spoon and Paddle for getting the last drop of honey from the extractor.
The #1 Item To Honey Extracting Supplies Is The Honey Extractor
To remove honey from honey supers you will need to invest in a quality extraction apiary centrifuge. There are two types of centrifuges: a Manual Extractor or an Electric Honey Extractor. Keep in mind that the centrifuge will need to spin at a high speed for approximately 5-10 minutes. So, be sure to get a centrifuge that can work for you.
Uncapping Tools
We recommend having two uncapping tools on hand.
- An uncapping fork is the perfect tool and used by many beekeepers for removing shallow capped comb.
- A stainless steel electric uncapping knife is an amazing tool that heats up when plugged in and makes removing the capped comb a breeze. This tool is perfect to remove the capping comb that extends over the frame.
Food-Grade Bucket and Strainer
After extracting the honey from the frames you’ll need to store the honey until ready to bottle. Depending on how much honey you will be extracting be sure to have at least two or three 5-gallon food grade buckets with a honey gate and lid on hand. You will also need the same number of strainers. The strainer will separate the honey from the wax capping and any other debris resulting in clean and clear honey. We use this 200 micron 5-gallon strainer inserts.
Your Final Outcome? 100% Raw Honey!
This harvest we pulled six honey supers and had enough honey to fill four 5-gallon buckets. Each bucket can roughly hold around 40-pounds of honey. When I say we filled the 5-gallon buckets it means they are filled to the first rim from the bottom. Any higher than that the strainer comes in contact with the honey.
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