Equipment for Extracting Honey

• heavy gloves
• heavy-duty pants tucked into boots
• head netting/veil
• smoker
• hive tool/retainer to pull frames out
• bee brush
• damp towel
• sharp comb or heated knife
• extractor centrifuge
• plastic pail for collecting honey from exactor
• mesh strainer
• jars with lids

For Winterizing the Hive

• sugar water feeder
• newspaper to insulate the top super
• tar paper to wrap around the hive(s)