Beehive Honey Extraction
Ingredients
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)