How to Make a Honey Extractor
In order to get honey from your beehive you have to be able to extract the honey from the honey comb. In order to do this you have to have to have a honey extractor. There are manufactured honey extractors available on the market, they typically cost approximately $200 to $300, the average cost of starting a new hive of honey bees. If there is a group of beekeepers in an area they will sometimes pool their money together to purchase a honey extractor that they share. If you are not in a large beekeeping environment and do not want to spend a few hundred dollars on a manufactured honey extractor you might want to make your own.
The materials you will need to build a honey extractor include; a metal rod that is at least one meter long and is thickly threaded, two bicycle wheel rims, two pieces of wood, one meter of 2-3mm fencing wire, a large metal drum, ten bolts for the metal rod, four 400mm sections of 8mm threaded rod, a self centering bearing, six coach screws, and one pillow block bearing. When choosing a large metal drum for your homemade honey extractor make sure that is was never used to store potentially toxic materials. The tools you will need for constructing your honey extractor include; an electric drill, a welding machine (and preferably some welding experience), a socket set, and a hack saw.
The first thing your going to do is remove the end of the drum that does not have two pouring holes, the newly opened end will be the top of your honey extractor. Use the coach screws to attach one of the pieces of wood across the bottom of the drum. Once the wood is in place use coach screws to secure the pillow block. After inserting the threaded rod through the center of the first bicycle rim, securely bolt the rim to the rod approximately ten centimeters from the end of the rod. At the opposite end of the rod you will want to thread a but for the other wheel, the second wheel will rest on this nut. When both of the wheel rims are in place you will want to drill holes in four spots around each wheel, when this task is complete you use the 8mm rods to lock the wheel rims together. Use two nuts onto the rod. Make sure that two cm of rod protrude.
When this is complete you are going to cut a slit that is10mm deep and 3mm wide into the end of the rod. After this thread the lock the nuts together at the end of the rod. After you think the nuts are in place use the welding machine to permanently lock them into place. Fasten the wire to the the spokes of the bottom wheel rim, approximately 5-8cm from the rim. You have now successfully made the basket of your honey extractor.
See how much you can learn about beekeeping when you take a little time to read a well-researched article? Don't miss out on the rest of this great information.
Take your newly crafted extractor basket and place it into the drum, settling it on the pillow bearing. Now you're going to want to bolt a second piece of wood to the sides of the drum and the self centering bearing.
After drilling a screwdriver bit into the chuck, place the chuck into the slit into the slot in the top of the threaded rod.
Detailed instructions and photos about making a homemade honey extractor can be found at www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2005/september/honeyextractor.htm
Now you can understand why there's a growing interest in beekeeping. When people start looking for more information about beekeeping, you'll be in a position to meet their needs.
Menu
More...
Acquiring The BeesBeekeeping Equipment
Beekeeping And The Apple Orchards
Beekeeping In Different Areas Of The World
California's Almond Orchards
Curbside Honey Sales
Family Owned Beekeeping Companies
Harvesting The Honey
History Of Beekeeping
Honey
How To Make A Honey Extractor
How To Market Your Honey
Packaging Your Honey
Processing Raw Honey
Selling Honey To A Local Market
Starting Your Own Beekeeping Business
Swarming
The Biology Of Bees
The History Of Beekeeping
The Life Cycle Of The Honey Bee
The Science And Technology Of Beekeeping
The Things A Beekeeper Uses
Training To Be A Beekeeper
Transferring Your Bees To Their New Home
More... The Biology Of Bees There's approximately 20,000 species of bees throughout the world making them.. Acquiring The Bees As long as you aren't allergic to bee stings beekeeping is.. The Life Cycle Of The Honey Bee A beekeeper, whether a casual hobbyist or a large commercial producer,.. Selling Honey To A Local Market One of the reasons people become involved with beekeeping is so.. |
|
|
Related News:
|
