4 Frame Manual Honey Extractor – 304 Stainless Steel, Durable & Efficient
Experience the satisfaction of extracting your own honey using this high-quality 4-frame manual extractor. Constructed from 304 grade stainless steel with a clear plastic top cover and metal gear drive, it is built to last. Compatible with both full depth and 3/4 depth frames, the convexed drum base directs honey naturally to the outer edge for efficient collection.
Key Features:
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304 grade stainless steel drum – corrosion-resistant and long-lasting
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Clear plastic top cover – monitor extraction while keeping bees and debris out
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Metal gear drive – smooth, reliable manual operation
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Fits 3/4 depth and full depth frames – versatile for any hive setup
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Convex drum base – directs honey to the outer edge for easy collection
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Honey gate 290mm from floor – convenient for filling jars or pails
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Compact, assembled dimensions – approx. 700mm W × 500mm L × 1000mm H
Specifications:
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Capacity: 4 frames
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Drum material: 304 grade stainless steel
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Top cover: clear plastic
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Gear drive: metal, manual
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Base: convexed for efficient honey flow
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Assembled dimensions: 700mm W × 500mm L × 1000mm H
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Honey gate distance from floor: 290mm
Why Choose This Extractor:
Ideal for small to medium-scale beekeepers, this extractor offers durability, efficiency, and ease of use. Its stainless steel construction and practical design ensure clean honey extraction season after season.
General guide to honey extraction.
- View video here.
- Ensure honey in the frames is warm enough. Straight off the hive is usually okay if the weather is not too cold and the bees have been brushed or blown off the frames. Otherwise, leave in a small warm room at around 28 degrees C for 48 hours.
- Clean equipment before use.
- Uncap frames as shown in video.
- Use frames of similar weight on opposite sides to reduce vibrations.
- Run extractor at about half speed to get half the honey out of the first side. If the frames have wax foundation and you go too fast, the weight of the honey on opposite side will damage the comb.
- Turn frames around and spin honey from other side. Depending on honey type and temperature, one pass may be enough on second side or it may need to be done with 2 passes. 2nd pass can be faster than the first.
- Shift frames back to first side and extract remaining honey with a slightly faster speed.
- Let the honey flow out of the extractor through a stainless steel double strainer and into food grade honey pails with honey gates at the bottom.
- Leave the honey pail in warm place for 2 days to allow any wax residues and air bubbles to go to the top.
- Then you can decant beautiful pure honey out of the honey gate at the bottom into polyjars, or similar.
- The wax cappings can be left to drain over a grid like a stainless steel queen excluder. (Leave in a warm place to allow maximum honey to drain from the wax.)
- The drained honey can be poured through a honey strainer. (Repeat steps 9 – 11.)