Beekeeping Equipment
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A solar wax melter to melt old wax from old combs. *

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An electrically heated knife is used to remove the honey cappings here. Bees cap honey when the honey is "mature" (moisture < 18%). The cappings must be removed before honey can be spun out by centrifugal force.

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A electrically powered, radial extractor. Frames are putinto the extractor radially and honey flies out from both sides of the frame.

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Pre-cut wood pieces for a hivebody. These must be assembled by the user, painted, and then used over a colony. They can either be used as a "broodbox" (for brood rearing), or for "honey super" (for storing honey that is to be harvested).

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Erick Forster, then (June 2000) an undergraduate student working on a honey bee research project, ssembling a hivebody.

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Water feeder near the hive entrance. This is a good idea if you have neighbors who have swimming pools! Beijing, China. August 19, 2000.

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honey-house

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jentor-frame

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jentor-sys

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queenbank6

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