{"id":277,"date":"2019-08-23T10:43:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T10:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sophiaphysics.ie\/?p=277"},"modified":"2019-08-23T10:55:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T10:55:37","slug":"honey-extraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sophiaphysics.ie\/index.php\/2019\/08\/23\/honey-extraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey Extraction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The ThreeCounties beekeepers rented the community hall in Knocklong for three days (22nd to 24th Aug) in order to set up a honey extraction unit there. Pauline Walsh provided most of the equipment including the centrifuge honey extractor (red rimmed stainless steel cylinder in figure).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Preparation\"
The Sophia hive super is queued for extraction.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

First, the honeycomb must be de-capped. A knife is used to open the cells on both sides of the frame. The wax cap rests in a settling box which has a filter partition to allow any honey removed with the caps, drain for collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A knife is used to remove the caps from the honeycomb cells.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The extractor accommodates multiple frames which must be distributed within the extractor in such a way that the load is well balanced, otherwise the vibration can be excessive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honey is extracted by spinning the honeycomb frames at about 8-12 revolutions per second.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n