DIY honey pressing suggestions

[jeff33]

Morning all, has anyone got a simple suggestion for pressing honey from wax comb before I take my life into my own hands by using the kitchen colander and masher please?
It's summer honey so quite runny.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Replace the masher and colander with new when you’ve finished. In fact I’d order both from Amazon before you start

 

[elainemary]

Morning all, has anyone got a simple suggestion for pressing honey from wax comb before I take my life into my own hands by using the kitchen colander and masher please?
It's summer honey so quite runny.

If you plan to press regularly, this is the best value press I could find, designed as a fruit press with with a bag inside, works well for honey

https://www.lovebrewing.co.uk/9-10-litre-cross-beam-press-with-stainless-mesh-basket-v20/

 

[jeff33]

@elainemary thanks but it's a 1 off. I need to extract some 14x12 but as I am getting rid of all my 14x12 hives there is no point buying the screens to fit them in my extractor.

 

[elainemary]

@elainemary thanks but it's a 1 off. I need to extract some 14x12 but as I am getting rid of all my 14x12 hives there is no point buying the screens to fit them in my extractor.

Ah ok! I’d go for your colander masher idea, then seive.

 

[pargyle]

Replace the masher and colander with new when you’ve finished. In fact I’d order both from Amazon before you start

Buy a jelly bag. And a couple of plastic bowls from asda of an appropriate size. Uncap the frames thenCut the comb out of the frames . Cut it into smaller bits and place in jelly bag ... suspend jelly bag above the other bowl and leave overnight... most of the honey will drip out , wash the remains and make some mead with the warnings. Nothing you use with beeswax will ever be usable for culinary purposes. Thoroughly protect floor, surfaces, adjacent walls, anything between the area you are going to be using to process and entry to the house. Check for any bees on the comb and remove...do your processing at night ...then the bees wint find you.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

In Africa I get them to put the broken up comb in a clean cloth and fold the cloth over it then wring the bundle out over a bucket as you would to dry a wet towel. A bit sticky but leaves you with a bucket of clean honey and a pile of reasonably clean wax. Thry sometimes step up the game by using two sticks then two people can twist the whole cloth in opposite directions to put some real pressure on it

 

[GuyNir]

There are bags you can place wax/honey in and spin in the extractor. Not sure which extractor you use, but those bags aren’t expensive.

 

[madasafish]

I built my own press using car jack and wood: Worked well for TBHs..
https://sites.google.com/site/topbarbeehives/beekeeping/honey-press
and see Wooden honey press

 

[gmonag]

Just cut/mash/stir the comb in a bowl until it is a slurry, then strain though a regular double sieve overnight. Keep the room warm ~25C.

 

[victor meldrew]

Be on the look out for a fruit press . They usually work as well as a honey press and are cheaper .

 

[Frizzaldo]

for small amounts you can use a potato ricer, and remove the wax puck after each squeeze