Easipet extrator - anyone used one?

[taurus]

Are these any good?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stainless...527449?hash=item1c51724499:g:igkAAOSwstxVMQ81

I know it's early days but my plan to start small and build up slowly went out of the window when my mentor started me on a very prolific double brood - and boy are they busy!

So I suspect I'd better think ahead a bit. Due to a wicked work schedule the bees are strictly limited to a couple of hives at most in my garden - so there's no way I'll outgrown that limit.

Just wondered if anyone had used one and what feedback might be available.

Ta!

Paul.

 

[yeogi75]

there's no way ill go more than two hives
everyone says that, can you not do crush and strain for until you can sort out something for now, you will lose a bit of honey whilst the bees build out new coomb.

 

[taurus]

I really don't have room for more than two hives and I work 70+ hours a week. The only saving grace is that I work from home which means I get odd bits of time between appointments so I can do inspections etc as and when weather permits.

If I crush and strain what's the easiest way to get the bees to clean up the wax remnants? Do I just put the crushed wax into a container and leave inside an empty super like a feeder?

(Edit - just spotted another thread on here which mentions Abelo - they do a 4 frame extractor that is £50 more but looks twice the quality.)