extracting from unwired frames

[alfazer]

I have honey in frames that are fitted with unwired foundation. I now decide I want more run honey and less cut comb.
I have a tangential extractor. Any handy tips for getting the honey out without the wax letting go.
Are rubber bands worth a try?

 

[Poly Hive]

Late decision eh?

Run the extractor very gently. Turn possibly twice for each side instead of once and do not expect to get the lot out with out blowing combs.

CC is worth more than run so maybe your market needs some education?

PH

 

[Millet]

What about wrapping some thin stainless wire around the frames before you spin them.?

 

[Finman]

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If frames are not many...
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[Tomlow bee]

Try some local beekeepers and find one who has a radial extractor. Perhaps your local bka has one you can borrow. I never use wired frames in my supers and have very rarely had a problem with combs collapsing.

 

[alfazer]

It's just about a dozen frames for myself.

 

[MuswellMetro]

It's just about a dozen frames for myself.

cut the capping off, cut out, crush and spin in your tangential in two or three muslin bags (depending on design of tangential ( ie two/four or three frame)

 

[Finman]

It's just about a dozen frames for myself.

It is better to give up those and end the game.

Once I did 100 medium non wired frames and after 2 years they all had destroyed.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Try some local beekeepers and find one who has a radial extractor. Perhaps your local bka has one you can borrow. I never use wired frames in my supers and have very rarely had a problem with combs collapsing.

A tangential extractor supports the frames better than a radial. As polyhive says, just spin gently. I put thin foundation in my supers every year but the bees don't always draw it properly so the frames get spun

 

[Finman]

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Extracting has nothing fun. That is why it is good to clear out the job fast. Non wired combs do not support that idea. Unwiring does not save time.

To travel here and there with dozen frames..... And honey goes in greesing neighbours extractor.

Idea born as dead.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

A tangential extractor supports the frames better than a radial. As polyhive says, just spin gently. I put thin foundation in my supers every year but the bees don't always draw it properly so the frames get spun

Not necessarily. Some have a mesh/grid basket, some only have a couple of bars and allow the comb to "blow". Gentle spinning for longer would be my choice of method.

 

[alfazer]

Yes, as Finman says, for the sake of a dozen frames, I won't be driving around looking for another extractor to wash.
My own has fairly close wires basket sides so I'm going to spin long and slow and take a chance.

 

[yeogi75]

for the sake of a few frames go to b&q get some 6mm mesh cut into four and wire to frames stops them blowing out ,but seriously for a few frames I would cut out crush and strain.

 

[alfazer]

Extracted them last night and turned out I only had 5 that were unwired, I thought I had more. Just took it slow, turned, spun slow, turned, spun a bit faster, turned, etc. was fine.