Just in time

[Newbeeneil]

Spent a couple of hours extracting almost 200lb of honey from 5 different sites.
We forgot to close the honey gate but caught it just as it was about to overflow!

 

[Bakerbee]

Life(especially beekeeping) is all about timing. Well caught!! Impressive crop so far, well done.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Square buckets.
They look neat

 

[Newbeeneil]

I got them from www.auer-packaging.com as I wanted a bucket I could store efficiently. I can get about 25% extra into the same space as round buckets but of course you can't use the round filters in them!
Some you win!..................

 

[Swarm]

What a save!! That's much closer than I'd ever want to get.

 

[pargyle]

I got them from www.auer-packaging.com as I wanted a bucket I could store efficiently. I can get about 25% extra into the same space as round buckets but of course you can't use the round filters in them!
Some you win!..................

Interesting ... what size is the rectangle at the top of the bucket ?

Just looked at their website... the 17 and 20 ltr pails are 39.4 x 29.4 ... a 10" round double strainer should sit inside that size ?

Bit more expensive than a standard round 30lb bucket but much more convenient for storing.

What does 17 litres of honey weigh ?

 

[Erichalfbee]

Interesting ... what size is the rectangle at the top of the bucket ?

Just looked at their website... the 17 and 20 ltr pails are 39.4 x 29.4 ... a 10" round double strainer should sit inside that size ?

Bit more expensive than a standard round 30lb bucket but much more convenient for storing.

What does 17 litres of honey weigh ?

I liked the look of them too but don’t you need to buy a pallet?
17litres of honey? 52lb?

 

[pargyle]

I liked the look of them too but don’t you need to buy a pallet?
17litres of honey? 52lb?

No .. there's a part of the website for Private customers .. you can buy as few as you wish but the delivery comes in at £13.45 so 10 pails work out at £52.78 inc delivery and VAT ... which actually isn't that bad when you consider the storage benefits. I won't need 10 this year but I know a few local beekeepers who might want to share a delivery with me.

The round buckets drive me mad trying to store them on shelves is a terrible waste of space and even stacking them is bad for floor space.

I reckon I could also get two side by side in my ex-fridge warming cabinet ... I can only get one 30 lb bucket in there.

 

[Newbeeneil]

The 10.3litre bucket takes 30lb. I bought 50 and the price worked out about £2.35 each.
Reading the spec the buckets are tested to about double the weight I'm putting in them, they take it easily but the handle twists which is a bit disconcerting the first time.

 

[pargyle]

The 10.3litre bucket takes 30lb. I bought 50 and the price worked out about £2.35 each.
Reading the spec the buckets are tested to about double the weight I'm putting in them, they take it easily but the handle twists which is a bit disconcerting the first time.

That's about the same as a round honey bucket so not bad .. annoying that it's too small for a seive but I suppose you can strain into a bucket with a honey gate and then decant - not the end of the world just one more bucket to clean. I'd think it worth the effort just for the benefit of more economical storage.