New Honey Extractor – Vivo Bee-V004E

We purchased a Vivo BEE-V004E – four frame electric stainless steel extractor! No more borrowing one from our bee club! We can schedule the extractions at our leisure now!

There were a lot of extractors to choose from and it was a bit overwhelming trying to decide. We’ve actually been looking to buy one for a few years and finally decided on this one. Its reviews were pretty good and it was in our price range. We usually only keep between 6-10 hives so this extractor will work well for us.

The basket can fit 8 shallow or medium frames (radially), or 4 deep size frames at once (tangentially). Radial extraction empties both sides of the frames at the same time; Tangential only extracts one side at a time so the frame must be turned and spun a second time.