The Hive Butler Swarm and Uncapping Tank is your ultimate beekeeping companion, designed to streamline honey extraction and hive management. This versatile kit ensures efficient honey collection and processing, making it an essential tool for both hobbyists and professional beekeepers. Plus it works great for collecting swarms, storing drawn comb and more.
The tote has slots to securely hold 10 deep, medium or shallow frames securely to avoid shifting or falling over.
What's Included in the Kit:
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1 Solid Bottom Tote with Honey Valve Hole: Ensures easy and controlled honey drainage, minimizing mess and waste. It can double as a bottling bucket.
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1 Durable Honey Valve: Allows precise control over honey flow, reducing spillage and improving efficiency.
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1 Open Bottom Tote: Provides flexibility and ease during the uncapping process, facilitating smoother operations by allowing honey from capping to drip through.
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1 Perforated Screen: Efficiently separates capping wax from honey, ensuring pure, high-quality honey collection. Keeping your uncapping process efficient.
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1 Solid Lid: Keeps the contents secure and clean, protecting your honey from contaminants and keeping the honey smell in to prevent bees from finding it.
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Frame Rest: Includes a medium frame with a stainless steel screw to allow for easy pivoting and uncapping of frames
Optional Ventilated Lid: The ventilated lid is optional and can extend the use of the product for other parts of beekeeping. Using the perforated lid with the solid bottom tote, the tote can be used to collect swarms. But shouldn't be used as an actual swarm trap.
Additional Uses: Using the solid bottom tote and the included solid lid, it can be used when inspecting a colony for holding frames safely while outside the hive. It can also be used as a place to hold frames when harvesting frames of honey from the box prior to extracting.
Specifications
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Material: High-quality, food-grade plastic
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Weight: Lightweight and easy to handle
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Dimensions: Designed to fit standard frames and equipment
Usage Instructions
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Setup: Place the solid bottom tote on a stable surface and attach the honey valve. Position the open bottom tote on top and place the perforated screen inside. Place the uncapping frame in a slot and close the honey valve.
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Extracting Honey: Uncap the honeycomb frames and place them in the tank. Allow the honey to drain through the screen into the bottom tote while preparing other frames for extractor. Process all frames, allowing wax cappings to collect on the mesh screen.
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Draining Honey: Transfer honey into your storage containers using the honey valve. Collect the wax cappings for further processing.
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Maintenance: Clean the tank thoroughly with hot water and soap after each use to maintain hygiene and prolong its lifespan.
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