How do you think this would work for extracting honey quicker

[tmrschessie]

Part two actually explains the process better then part one. Tom


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[Jen]

Well I'm Impressed! I haven't reached that stage yet but this looks... um... Easy Peasy! 

[blueblood]

Looks pretty snazzy!

[riverbee]

i like to uncap the wax cappings for the wax using a maxant plane or uncapping knife.  i know some beeks like to use this method, and it works great for them.

[robo]

Cheaper (heat gun vs. hot knife) and easier maybe.....  But I would not say quicker.  I also wonder how many cells don't get opened up or the melted wax closes them off when it cools.

If you are only doing a few supers, than this may be the answer vs investing in a hot knife or plane.  Anything more than a couple of hives and I don't think so.

[tmrschessie]

Cheaper (heat gun vs. hot knife) and easier maybe.....  But I would not say quicker.  I also wonder how many cells don't get opened up or the melted wax closes them off when it cools.

If you are only doing a few supers, than this may be the answer to investing in a hot knife or plane.  Anything more than a couple of hives and I don't think so.

Since I only have the old knives that have to be heated by water etc and watching how long it takes with a hot electric knife or planer and the number of cells that don't get opened, I would think this method would give the bees back the wax and some honey just like the other two methods. Just thought I would see what all you bee keepers opinion  was...keep em coming. Thanks, Tom

[apisbees]

I have tried this way of uncapping and it dose work OK if the cells capping have the dry look. If the cappings look wet then they do not open fast and the wax and honey get over heated and the wax reseals over the cells.
The fastest other than the automated uncapper in my HO is a capping scratcher. but don't try to lift the cappings off just scratch them with the end of the tines into the cappings about 1/8" I will post a video of my friend Jim who uncaps this way and he can uncap quickly enough to keep up with the extraction from his 60 frame extractor.


This is a long video I found online that has uncapping with an electric knife, an electric plane and a bread knife, Starting at 6:48 of the video. There are other interesting things explained in the video also, fume boards for removing honey, winter super storage, dealing with plugged out brood supers.


Here is a video from Don the Fat Beeman on some of the uncapping kinves and his opinion on them.