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Offline apisbees

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Re: Extracting
« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2014, 02:53:33 pm »
Most people want their own honey so it becomes a nightmare when you have a large capacity system, and they only have a couple of supers to extract.
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Re: Extracting
« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2014, 07:55:23 pm »
Quote from: Perry on June 15, 2014, 01:58:40 pm
I have thought about this (custom extracting) myself. By the pound doesn't attract me in that you may end up dealing with multiple frames of half full comb, etc.
A flat fee per frame ($1)?? maybe. That way you are probably only going to end up with full frames.
I have my original 2 frame extractor that I may begin renting out (with a deposit) and as long as it comes back clean and undamaged I'll be good with it.
To do just a few boxes with my larger setup doesn't make sense because of the clean up involved.

Quote from: pistolpete on June 15, 2014, 11:30:11 am
At 33 cents/pound that gets you $100 for about 5 hours of hot sticky work.

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Just let your neignbour rent the extractor for $20/session.

I am starting to rethink this whole thing.  I don't have any idea how many supers he will have and I sure don't need another job.  I don't know about renting out my brand new extractor either.  Our club is supposed to be refurbishing a 2 frame extractor to loan to club members.  That may be a better way for him to go or buy his own... 

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By the way Beeracuda, nice avatar.  ;)

Thanks!  That is a picture of Jill & I that was taken in Curacao on our dive trip last October...  Back when I had a little hair.   :laugh: 
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Re: Extracting
« Reply #22 on: July 03, 2014, 05:44:04 pm »
Nothing like waiting until the last minute....   :D  I broke down and bought a Maxant 3100H today.  I wanted the powered version, but with all that is going on this year, that will have to be an upgrade for next year.  Fortunately, several of the Maxant dealers had them in stock, as Maxant was quoting 4-6 weeks.  I should have it here on Wednesday.   8) 

Hopefully, the girls have produced enough to pay back a good portion of that investment.  I think I am going to be pleasantly surprised with this year's harvest.
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Re: Extracting
« Reply #23 on: July 03, 2014, 06:34:05 pm »
Let's see some video when you get that beast going!
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Re: Extracting
« Reply #24 on: July 03, 2014, 10:13:29 pm »
Quote from: blueblood on July 03, 2014, 06:34:05 pm
Let's see some video when you get that beast going!

I will have to break out the GoPro.  I haven't had it out of the case since our dive trip in October.  :)
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Re: Extracting
« Reply #25 on: July 03, 2014, 11:19:43 pm »
Sweet! Looking forward to that!
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