Diagonal honey extractors

A diagonal honey extractor is a perfect start for beginners

When starting your adventure with bees, it is worth remembering that you will need some basic equipment. A device for extracting honey may turn out to be necessary in the first year, and it will certainly be needed in the following seasons. A diagonal honey extractor is the right solution for a beginner beekeeper. It is also recommendable for a beekeeper with many years of experience, but a small apiary.

Who is a diagonal honey extractor for?

When setting up an apiary, it is safer to start with something small. Taking your first steps is never easy. One such small step, but in the right direction, is the purchase of a diagonal honey extractor. This device is used to empty honey from honeycombs. After removing the wax cappings that protect the honey from spilling out of the comb and acquiring moisture from air, the frames are inserted into the honey extractor. Centrifugation takes place in a direction parallel to the walls of the honey extractor, on which the honey flows to the bottom and then to the valve. It takes three steps to extract honey. First only part of it is emptied on one side, then all the honey on the other side of the same combs and finally again from those cells that were partly emptied first, but this time until the end. Honey extracting carried out in this way takes a little longer than with other types of honey extractors, so it gives you an opportunity to enjoy the extremely pleasant moment of getting your own honey.

Diagonal honey extractors offered by Konigin will also be appreciated by beekeepers with many years of experience who, for various reasons, have not decided to create a large apiary or have decided to reduce it to a typically hobbyist size. The high standard of production translating into long-term use and comfort of work are the greatest advantages here.

Manual diagonal honey extractor

This is the most economical option. Despite low purchase price a beekeeper gains certainty of buying the highest quality device. Konigin offers 4 models of such equipment. The smallest of them, K 1065, is a universal variant, and therefore worth recommending to those beekeepers who manage more than one system of hives. This is a 3-frame option. Simultaneous centrifugation of 4 slices is possible with the K 1063 model. Both honey extractors have drums with a diameter of 500 mm. Slightly larger honey extractors, fi 640, allow you to empty honey from more combs at the same time. The K1066 model is a universal variant for 4 frames, while the K1067 allows you to spin 5 slices in the Wielkopolska (360 mm x 260 mm), LN (448 mm x 232 mm) and OS (360 mm x 230 mm) systems.

Semi-automatic diagonal honey extractor

The advantage of this type of equipment is time saving. When the honey extractor is spinning frames, a beekeeper can prepare next honeycombs for extraction. When using a Konigin semi-automatic diagonal honey extractor, you can work efficiently even by yourself. The company offers 4 models of such devices. They can be loaded with 3 to 5 frames, and the drive, speed and its direction are regulated by a user-friendly controller.