What kind of inventory does a beginner beekeeper need?
Even a beginner beekeeper understands that honey extractor is an indispensable tool. And, if it cannot be borrowed, then the question of purchase arises.
The main criterion for choosing a honey extractor is the size of an apiary. The more families, the more productive the apparatus must be.
Other selection criteria: price, material, type of drive, the location of the frames in the drum, the number of frames, dimensions.
The most expensive items are found among imported goods. However, despite the good reviews about most of them, these medogonki have one major drawback: foreign companies that produce products for apiaries, often update the line, so when it becomes necessary to replace a broken part or improve the honey extractor, to find spare parts problematic.
If you start from this, it is more convenient to purchase honey extractor manufacturer, steadily operating in the market for many years. In Ukraine, such producers in particular include “BeeStar-Tehnology” and the agro-industrial firm “Melissa 93”, whose products are represented in our online store.
Depending on the material from which they are made, domestic honey extractors are divided into:
- alyumotsinkovye (material - zinc coated with aluminum);
- stainless steel (tank, rotor, cassettes - stainless steel);
- combined (tank and cassettes of stainless steel, the rotor - with a polymer coating).
Depending on the type of drum drive, there are two main structures: with a gearbox and with a belt drive.
Depending on the type of drum drive, there are two main structures: with a gearbox and with a belt drive. Some beekeepers consider belt-driven honey extractors more convenient, because, firstly, such a drive provides a softer and quiet operation, and, secondly, if necessary, a belt drive can be easily replaced with an electric one if the owner wants to upgrade his inventory.
In addition, to date, there are honey extractors, equipped only with electric drive, and honey extractors, which can work in manual or automatic mode. The disadvantage of such devices is a much higher price compared to manual honey extractors.
Depending on the type of drum drive, there are two main structures: with a gearbox and with a belt drive.
Some beekeepers consider belt-driven honey extractors more convenient, because, firstly, such a drive provides a softer and quiet operation, and, secondly, if necessary, a belt drive can be easily replaced with an electric one if the owner wants to upgrade his inventory.
In addition, to date, there are honey extractors, equipped only with electric drive, and honey extractors, which can work in manual or automatic mode. The disadvantage of such devices is a much higher price compared to manual honey extractors.