How do you like ur extractor so far? Or do you wish you would have gotten the 4/8 VIVO electric extractor that died the medium and shallow frames radially and the deep tangentially? What is ur opinion on the maxant 3100p extractor, is it worth 3 times more then the one you have?
Great questions! I am pleased with this current Extractor and it works great for doing up to 15 honey supers with ease. However, if I was to make a new purchase I would buy a 6 frame radial just to keep from having to stop and turn frames by hand.The radial extractors have a reverse and that is a great time saver.
I’ve never heard of a radial have a reverse, I know with a radial u don’t have to flip them and they extract both sides at the same time. What did you not buy a radial one in the first place? Which extract would you buy if u had to do it again? What is ur opinion on the VIVO 4/8 frame electric extractor? It does 8 frames radially and 4 tangentially. There’s a maxant 3100p a 6 frame radial extractor but you have to buy legs separately, you have to pay shipping almost $150 and it’s like $1250 for everything, I don’t know if it’s worth 3 times more then the VIVO 4/8 frame? There’s one by hillco they have a 6, 9 frame extractor but I’m seeing some red flags with it. Have u ever heard of them?
I have had students who have purchased the vivo 8 frame and were pleased. I think they are worth the money. I did have taller leg extensions added to my Extractor adding height for buckets and filter underneath. Personally , I have only had the two extractors in my life . One was a 4 frame crank that was my father's and now the four frame electric. The 4 frame electric was a great deal at the time but that's been years back now.
The VIVO 4/8 frame honey extractor seems to be very popular,I’m just trying to decide if extractors by like dadant, maxant 3100p or minimax that are twice and almost 3 times more expensive then the VIVO one is with that price and is the quality that much better or ur just paying for the name ?
I can agree that with Dadant you will pay more. They are the oldest ee Supply in our nation. I think this is why they are usually pricey. The I o works fine. I have. Opined that the steel tends to be razor sharp on edges. I knew known people to ha e them filed smooth. I think they work just as well as any other extractor.
Have u done any more research? Too many options. I’m not trying to buy the cheapest one, but I think I might get the vevor 3/6 frame electric extractor, I don’t think I will mind flipping the frames, for 10-15 fives I think it will just fine and I don’t have to do it all at once. I can always sell it back and pretty much get my money back. It’s only $215 for 3/6, the 4 frame is $340 I’m not sure if it’s going to make much difference to buy the 4 frame. One guy on Facebook got the 2/4 frame used it once and reselling it of $10 cheaper then a new one
Hello no I have not looked any further into extractors. I am pleased with the one I have, although next time I would buy the radial. I get along fine with the four frame that requires turning of frames, just think the other would speed up work when I ha e 40 honey supers to work up. Sounds like you may have found some good deals. Thank you for your intrest in extraction and being a keeper of the bees. Kimberly at Skiatook Bee Supply (you can find page on fb at Skiatook Bee Supply
Creamed Honey has nothing to do with „not running from the Toast“! It’s a natural process of the honey to christalyze and it depends basicly how much glucose and fructose is in the specific honey. If the the glucose part is high the cristalizing process is very fast and you get honey hard as a stone in the glas in less than a week. To stop this process, you stir the honey and break the big cristals to fine ones. This give you the creamed honey. But it has to be done carefully without mixing air into the honey…. So it’s nothing about the european taste, it’s about the vegitation the bees able to collect the nectar from.
When you put creamed honey on hot toast it liquifies pretty fast.
How do you like ur extractor so far? Or do you wish you would have gotten the 4/8 VIVO electric extractor that died the medium and shallow frames radially and the deep tangentially? What is ur opinion on the maxant 3100p extractor, is it worth 3 times more then the one you have?
Great questions! I am pleased with this current Extractor and it works great for doing up to 15 honey supers with ease. However, if I was to make a new purchase I would buy a 6 frame radial just to keep from having to stop and turn frames by hand.The radial extractors have a reverse and that is a great time saver.
I’ve never heard of a radial have a reverse, I know with a radial u don’t have to flip them and they extract both sides at the same time. What did you not buy a radial one in the first place? Which extract would you buy if u had to do it again? What is ur opinion on the VIVO 4/8 frame electric extractor? It does 8 frames radially and 4 tangentially. There’s a maxant 3100p a 6 frame radial extractor but you have to buy legs separately, you have to pay shipping almost $150 and it’s like $1250 for everything, I don’t know if it’s worth 3 times more then the VIVO 4/8 frame? There’s one by hillco they have a 6, 9 frame extractor but I’m seeing some red flags with it. Have u ever heard of them?
I have had students who have purchased the vivo 8 frame and were pleased. I think they are worth the money. I did have taller leg extensions added to my Extractor adding height for buckets and filter underneath. Personally , I have only had the two extractors in my life . One was a 4 frame crank that was my father's and now the four frame electric. The 4 frame electric was a great deal at the time but that's been years back now.
The VIVO 4/8 frame honey extractor seems to be very popular,I’m just trying to decide if extractors by like dadant, maxant 3100p or minimax that are twice and almost 3 times more expensive then the VIVO one is with that price and is the quality that much better or ur just paying for the name ?
I can agree that with Dadant you will pay more. They are the oldest ee Supply in our nation. I think this is why they are usually pricey. The I o works fine. I have. Opined that the steel tends to be razor sharp on edges. I knew known people to ha e them filed smooth. I think they work just as well as any other extractor.
Have u done any more research? Too many options. I’m not trying to buy the cheapest one, but I think I might get the vevor 3/6 frame electric extractor, I don’t think I will mind flipping the frames, for 10-15 fives I think it will just fine and I don’t have to do it all at once. I can always sell it back and pretty much get my money back. It’s only $215 for 3/6, the 4 frame is $340 I’m not sure if it’s going to make much difference to buy the 4 frame. One guy on Facebook got the 2/4 frame used it once and reselling it of $10 cheaper then a new one
Hello no I have not looked any further into extractors. I am pleased with the one I have, although next time I would buy the radial. I get along fine with the four frame that requires turning of frames, just think the other would speed up work when I ha e 40 honey supers to work up. Sounds like you may have found some good deals. Thank you for your intrest in extraction and being a keeper of the bees. Kimberly at Skiatook Bee Supply (you can find page on fb at Skiatook Bee Supply
Creamed Honey has nothing to do with „not running from the Toast“!
It’s a natural process of the honey to christalyze and it depends basicly how much glucose and fructose is in the specific honey.
If the the glucose part is high the cristalizing process is very fast and you get honey hard as a stone in the glas in less than a week.
To stop this process, you stir the honey and break the big cristals to fine ones. This give you the creamed honey. But it has to be done carefully without mixing air into the honey….
So it’s nothing about the european taste, it’s about the vegitation the bees able to collect the nectar from.