Honey Extractors

We stock the most advanced Honey Extractors on the market in Australia, including radial, tangential, and cassette extractors. Electric, manual powered, or a combination of the two, and catering to the hobbyist beekeeper all the way up to industrial apiaries.

A honey extractor is a mechanical device used in the extraction of honey from honeycombs. It works by centrifugal force, allowing the honey to be extracted without destroying the comb. There are different types of extractors, such as cassette, tangential and radial extractors.

Tangential extractors spin the honey out of the frames one side at a time and are gentler on the comb of the frame throughout the extraction process.

Radial extractors are the quickest, easiest, and most efficient way to extract honey from the comb, as they throw honey from both sides of the comb at once, however, they can cause more damage to the comb and cause more work for your bees in the long term.

Honey extractors are available in various styles, including hand and electric powered extractors, and they come in different shapes and sizes to suit beekeepers of every experience level.

Extractors are an important investment for beekeepers, and they are available for any sized apiary. It is recommended to uncap and extract honey indoors in a clean, food-safe area using the proper tools and equipment to avoid attracting honey bees and other insects, as well as to prevent robbing on a large scale. When choosing a honey extractor, beekeepers should consider factors such as the number of hives they plan to have in the future, the possibility of sharing or borrowing a honey extractor, and whether their beekeeping operation has a bottleneck that could be addressed with other equipment.

Lyson is a company that manufactures a variety of honey extractors and other beekeeping equipment. Their honey extractors are made of durable 0H18N9 acid-resistant stainless steel, which is neutral and does not alter the taste values of the centrifuged honey. They offer radial, diagonal, and cassette honey extractors, with options for manual and electric drive.