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Low Tech Honey Filtering is an example of simple technology put to use at a low cost from your kitchen. It is easy for any beekeeper to use the same methods we did in our video or similar. Below find some more examples of low tech honey extarcting and filtering:
Use a paint thinner strainer to make a cone funnel and crush the honey comb to filter it through the strainer while closed inside the rim of a bucket's lid overnight.
Use cheese clothe in a similar way as above while phyically crushing the honeycomb into a stainless steel bowl or similar.
Use a set of two standard stainless steel spaghetti strainer of different sizes - 1x strainer of fairly large size gaps in the mesh and 1x strainer of small and fine mesh. Crush the honey comb and leave to filter overnight or ina warm room to speed the process.
Uncap the comb on the super frames and lie them at a 30-degree angle in a warm room with a dripping tray below the frames.
NB - Whenever you crush honeycomb ensure that there are no dead bees left on the comb or inside it. They will still be able to sting you.
