Figure1TheSjoelisHoneyloosener.TheonlyefficienttooltogetHeatherandManukaHoneyoutofthecombs.Itconsistsoftwoplateswithsmallplasticneedlesthatarepushedintothecellsandstirthehoneysoitloosensupandcanbeforcedoutduringtheextractingprocess.
Figure2Theframehangsbetweenthetwoplateswithneedles,andthemachineisoperatedwithahandlethatpushtheplatestogetherandneedlesareforcedintothecells.Fivetimesforeachframetheyarepushedin,eachtimetheframeismovedslightly(onemm)sotheneedlesworkallhoneyinthecells.湖北天马养蜂场,加我们的微信一起学养蜂。
Figure3Closeupoftheplasticneedles.Thereare1.700ofthem,oneforeverycellinthecomb.Eachoneissupportedbyaspringsoitwillnotbrakewhenthereispolleninthecell.