Juanse, I was in New Zealand last week at their conference and saw the
machine.  In my opinion it would be good for part time beekeepers with a few
hives.  I cannot see it being used in a commercial situation even though the
inventor is using it himself.  It is very manual, having to process each
frame individually.  It has to be plastic foundation either a full plastic
frame or plastic in a wooden frame.  It then has the wax and honey in a 20
litre pail.  You then have to bring that pail back to a shed and then
separate out the wax and honey.

Bees have to draw out the plastic foundation again.  This loss of honey
through wax production I don't believe will be compensated for by the price
you would get for the wax.

In my opinion it was a bit pricy at over NZ$3000.

I compare this to a commercial beekeeper here that we took Jerry Bromenshenk
to see the week before where he has a 100 frame horizontal radial extractor.

So overall it is a good concept.  I believe it has a place for part time
beekeepers with a few hives who can do the "extraction" in the field.  It
was well made.  Juanse, I don't think you will be rushing out to buy one for
your operation.
 
Trevor Weatherhead
Australia

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Subject: [BEE-L] New Invention "Harvester"

Anyone from NZ have more information about this new invention?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/northland/bay-chronicle/8818647/J
udges-swarm-to-beekeeping-invention

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