Hello All, I have been a silent participant of the Bee list for quite some time and have enjoyed the discussions that I have been reading here. The list seems well rounded and the diversity of opinions as well as the expertise displayed makes me look forward to my daily digest. I am fairly new to the beekeeping field and would like to ask the members of the list to give me some advice on the type and size extractor that would be most useful for my needs. My past experience with extracting is limited to a long afternoon at a friend’s house using her two frame reversible last year to extract the products of my two hives. She has the closest extractor and has been gracious to let me do my extracting there. She lives about 40 miles from my house, and since I have plans of increasing the number of hives from two to fifteen this year, it will be unworkable to extract at her house for the upcoming season. Since this will be an important and likely expensive purchase, I would prefer to work from an informed viewpoint and get it right the first time. There seems to be no end to the variety that is available as well as the various plans to make your own. I would appreciate any help in what to look for (as well as what to look out for) from the members of the list to aid me in my decision. Thanks Steve Victors Big Lake, Alaska [log in to unmask]