>and flakey paint, dried grease tucked away here and there, which also
>wasn't helpfull.
>
>I've got 80 hives on over 100 acres of lemons, and there's still lots of
>nectar out there, so the advice is really helpfull.

Tim,
You should consider buying a stainless steel extractor.  With 80 hives it
may not be worth straining rust and paint out of your honey.  I'm sure you
don't want a customer (wholsale or retail ) to find it.  You can usually
find a used stainless extractor for a few hundred dollars.

marc studebaker