Often when removing a colony from a home, I save many nice honey 
combs.  When I get home, I put the honey combs into a nylon mesh bag 
in a plastic pail, mash the combs with a 4" dia. tall jar (have found 
the tall jar to work best), suspend the mesh bag above the pail, and 
let the honey drip down into the pail overnight.

The way I do it, not every comb gets mashed completely and there is 
still some honey left in unbroken comb pieces at the end of the 
dripping period.

Does anyone have 'perfect' way to mash the combs completely or to get 
the honey out of virgin honey comb?  I thought about placing the comb 
bag in an extractor to spin out the rest of the honey but I'm sure 
the unbalanced weight in the basket will cause the extractor to jolt 
violently...

Thank you.

Waldemar
Long Island, NY 

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