How to Extract Honey

Friday 22 May 2026 at 11:00 am

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Many branches offer a nine-frame radial extractor for hire (typically around £3 per day). New beekeepers often rent one to extract just one or two supers, only to discover that cleaning the extractor afterward is quite a tedious job - not to mention the sticky mess it creates.

In the Stourbridge area, 22 May is traditionally considered the latest date to leave your spring crop before it begins to crystallise in the comb. This is especially true if you are within two miles of oilseed rape.

Once again this year, you’re invited to bring your supers to Number 8 for extraction. There’s no mess to deal with, plenty of helpful advice, and lots of tea. The only cost is your cappings.

If you can’t attend today, don’t worry—the event usually runs over the course of a weekend. Clean-up day is Sunday 24 May, sharp.

Please remember to bring:

• Your supers
• Gloves
• A container for your honey

THE VENUE IS The Home Of Nick Templar

From Hagley Railway Station head over the bridge and take the first left (sweetpool Lane) and then second right (Hoarestone).

Malvern Gardens is at the top of Hoarstone.

Parking for about a dozen cars in the road

The Home Of Nick Templar
8 Malvern Gardens
Hagley
Stourbridge
DY8 2XU
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