Tools

Hand tools to open the beehive and remove the frames are a beekeepers best friend. The hive tool or pry bar is used to remove the beehive cover and frames for inspection. A frame grip makes it easier for the beekeeper to pick the frame out of the beehive. Honey bee feeders allow the beekeeper to provide the honey bees with sugar water to start the honey bees drawing beeswax comb or giving them extra feed to over winter on. The cappings scratcher is very handy when extracting the honey by opening up the beeswax capped cells in low areas on the frame. The cappings bucket catches the cappings when the beekeeper is preparing the honey frame for extracting. A bucket bench and filter allow the honey to drain from the cappings while the beekeeper does the extracting. The refractometers tell the beekeeper the moisture content of the honey which will determine how quickly the honey hardens.