Abstract: An apparatus for extracting honey from a silicone honeycomb frame includes a base having a central longitudinal axis, a laterally opposed pair of conveyor belts extending parallel with the central longitudinal axis of the base, a drive motor operatively coupled with the pair of conveyor belts, and an opposed pair of scraping spatulas connected to the base and transversing the central longitudinal axis of the base. The pair of conveyor belts is configured to engage the silicone honeycomb frame and move the silicone honeycomb frame along the central longitudinal axis between the pair of scraping spatulas. The pair of scraping spatulas is configured extract the honey from the silicone honeycomb frame as the silicone honeycomb frame passes between the pair of scraping spatulas.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for horizontally uncapping wax from both sides of a honeycomb. The improved apparatus includes a pair of flail elements, a first and second roller conveyors, and a height adjustable feeder roller member spaced above the first roller conveyor for feeding the honeycombs at an even rate of speed between the flail elements to decap the honeycombs more evenly, and a height adjustable extractor roller member spaced above the second roller conveyor for removing the flailed honeycombs. The upper and lower flail elements are also height adjustable and the first and second roller conveyors are removably mounted to the apparatus. The pair of flail elements are located in a gap defined between the first and second roller conveyors.

Abstract: Apparatus for feeding honey frames into a Cook & Beals automatic rotary cutter uncapping machine, the apparatus providing a pair of spaced horizontal conveyors from which are suspended honey frames to be fed into a Cook & Beals machine. The horizontal conveyors are arranged to feed the frames one by one onto spaced parallel vertical conveyors which carry the frames singly into the Cook & Beals machine. The apparatus provides a picker for pulling frames one by one from the horizontal to the vertical conveyors and a stop which acts to prevent frames on the horizontal conveyors from being transferred to the vertical conveyors except at the correct position of the vertical conveyors.

Abstract: The wax lids of honeycomb cells are removed by a rotating tool which is provided as a rotating, cylindrical brush with firm, flexibly deflectable bristles. The honeycomb, from which the lids are to be removed, is arranged within a guide support of a casing, within which the honeycomb is movable relative to the resilient tool, under pressure. The rows of bristles of the rotating brush preferably extend at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the brush body and are uniformly distributed across the surface of the brush body. This type of device can be part of a system for fully automatically removing lids from honeycombs, providing for the automatic feeding and discharging of honeycombs.