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The honey loosener with stainless steel needles is a hand tool for pricking honeycombs in preparation for extraction. It is applied directly to the comb while held by its wooden handle.
It is suitable for thick, viscous honeys such as heather honey. It combines a needle head with a quality wooden handle and allows you to prick the areas of the comb where it is applied.
Use on the comb: this model is a pricking tool for working on honeycombs; it is not a bee brush for removing or sweeping bees off frames.
What is the difference between this honey loosener and a spiked roller?
On a roller, the spiked section rotates as it moves across the comb. With this honey loosener, the head is applied directly to the area you want to prick. You can choose it if you prefer to work by repeatedly applying the head to different areas of the comb.
Does it do the same job as an uncapping knife?
It does not use a blade to cut away and remove a layer of wax cappings. It is designed to prick the comb with its needles, so it works differently from cutting with a knife.
Does pricking replace honey extraction?
No. It is a step in preparing the frame for subsequent extraction. Although this honey loosener is suitable for thick, viscous honeys, its role is to work on the comb: it does not collect or separate the honey by itself.
If you prepare frames of heather honey or other thick, viscous honeys, this honey loosener allows you to prick the comb by hand before extraction, applying it to the areas you need to work on.
Its design is suitable if you prefer to control the head directly using a wooden handle. You can incorporate it into your manual uncapping work without installing equipment to drive the needles.
Add this honey loosener to your order to prepare your frames of thick honey by manual pricking.
