Professional Propolis Extractor

01 · NO FREEZING, BUT KEEP IT COOL

Because propolis changes a great deal with temperature

Not needing a freezer does not mean temperature is irrelevant. Propolis is sticky when warm and brittle when cold: at 30 degrees in the shed it smears, at 10 it comes off clean.

So the practical advice is to work in the cool part of the day or in a cold room. The machine saves you the freezer and the waiting time, not the physics of the material.

02 · IT COSTS 1,100 GRIDS

And that sum is what decides the purchase

A collecting grid costs a little over two euros. What this extractor costs would buy more than a thousand grids, so the question is not whether it works: it is how many grids you harvest a year.

At 70-80 grids an hour, two hundred grids are cleaned in under three hours, once a year. Below that order of magnitude, the freezer and a bag are still the method. This is for anyone harvesting grids by the hundred.

03 · IT BEATS, IT DOES NOT SCRAPE

And that is why the grid survives

The roller carries stiff bristles that strike the surface and release the propolis by vibration. There is no blade or scraper against the plastic, which is what ends up deforming and cracking grids when it is done by hand.

The motor has a speed inverter: a heavily loaded grid with hard propolis does not ask for the same as a light one. That adjustment is the real handling of the machine.

04 · A SLOPED TRAY UNDERNEATH

So the propolis collects itself

The released propolis falls into a sloped collecting tray that gathers it at one point. It is a minor detail until you process eighty grids in a row and have to sweep the shed.

The unit measures 800 × 850 mm on the floor and 1,300 mm tall and weighs 50 kg. Supply at 230 V, with a specified 30 mA residual-current protection, and CE marking.

05 · IT COMES FULLY APART

And with propolis that is no luxury

Every component is removable. Working with a resin that sticks to whatever it touches and is then sold on, being able to open the machine and clean it thoroughly is part of the equipment, not an extra.

The plastics are food-grade and the frame is stainless steel. If the propolis is destined for food or cosmetic use, that is the starting condition.

06 · BEFORE YOU BUY

Count how many grids you harvest a year.