Browse 18+ equipment for commercial beekeeping professionals.
Lyson
Commercial-grade stainless steel radial honey extractor holding 24 deep frames or 48 shallow frames in a radial basket configuration. Radial extraction does not require frame flipping and is faster than tangential designs at comparable frame counts. The WIR24 uses an electric motor with variable speed control and is standard equipment in mid-scale commercial honey operations processing several thousand pounds per season.
$3,500 - $5,000
Lyson
Thermostatically controlled electric uncapping knife for removing wax cappings from honey frames before extraction. Maintains a consistent blade temperature to melt through cappings smoothly without overheating and damaging honey. Faster and more consistent than cold knives for high-volume extraction days in commercial operations. Cord and blade configuration designed for continuous use during processing sessions.
$120 - $200
Maxant Industries
American-made stainless steel motorized extractor from Maxant Industries, a long-standing manufacturer of beekeeping processing equipment. The 3100P is a tangential extractor designed for hobbyist to small commercial operations. Holds 3 deep or 6 shallow Langstroth frames per run. Motor drive eliminates hand cranking for lower fatigue during extended extraction sessions.
$700 - $1,000
Mann Lake Ltd
Heavy-duty ventilated beekeeping jacket with integrated veil, designed for extended use in hot conditions. The triple-layer mesh fabric allows significant airflow while maintaining a sting-resistant barrier. Used by commercial beekeepers who spend long hours in the field during summer inspections. Preferred over full suits by many commercial operators for mobility and heat management.
$130 - $170
ApiShield
Battery-powered oxalic acid vaporizer used for varroa mite treatment. Operates on 12V battery (typically a jump-start battery pack or vehicle battery) allowing treatment without shore power access in remote yard locations. Designed for use with Api-Bioxal or other EPA-registered oxalic acid products according to their respective labels. Requires operator PPE including NIOSH P100 respirator during application.
$175 - $250
Varomorus
Commercial-grade oxalic acid vaporizer from Varomorus, built for high-volume yard treatment. The Varomorus Pro features a longer cord (allowing treatment from outside the hive area) and a robust stainless heating element rated for extended daily use. Popular with commercial operators treating hundreds of hives per day, who require a unit that can withstand repeated daily cycling without failure.
$200 - $300
Dadant & Sons
Standard Langstroth 10-frame deep hive body, the foundational component of North American commercial beekeeping. Dadant produces these in pine with finger-joint corners for durability. Holds 10 standard deep frames (9.5 inch height). Used as the brood chamber in most commercial operations. Dadant is one of the oldest and most established suppliers of beekeeping equipment in the United States.
$25 - $40
Dadant & Sons
Standard Langstroth 10-frame medium (6.625 inch) super used for honey storage in commercial operations. Medium supers are lighter when full (approximately 45 to 50 lbs) than full-depth supers (approximately 80 lbs), making them more practical for repeated lifting during extraction season. Many commercial honey operations have standardized on mediums for supers to reduce worker injury from handling.
$22 - $35
Mann Lake Ltd
Simple entrance-mount feeder using a standard inverted mason jar. Used for syrup feeding during early spring buildup or dearth periods. The Boardman feeder sits at the hive entrance and allows feeding without opening the hive, reducing disturbance. Practical for supplemental feeding across many hives quickly. Not ideal for large-volume syrup delivery; internal hive-top feeders provide higher volume capacity.
$4 - $8
GloryBee
ProSweet is a pre-mixed, inverted sugar and corn syrup blend formulated for feeding honeybees. It does not require mixing like sucrose syrup and is ready to use directly. ProSweet is designed to mimic the sugar composition of natural honey more closely than straight sucrose syrup, promoting better storage and conversion by bees. Used by commercial operations for both spring stimulation feeding and fall carbohydrate supplementation.
$40 - $65
Brushy Mountain Bee Farm
High-capacity hive top feeder that sits on the top box of a hive, enclosed by an empty super with the inner cover removed. Holds 1 to 1.5 gallons of syrup per fill, significantly more than entrance feeders. Bees access syrup through screened slots from below without drowning. Used by commercial beekeepers for fall syrup feeding programs where rapid delivery of high volumes of syrup is needed to build winter stores.
$18 - $28
Western Bee Supplies
Pre-formed pollen substitute patties for direct placement between brood chamber frames. Ultra Bee (Mann Lake formulation available through Western Bee Supplies in Canada) is a widely used commercial pollen substitute with protein content formulated to support brood rearing. Used in late winter and early spring when natural pollen is unavailable or limited, and in late summer when natural pollen dearth threatens winter bee protein status.
$28 - $42
Mann Lake Ltd
Optical refractometer calibrated for measuring honey moisture content. Used at extraction to verify honey is below 18.6% moisture (the generally accepted commercial threshold for stability). Honey above 18.6% moisture is at risk of fermentation in storage. Simple to use: place a drop of honey on the prism, close the cover, and read the scale through the eyepiece against the light. Requires a calibration check with distilled water before use.
$30 - $55
Dadant & Sons
Screened board used to replace the solid bottom board during hive transport, providing adequate ventilation and preventing heat buildup. Moving hives at night with bees confined requires adequate airflow or colonies can overheat within hours, causing significant mortality. Travel screens are a standard component in any commercial pollination operation's transport equipment inventory.
$12 - $22
Nicot System
Cageless queen rearing system that uses a brown cell cup kit to collect naturally laid eggs without grafting. The Nicot system uses a specially designed cage placed over comb where the queen lays eggs into cell cups, which are then removed and placed into a cell builder colony without the need for manual larval grafting. Popular with commercial operators who find grafting labor-intensive or who want a system that can be operated by non-specialist employees. The standard kit includes the queen cage, cell cup assembly, hair clip attachment, and cell bar frame.
$35 - $55
Arnia Ltd
Professional remote hive monitoring system providing real-time data on colony acoustics, weight, temperature, and humidity, transmitted via cellular or WiFi to a cloud dashboard. Arnia's acoustic monitoring capability detects swarm preparation and queen events through audio analysis of colony sound patterns, distinguishing normal colony sounds from queenless conditions, swarm states, and varroa stress. Used by commercial beekeepers who want early warning of colony events and remote yard monitoring without driving to each location. UK-based company with US distribution.
$300 - $500
Mann Lake Ltd
Bottom board mounted pollen trap for collecting pollen pellets from returning forager bees. Used by commercial honey and pollen production operations to capture a percentage of incoming pollen loads. Pollen is a high-value product sold fresh, frozen, or dried to health food retailers and supplement manufacturers. The bottom board pollen trap installs without tools in a standard 10-frame Langstroth setup. Pollen is collected in a removable drawer that can be harvested daily to prevent spoilage.
$28 - $45
Lyson
Commercial-grade stainless steel honey storage tank for bulk honey handling in mid-scale to commercial extraction operations. Available in 100 to 1,400 liter capacities. Used in commercial honey operations for settling, straining, and temporary storage between extraction and final barrel or container filling. Stainless steel construction is food-safe and resistant to honey crystallization buildup. Standard equipment in any operation selling bulk honey to brokers or packers who require stainless storage compliance.
$350 - $2,200