Honey House

THE HONEY HOUSE

Let the fun begin! Your honey bees have done their job, and now it's time to harvest the rewards. The PCBA Honey House is set up to make extraction easy, efficient, and enjoyable — whether you're a first-timer or a seasoned beekeeper.

This 14'x19' facility is located on the north side of Pioneer on the Puyallup WSU Extension Center campus. Inside, you'll find everything you need for a successful harvest, including an 18-frame extractor on site, a heated honey bottling tank, and a speed bottle filler to make quick work of bottling day. For smaller operations, we also have two compact extractors available to rent and take home at your convenience. All the tools you need for extraction and cleanup are provided — just bring your own storage. We do not supply buckets or jars.

Renting the Honey House is an exclusive member benefit, and we're proud to offer equipment that saves you time and makes the most of every frame. Ready to get started? Please note that you must be a current PCBA member to reserve the Honey House — make sure you're logged in to your account before completing your reservation. Book below and bring that golden harvest home!

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Included in the member-exclusive $50 rental cost:

8 hours of access to the honey house
18 frame, heated extractor
32 gallon heated bottling tank with speed bottle filler
Netted strainers to catch wax and bee parts
Nitrile gloves to keep your hands (and honey) clean
Decapping sink
Electric decapping knife(s)
Heat gun that can be used on new comb — much less mess and no bucket of cappings to deal with!
We also have tools to scrape down the sides of the extractor so you will get ALL of your honey.

You will need to bring:

A minimum of two food grade buckets (4 or 5 gallon size) with lids for your honey (available at Home Depot or Lowes) and one bucket for your “cap-wax” honey.
Some hand towels for clean up.
Consider purchasing a bucket with a honey spigot if you want to make the bottling process easier at home. You can also bottle your honey at the Honey House if you bring your own bottles. bottles.

Clean-up includes:

Wipe down all surfaces with honey drips (including the floor)
Clean out of the decapping sink and buckets used
Clean the extractor with hot water (NO Soap please, just HOT water)
Sweep the floor of any dirt or debris (usually wax)
Clean up any utensils or tools used and put them back in their proper place (electric decapping knife, capping scratcher, etc.)
Make sure the lights are out and the door is locked when you leave
Replace the Honey House Key back in the lock box that you found it (Do NOT take it home accidentally)

For booking issues, or If you would like to rent the small PCBA hand crank extractor to take home instead (not the Honey House), please contact our Honey House Manager at operations@pcbeekeepers.org.