Farm machinery & equipment

Farm machinery & equipment

Of or relating to the machines or equipment exclusively used to facilitate farming of any kind.

Industry: Agriculture

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thrasher

Agriculture; Farm machinery & equipment

Also referred to as a threshing machine, this was first invented c.1784 by Scottish mechanical engineer Andrew Meikle for the seperation of seeds or grains from their stalks and husks. Previous to ...

hive

Agriculture; Farm machinery & equipment

A beehive is an enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the subgenus Apis live and raise their young. Natural beehives are naturally occurring structures occupied by honeybee colonies, ...

honey extractor

Agriculture; Farm machinery & equipment

Honey extractor is a mechanical device used in the honey extraction. Frames are placed in a spinning drum, where honey flings out under centrifugal force.

beekeeper's suit

Agriculture; Farm machinery & equipment

Most beekeepers wear protective clothing. Novice beekeepers usually wear gloves and a hooded suit or hat and veil. Experienced beekeepers sometimes elect not to use gloves because they inhibit ...

beekeeping fork

Agriculture; Farm machinery & equipment

Beekeeping fork is used to open the honey comb (by removing the wax cap from the cells on honey comb).

bee smoker

Agriculture; Farm machinery & equipment

Bee smoker is a beekeeping tool. Smoke goes out of it and it is used to calm the bees before hive inspection or honey extraction.

veil

Agriculture; Farm machinery & equipment

A veil is a cloth which guards beekeeper's face from bees. It is placed on the hat of a beekeeper, and is usually transparent, so that beekeepers can see what they are doing.