Deluxe Bottling Kit
Complete bottling setup — bottling bucket, honey gate, and three strainer screens for a one-purchase startup.
- 5-gallon food-grade bottling bucket
- Nylon honey gate pre-installed
- Three strainer screens (coarse, medium, fine)
- Strained — preserves pollen, unlike commercial filtering
- Complete startup setup in one purchase
What it is
The complete starter setup for bottling honey, bundled as one purchase: a 5-gallon food-grade bottling bucket with the honey gate already installed, plus three strainer screens (typically a coarse, medium, and fine) that catch wax flecks and propolis as the honey transfers from extractor or storage container into the bottling bucket.
Strained, not filtered
These are strainer screens, not filters. Honey strainers remove visible debris (wax bits, propolis, the occasional bee part) while leaving pollen and the honey's natural character intact. That distinction matters for retail honey: filtered honey has had its pollen removed (commercial practice that obscures origin and is viewed skeptically), while strained honey preserves what makes the honey traceable to your apiary.
How it's used
Pour extracted honey through the three screens stacked over the bucket — coarse first, then medium, then fine — and each stage catches progressively smaller pieces of wax and propolis. Let the honey settle for 24-48 hours so air bubbles rise. Dispense into jars from the gate at the bottom.
When to choose this over the bare bottling bucket
If you do not already own strainer screens, this bundle is the cheaper path than buying the bucket and screens separately. If you only need one of the components, buy just that piece.
