General Checkout Policy
The association wishes to be of help to anyone who needs assistance. In satisfying demand for equipment use, members will receive priority.
Deposit	At the current time no deposit will be required.
Checkout Length	All equipment can be checked out only for one week if there is a waiting list; two weeks if there is not.
Clean up and Return	All equipment must be returned clean and free of debris. Please contact the current Apiary Administrator of the club first or the President second to notify of the return of equipment.
Late Return	A late fee of $2 a day will be assessed to a maximum of $25. If a late return is excessive, checkout privilages in the future be denied.

Equipment

Extractors

Did you know that PSBA members can rent one of the club-owned honey extractors? The club currently has 4 working extractors from which to choose. All of the extractors are stored in the shed at the clubs apiary in the Arboretum. During the fall "extracting season" all periods of rental are for a maximum of 1 week.

The Extractors:

There are two hand-crank extractors available for rent for $10 for a one week period. both will extract 4 frames at a time. Both of these extractors are "tangential" type extractors and are great for a smaller amount of frames to extract. Each of these extractors is quite light making it manageable for one person to transport and will fit in well in most automobile trunks.

There are two motorized extractors available for $25 for a one-week period. Both will extract 12 frames at a time. Both are "radial" type extractors. Each of these units is obviously larger than the tangential units described above and make a large extracting job go faster than a hand-cranked unit. The newer unit is light enough for a strong person to move on their own. The older unit is quite heavy making it ideal only if you have a friend to help you move it. While these extractors are quite large, one member has been able to fit both in the back of a Toyota Corolla Wagon. The newer one has made it in the back seat of a Prius.

Along with these extractors are a couple of hot knives and an uncapping plane for cutting the cappings off of your combs. These can be used along with an extractor rental if a request is made at the time of a reservation.

The process:

Rental's should be limited to a maximum of one week during this busy time of the year. Please promptly return the extractor so that other club members can use the equipment. It's important to remember to return the equipment clean and in working order so that it doesn't attract unwanted visitors to the shed, and to allow the next user a more pleasant experience.

To arrange renting one of the extractors, e-mail Rob Stevens (robstevens5@comcast.net) Let him know which of the extractors you would like to reserve, when you will be picking up and dropping off the extractor and your contact information for him to get back to you. Standard pickup and dropoff time is 5:30 on Wednesday evenings in the Graham Visitors Center Parking lot. available and give you instructions on how to get into the club's shed at the apiary. Rental fees can be paid to Rob at the time of pickup.