Free Tool · Custom Extraction

What should you charge to spin someone else's honey?

Build your real cost, then see whether a cut of the honey or a flat per-box fee actually pays you better. Everything stays on your device.

The batch

Boxes / supers

boxes

Honey per box

lbs

Honey value (market)

$/ lb

Your costs to run it

Throughput

boxes / hr

boxes handled per hour — the bottleneck is frames, not pounds

Electricity

$/ kWh

Avg power draw

extractor + melters + capping spinner. amps × volts ÷ 1000 (60A @ 240V ≈ 14.4 kW at full load; real draw is a fraction)

People working

ppl

Pay rate

$/ hr

Maintenance & consumables

$/ box

filters, gaskets, wear, cleaning supplies

Cost to extract this batch

Run time—

Electricity—

Labor—

Maintenance—

Total cost—

Cost per box—

Cost per lb—

Break-even: cut of honey—

Break-even: flat per box—

Compare the two pricing models

Take a cut of the honey

Or charge flat

$/ box

Wax / cappings value you keep (optional)

$total

Cut of honey

12% of extracted

—

you get paid—

margin—

Flat per box

$5 × boxes

—

you get paid—

margin—

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