This method uses one escape board for each hive in the apiary, which means plenty of lifting and two trips to the beeyard. The chemical is placed on the underside of the cover and the smell drives the bees out of the honey super. Using a bee blower may require a stand to place the super on. The bees are blown right off the frames, out of the super and onto the ground in front of the hive. Once the honey is pulled, you can extract it yourself or perhaps an established beekeeper will extract it for you.
New extractors are expensive, but a second hand unit can occasionally be found at a good price.
If there is a possibility of you getting more bees in the future, it is better to buy a larger extractor now than to deal with an inadequate machine in the future. In addition, a device will be needed to remove the wax cappings from the honey comb. An electrically heated knife is commonly used. At this point it helps to have a proper tank with an outlet at the bottom so that the clean, warm honey can be drawn from the bottom directly into the honey containers. Any clean containers can be used for packaging small quantities of honey, but proper honey containers make the crop more attractive and easier to sell.