Here's the extraction equipment bundle I purchased this year. I could have used an extraction service, but chose to have my own equipment. Local Beekeeping Associations will generally offer an extraction service so every beekeeper doesn't need to go buy their own equipment unless they want to.
Extractor (stainless steel on legs) - reminds me of a salad spinner only a lot bigger. It stands about 30 inches high and 14 inches round. Then it attached to some legs so that the part you spin like a salad spinner is at the right level. Inside go the frames.
Uncapping tank with spout to pour honey out that captures the wax and honey drops below to the spout that you open and close. There are other types and commercial products but I found this is pretty slick tool for the home beekeepers.
Escape screen
Use a bee brush to gently coax them along and off your frame, or you can put this screen under the super you want to empty to take the honey. Place it there, triangle down and the bees leave from the top of the screen and can't figure out how to get back in. Leave it on for a maximum of 36 hours and you'll have few bees to get off your frames. (It worked wonderfully) Then you grab the frames, put them into a covered container and get inside where there are no bees to do your extraction.
This extraction equipment investment cost about $500
Other equipment and clothing and training cost an additional $1000.
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