Honey Harvest, Part Two

Honey flows from the extractor

The extracted honey flows into a clean bucket. Bits of wax and bee parts are included in the flow. The honey sits covered overnight and the wax and dirty bits rise to the top as the heavier honey sinks to the bottom. The next day the waxy debris is scooped away and honey is poured into a gated bucket fitted with a strainer. When all the honey has strained the nylon strainer is squeezed to remove as much honey as possible. The strainer is rinsed and cleaned to release wax and debris which needs further rinsing to clean the wax. The clean honey is then siphoned into jars to be labeled and distributed.

Harvest yield: 18 pounds.

Hive check two weeks later: The cells in the frames are repaired and intact. A small amount of cells contain nectar. Sadly, the Italian neighbors are still lagging. Girls: winter is coming!

Photos by Mary and Liz: Thanks!

Extractors

Tasters

Supervision by Albert

Kat returns wet supers to the hive

Gravity

Finish!