Tuesday we started the process of harvesting honey from our bees. The first step was to bring the honey super into the garage. Then my dad uncapped the honey with a special knife.
When my dad had uncapped 4 frames we put them in the extractor and started spinning it...
This is capped honey comb and below is uncapped comb.
The first few drops are coming out! Yes!!!
The process of straining and jarring took more than a whole day to complete but it was worth it.
Here Samuel is trying some of the honey comb (it is a mixture of actual comb and some honey).
Here is our finishing product! We ended up with about 35-40 pounds ( which is a little over 3 gallons)!
This was the first year for our bees and we only collected from the stronger colony.
Hopefully they can survive the winter and next year will be even better.
Thanks bees for you yummy work!!!!
Hey Jessie, We harvested our first honey this summer too! What a wonderful experience! I think we got close to 5 gallons! I love your photos and your site! Leah is getting a camera for Christmas and she has looked at your site for some future ideas!! Keep up the good work!
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