LEARN HOW TO HARVEST HONEY (AND MORE) INSIDE THE BOOK! Removing the Honey Frames The first step in the honey harvest is to safely remove the frames from your hive. Smoke the hive as you do for inspections.Remove the top board and the inner cover.Inspect the frames to determine which ones have honey stores.Gently brush off as many bees as possible and place the honey frames in a bucket or tote. Be careful not to crush any bees!Close your hive again and take your frames to the extraction area you have set up. Crush and Strain Method With the crushing method, you take the whole comb and crush it to extract the honey, then strain it to remove all the wax. Crush the comb to release the honey. You can use the back of a spoon, a potato masher, a spatula—pretty much any kitchen utensil. Then strain the wax from the honey through a fine mesh strainer. You may have to do this a couple of times to remove all the wax and particles. NOTE: The downside to crush and strain, other than the amount of time it takes, is that you destroy the comb when harvesting honey. The bees will have to rebuild their comb when you return the frames to their hive. Many beekeepers prefer this, because they like to harvest the beeswax as well as the honey. Honey Extraction Equipment Bee suit, gloves, and veil Smoker, lit and ready to use Bee brush Hive tool and uncapping tool Pail or pan of warm water for rinsing honey off everything Bucket, tote, or extraction machine Filter Clean bottles or jars with lids to store the honey
✔ Author(s): Amber Bradshaw
✔ Title: Beekeeping for Beginners: How To Raise Your First Bee Colonies
✔ Rating : 4.7 out of 5 base on (2518 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1641524863
✔ Language: English
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