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Date: 06/25/2010 Views: 327

Main Gallery Bees Honey Harvest Sept 2008
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capped comb with the sun shining behind
happy day!
fully capped
brushing bees off the comb
smoking the bees helped move them to the front of the hive, keeps me from having to use the brush too much.. it really makes the
top bar frame
cleaning the stray comb
scraping propolis
Peter arrives to help!!
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peter lights the smoker, katie is turning peter into a fine male model
I cut the comb where its attached to the walls
3 combs in my collection pot
smokin 'em off the comb
incredible!
taking a break. bending over that long is hard on the back
peter loves the honey
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peter checks the flavor, over and over... sooo tasty!
centrifuge
spinning the top bar comb was a little difficult but not hard
honey in the sun is so beautiful. Peter and I each harvested about 150 lbs. Jarring approx. 300 lbs was hard work!
honey on tap
honey swirls looks like amber
cutting the caps with our favorite sharp knife
spinning the langstoth frames
quart of golden delight, notice the various color swirls
peter licking his lips... by the end of the day we were intoxicated and loopy from work and overdosing on honey
lots of washing the sticky off our hands and arms... it was all over the place
de-capping is the hardest part.. we worked all day, frame after frame