Sometimes, I take my honey straight from the hive in its most natural state. No spinning and separating. I simply cut the honeycomb from the frame. I jar it. I store it. Later, I eat it like candy. I chew it like gum. It’s my medicine! It is good. It is really good! Raw....
After the first round of comments, John and Jen opened some of the remaining brood cells to see what they could find. The new photos are below. To me, this looks like a fairly normal pupa, still in the white-eye stage. © Jen Petrovich. Another photo of shot brood. © Jen Petrov...
Unfortunately right after I cleared that box off the shelf I inherited 2 more boxes from the cub scouts and I have literally no idea where to store them. I already can’t fit my own stuff! Speaking of fitting stuff…(I just re-read this and still decided not to cut it) from Julius...
The bees may manage to store 5 pounds or more of honey during July, but they will eat more than they collect if the month is dry. Continue inspections of the hive to make sure the hive is healthy. Catalpa, bee bee tree, linden, milkweed, butterfly weed, horsemint, fireweed, and ...
Meanwhile, in the store, we watched the Swarm Behind the Glass and played some fun bee games. Whoever could buzz the loudest won the biggest prize. Just kidding. There were games, though. I didn't get around to doing the honey tasting (our kids -and I- had to go home for nap-time...
For bees, the outcome of such direct and indirect effects on behavior and physiology can influence a colony’s ability to store sufficient honey to survive the winter. Our key informant remarked that honey yields are increasingly becoming too low to even keep colonies alive throughout the winter...
You will need to have food grade containers or bottles to store your extracted honey. Some extractors may not come with a bucket or filters. Other materials are optional and depend on where you plan on extracting. You may want extra newspaper and paper towels on hand and an extra person ma...