I was afraid we had waiting to long to process a few last minute Fall Frames we took off the hives recently. Because of the cold we had to move the whole processing operation from the Honey Shed to the kitchen. We de capped, spun the frames, filtered the honey once, and then bottles and labeled it especially for our friends and family this Christmas.
The First of the Honey Draining into the Filter after the frames have been spun. |
De-Capping the Honey Frames with a Heated Sharp Knife on the Kitchen Table |
Moved the DE-Capping Tank and Honey Spinner into the Kitchen! |
Really Amazing Perfectly White Wax Capped Wildflower Honey from my backyard Cape Ann Hives! |
Let's get Every last bit out of the Spinner into the Filter! |
Charlie Spinning the Honey in the Kitchen! A First! |
I actually liked doing the honey processing in the kitchen rather than the honey shed. There was a lot more room to work and decaying was easier because there was more elbow room. We only had a few frames to process but even so it was practically an all day project.
So the hives are all buttoned up for the winter. I am feeding the bees a little honey water right now and they seem active on warm days but will be hibernating soon as it gets colder. I will have more honey to sell next summer. Until then, Have You Been Naughty or Nice?
Kind Regards, Melissa Abbott
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