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| Today was honey extraction day; the first sunny day that we have both been off & home at midday. Here Brian is holding a capped frame of amber coloured honey & wishing I would stop taking photos. |
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| the hive is loaded with bees now that all the supers have been taken off |
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| bees are not too happy to have their harvest removed, but not aggressive like last year |
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| using the uncapping tool to remove wax cappings before placing the frame in the extractor |
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| opening the gate on the extractor to let the honey pour into the seive |
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| the finished product---amber coloured & a distinctive taste--almost like caramel |
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| Adam's beautiful hand-drawn label |
Really looking forward to trying this years' honey! Dad looks super happy about that first shot.... not
ReplyDeleteI hear bees can sense when youre angry.. dad should read that huge beekeeping guide
ReplyDeletehee hee, Dave and Abs..I was thinking the same thing about Brian's expression ;-)
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