Honey Harvest 2010!

Posted by on Aug 17, 2010 | 0 comments August is the month we remove surplus honey from our colonies.  We started the process last week, and plan to remove the last batch this week.  This was actually one of our better years, given the combination of an abundance of moisture and warm sunny weather.   By now most of our comb honey has been harvested.  The honey we are currently harvesting will be extracted into liquid form and...
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Comb Honey: Right From the Hive!

Posted by on Jul 22, 2010 | 2 comments Our bees have produced some excellent comb honey this summer. Last week we removed the fully capped frames from our hives. We’ve tried a number of different techniques for comb honey production over the years. We’ve used the older style small wooden sections, Ross Rounds, Bee Pacs, etc., but unless conditions are just right, the bees are loath to work in those smaller sections. ...
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Nature’s Gold – Spring Honey

Posted by on Jun 28, 2010 | 0 comments Here in Michigan, while a bit too wet for many crops, conditions are near optimal for the bees.  The high moisture levels have ensured that the White Dutch Clover and other bloom that opened in late May have continued to bloom and provide ample nectar to foraging bees.  We added our honey supers (the shallow hive bodies on top of the two deep hive bodies the bees use for brood rearing) in late...
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