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Category: Harvesting Honey in the Heat

Bees work tirelessly, but spare a thought for beekeepers harvesting honey in the heat. It is hard work because honey is heavy and sticky, and bees aren’t keen on us taking their stores away.

Extrating honey
21 Aug 22 Walrus

Bringing In The Honey

Honey extractor How We Harvested Honey This Year That's it; we have finally finished extracting honey for 2022. We got 1,540 lbs for the season, an average of 55 lbs per hive, using the number of full-sized hives in the…
Beekeeping, Harvesting Honey in the Heat, Review of My Year
Steve Donohoe at daughters wedding 2021
31 Aug 21 Walrus

Four Apiaries and a Wedding

Mr Jowls of Jowlstown I feel pretty good about how things have gone as I head towards the end of my beekeeping season. There have been some ups and downs, but I've learned new things and made progress as both…
Harvesting Honey in the Heat
smoking-cat-with-honey
2 Jul 18 Walrus

Sweat and Honey

We are having an actual Summer here in the UK this year, which is a very welcome, if unexpected, treat. Most beekeepers seem to be reporting that it's a good year for honey. I always find that most of my…
Harvesting Honey in the Heat
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