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…
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.
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…
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…