I apologize in advance for the image heavy post. Bees are worth it! This week was the first honey extraction. I learned how to take the caps off of the comb and how to load the frames into the extractor. Then today, Chris took the frames out to the porch and let the bees take back everything that was left over after the extraction process.
The bees, who’s hives are out in the garden, smell the honey and swarm to the supers where the re-collect the honey that is left over from the harvest. They aren’t bothered by a person’s presence, the only thing they want is the honey.
I’ve always been in awe of these magical creatures. It was so amazing to have them distracted so that I could get right up close. I’m still not sure that the Langstroth Hive method is for me, I think that I am more on the biodynamic side of things, but the experience was very enlightening nonetheless.
