We are getting really excited to harvest the honey this year. Last year was fun, but with only one hive we really only had enough for our own use and still ran out. This year we didn't know what to expect since we had purchased 4 new hives and then captured a swarm. First year hives don't always produce enough extra honey to harvest but we had some that did. I checked the hive at my place last night and they have a full super capped and ready for harvest. The two brood boxes are looking really full too, so they should have plenty of food storage for the winter. The other hives are doing well too. My guess is by next Saturday we will be harvesting 5 honey suppers, which isn't too bad for new hives. Each supper will probably produce 2-3 gallons of honey. We should have some honey to sell if anyone is interested. We are scheduled to rent the extractor next weekend, so we should have it available after Labor day. We will have 1 pound containers selling for $5 and gallon containers (about 11 pounds) for $45. It will be about as pure and organic as it comes. We do not use chemicals on our bees. We wont heat the honey so it will be raw and it wont loose the amazing taste of raw honey. We will put it through a filter just to strain any large wax particles, but it isn't fine enough to strain the beneficial pollen. I will post some pictures of the process after we get done. This is one of my favorite times of year, football is starting and its time to harvest the honey.
Nature's Hive
