We filled the house with the sweet smell of honey last week when a couple of friends stopped by to help us extract. It hasn't been a great honey year, but one hive nearly filled two supers which yields about three gallons...not bad. We centered the giant barrel extractor in the kitchen and set up the hot knife and special spigot buckets. Everything was washed with hot soapy water and rinsed. We pulled out the heavy honey frames one by one. We all practiced the art of slicing the heated knife through the just the top layer of each frame's wax cappings before placing them in the extractor.
Once four frames have been opened on both sides, it's time to spin.
And spin and spin. This is where the company comes in handy.
We sampled the honey on spoons in the manner of fine wine tasters...hmmm, sweet with blackberry notes and a sticky finish. The next day I filled the honey jars. Be-a-u-ti-ful!
I'll end with a happy sunflower. Oh summer, don't go!
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