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Offline pistolpete

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pictures from my harvest
« on: September 08, 2014, 11:18:48 pm »
I had a very nice third year.  I started out with 3 wintered hives.  At the beginning of May I started pulling Nucs and raising queens.  Ended up making 7 Nucs, kept 1, sold 4, and gave 2 to people who'd lost all their hives last winter.     The hives were quite weak after all that, but managed to recover by July and I ended up pulling 100 lbs. from each hive.



uncapping with a sticky fingered audience

first straining out of the extractor


second straining out of the heated sump


Heating to 50 degrees celsius for filtering


some cut comb honey

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Re: pictures from my harvest
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2014, 11:42:44 pm »
That comb looks awesome, so pretty and white, I'm hoping to get some of that next season.

Are those triplets you have there?  :)
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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2014, 12:01:14 am »
Not triplets, just twins and an older sister, but the twins are really tall for five years old.   Right now they're about an inch and a half shorter, but I would not be surprised if they catch up in another year or two.
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Re: pictures from my harvest
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2014, 12:04:27 am »
look at those three pretty girls!!!  (spectacular sticky fingered audience!......)

congratulations pete!  it's great isn't it?!
thanks for the pictures, the comb honey looks awesome, and i wish you and your bees well for winter.

how's that uncapping plane working out for you? is it still running hot?
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Re: pictures from my harvest
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2014, 12:17:20 am »
I see those girls eating peanut butter and honey sammich's this winter  ;D
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Re: pictures from my harvest
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2014, 02:50:05 am »
Yes River, the plane works ok if I work fast with it, but put it down for 30 seconds and it smokes up the house.

Jen, we put honey on everything.  The other day the girls were dipping carrots in honey, they thought it was great.
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Re: pictures from my harvest
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2014, 07:49:43 am »
That's what it's all about right there! O:-)
Nice pic of the comb honey too.
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Re: pictures from my harvest
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2014, 07:50:37 am »
Beautiful little fair haired girls and beautiful fair colored honey.  The honey is so light!  Your making memories for the girls there.  They will remember how they "helped" harvest honey. 
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Re: pictures from my harvest
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2014, 08:24:15 pm »
That is a fine looking family you have there. Good looking honey,too.
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Re: pictures from my harvest
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2014, 09:39:28 pm »
Pete- "Jen, we put honey on everything.  The other day the girls were dipping carrots in honey, they thought it was great.

    I'll bet they don't get sick very often  :)
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Re: pictures from my harvest
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2014, 10:15:01 pm »
Nice. Enjoyed the pictures. You've done good.
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