Author Topic: After Four Years ~ I Have Honey ! (Read 6654 times)

Jen · « **on:** September 03, 2014, 04:51:16 pm »

My Honey

Beeboy · « **Reply #1 on:** September 03, 2014, 05:07:30 pm »

Looks like hummingbird feed! Lol! seriously, congrats!

Riverrat · « **Reply #2 on:** September 03, 2014, 05:18:01 pm »

You will get no finer honey than your first harvest.

CpnObvious · « **Reply #3 on:** September 03, 2014, 05:40:30 pm »

FOUR YEARS???

Jen, could you fill in a little of that for me, please?

riverbee · « **Reply #4 on:** September 03, 2014, 08:30:16 pm »

congrats jen, the sweet reward, a long time coming, for your first harvest!

rcannon · « **Reply #5 on:** September 03, 2014, 08:31:48 pm »

Congratulations, Jen. It'll be the best honey you ever tasted.

Bamabww · « **Reply #6 on:** September 03, 2014, 09:38:30 pm »

Congrats Jen. I remember the feeling very well.

Gypsi · « **Reply #7 on:** September 03, 2014, 10:04:01 pm »

Congraulations Jen! I can relate. I think my first honey cost about $200 per pound, give or take $50. Tough getting started in a drought

lazy shooter · « **Reply #8 on:** September 03, 2014, 10:07:16 pm »

That honey is the same color as my prickly pear jelly. Have you been feeding your bees "kool aid?"

Seriously, congratulations on having a honey harvest.

Dunkel · « **Reply #9 on:** September 03, 2014, 10:10:32 pm »

Congrats Jen! Make sure you save a small jar from your first harvest. It's as good as it gets.

Jen · « **Reply #10 on:** September 03, 2014, 10:24:01 pm »

Gypsi- "Congraulations Jen! I can relate. I think my first honey cost about $200 per pound, give or take $50. Tough getting started in a drought

I hear ya Sista! We are well over the $200 a pound mark. Lots of casualties these last four seasons. I hadn't the slightest idea what to do with a beehive when I brought my first one home. Had to learn a lot the hard way, but that is my destiny in this lifetime

and now I won't be able to live without a beehive

riverbee · « **Reply #11 on:** September 03, 2014, 11:30:08 pm »

" I hadn't the slightest idea what to do with a beehive when I brought my first one home. Had to learn a lot the hard way, but that is my destiny in this lifetime and now I won't be able to live without a beehive "

now you do.......to your credit jen, you hung in there, and much like gypsy has had with different challenges. as far as learning the hard way, we all do in one form or another. living without a beehive.....hmmmm, can't imagine that thought.......

Jen · « **Reply #12 on:** September 03, 2014, 11:49:12 pm »

Thanks Riv - You've been a great cheerleader for all of us ~ hugs

efmesch · « **Reply #13 on:** September 04, 2014, 03:15:36 am »

Looks great. Make sure you save a few jars for a few years ahead------someday you'll want to have that special taste come back, or share it with someone special. Like putting your wine in keeping for improving with age. I don't know if honey improves, but it doesn't go bad and the memories are worth it.
Great going Jen.

JUDELT · « **Reply #14 on:** September 05, 2014, 03:03:23 pm »

congratulations! what beautiful Honey! enjoy it!

tecumseh · « **Reply #15 on:** September 05, 2014, 05:23:06 pm »

it looks quite a bit like what I think of as prairie honey here.... which I guess is various wildflowers.

pretty is good but how does it taste?

congrads on your first crop and may you have many many more...

Michelle · « **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2014, 05:26:22 pm »

hehehehe the video is hilarious! LOL congrats on the honey!

Perry · « **Reply #17 on:** September 05, 2014, 05:44:28 pm »

I honestly tried to watch that video, honest! I figured it was gonna be a chick flic kinda thing, but I thought I'd give it a go anyways.
I couldn't get past half way cause of all the shrieking!
Sorry, but I really did try.

Marion · « **Reply #18 on:** September 05, 2014, 07:08:09 pm »

Your honey is very pretty.

Jen · « **Reply #19 on:** September 05, 2014, 11:12:42 pm »

Ahahah... Thanks Perry for your couragous attempt

I figured the women would understand, it's a gurl thang

Hi Tec, Yes it is wildflower honey, it's very dense in texture, slow pouring, with a pungeunt taste and a good after bite. It's the honey that local beeks sell in the winter when they've run out of yellow star thistle.

Ef, I like that idea of putting some away for special occasions. The jars are already marked 'First Harvest August 27, 2014' (giggling)

In all honesty tho, if I hadn't been guided to this forum in early January, I don't know where I would be right now with my hives, probably no hives at all! I wouldn't have known what to do, or how to catch all those swarms ya know? And now I have 4 hives AND HONEY!! I'm still staring at it glowing in the window LOL

Thanks Everyone!