Honey comb on four frames. We only harvested 10 of about 48 frames of honey in our eight hives. We left the rest for our hardworking girls to enjoy over hot, dry summer, when the grass is like straw and there's not one wildflower for nectar. The two new hives have 18 frames each, and the six established hives have 28 frames each. But not all frames are for honey. Some are for storing pollen, some comb cells are for brood. If the queen has no place to lay eggs, the hive might swarm to find more space. Several hundred bees rode home with us. Papa brushed them off before taking the frames inside. We love our girls, but didn't want them buzzing around the kitchen!Amon and Fox clawed the honey out of the comb.
The honey is strained from the comb. See the line of honey in the bottom of the box? We'd eventually collect 5 gallons! So much honey! So much comb!
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