Honey

Posted on by The Urban Beehive

The bees have been busy in Darlinghurst and it’s time to rob.

I get around two full boxes of honey – about 60kg, and I’m not prepared for how heavy that is.  At first I think the box is stuck then I realise I just need to lift harder.

The frames go into plastic boxes and I head off the the Illawarra branch of the ABA where I am a member, to extract.

28/12/2010

That's a full frame of honey.
That’s a full frame of honey.
The frames need to be uncapped so we can spin the honey out.
The frames need to be uncapped so we can spin the honey out.
The Uncapping Bench
The Uncapping Bench
This extractor takes nine frames.
This extractor takes nine frames.
The speed is set at just slow enough so the frames don't explode.
The speed is set at just slow enough so the frames don’t explode.
Here comes the honey.
Here comes the honey.

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