malawi2854
House Bee
- Joined
- Nov 16, 2009
- Messages
- 205
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- Tonbridge, Kent
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 5
Hello all,
After the excellent build up of my first colony earlier this year, followed by the subsequent tree felling problems, then followed by them swarming, and taking most of the honey with them...
I have today extracted the little honey that was in the supers - and I am MOST pleased!
Quantity isn't anything to get too excited about - but I'm pleased with it! All along, I've said that I want to get 1 jar out of them this first year... and I've got more than that - so I'm happy!
My dad has an extractor that I was able to use (after he made it work after being in storage in the shed for nigh on 20 years!). I haven't been able to jar it yet (long story!), hope to do that tomorrow, but in the pot it's in at present, there looks to be about 2.5L to 3L.
I've popped the supers back onto the hive, so they can clean them out, and I've put the extractor on the far side of the garden, in the hopes they will be able to get some honey out of it now I've finished with it.
So - all in all, a good day!
Can't wait for my first honey sandwich in 20 years!
After the excellent build up of my first colony earlier this year, followed by the subsequent tree felling problems, then followed by them swarming, and taking most of the honey with them...
I have today extracted the little honey that was in the supers - and I am MOST pleased!
Quantity isn't anything to get too excited about - but I'm pleased with it! All along, I've said that I want to get 1 jar out of them this first year... and I've got more than that - so I'm happy!
My dad has an extractor that I was able to use (after he made it work after being in storage in the shed for nigh on 20 years!). I haven't been able to jar it yet (long story!), hope to do that tomorrow, but in the pot it's in at present, there looks to be about 2.5L to 3L.
I've popped the supers back onto the hive, so they can clean them out, and I've put the extractor on the far side of the garden, in the hopes they will be able to get some honey out of it now I've finished with it.
So - all in all, a good day!
Can't wait for my first honey sandwich in 20 years!