Spring honey crop

[Curly green finger's]

Is this a hobby? Or a going concern?

For my bosses ?
The estate is there playground

 

[The Poot]

95 lbs from two colonies, here so far, with two more supers to extract and having “generated” three more colonies..

 

[Erichalfbee]

For my bosses ?
The estate is there playground

Yes. That’s what I meant. Ok for some, eh?

 

[Newbeeneil]

This morning I put the clearer boards on and tomorrow I’m extracting 18 very heavy supers from 8 hives. I will have to take the supers off early and hopefully start extracting by 8am so I can bucket it all up and get to my dental appointment by 2.30!

 

[Sutty]

This morning I put the clearer boards on and tomorrow I’m extracting 18 very heavy supers from 8 hives. I will have to take the supers off early and hopefully start extracting by 8am so I can bucket it all up and get to my dental appointment by 2.30!

I'd never get through that many that quickly!
Perhaps if you didn't eat as much honey you might not need the dentist!

 

[Newbeeneil]

I'd never get through that many that quickly!
Perhaps if you didn't eat as much honey you might not need the dentist!

I’m not sure I will get through them but I’m gonna try!
I think it’s just old age that’s causing the dental problems

 

[North End Bees]

get to my dental appointment by 2.30!

 

[Newbeeneil]

This morning I put the clearer boards on and tomorrow I’m extracting 18 very heavy supers from 8 hives. I will have to take the supers off early and hopefully start extracting by 8am so I can bucket it all up and get to my dental appointment by 2.30!

Well I managed to extract it in time but the honey room is a mess so I’ll be back later to tidy up!

 

[madasafish]

Well I managed to extract it in time but the honey room is a mess so I’ll be back later to tidy up!

Well done.
Four supers an hour is the best I can do..Plus cleaning up.

 

[Curly green finger's]

I’ve extracted just under 80lb from this colony I’ve just put on clearer boards for the brood box and three supers it was a demaree.

 

[Sutty]

I’ve extracted just under 80lb from this colony I’ve just put on clearer boards for the brood box and three supers it was a demaree.View attachment 36783

Stepladders required!

 

[Curly green finger's]

Stepladders required!

I should of used one really but I stand on the double pallets , it’s the last two boxes that cause a problem you have to pause before you hearl them on-top

12 supers and two brood boxes to extract from four colony’s at that apiary .

Putting clearers on the third apiary now.

 

[Sutty]

Step up folding platforms are very good for a tall hive, bigger area to stand on than steps.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Step up folding platforms are very good for a tall hive, bigger area to stand on than steps.

Aye they are handy I might invest in some they would make good hive stands .
The colony in the photo is my best to date hopefully beat my own record of 215 lbs but I’m not sure I’ll know more when I extract over the next week .

 

[Erichalfbee]

Is that at home or at your bosses' estate?

 

[Curly green finger's]

Is that at home or at your bosses' estate?

Work the forage at home wouldn’t produce colony’s like that I wish they would .
She’s a local queen number 2 I’ve got three daughters from her on single brood in the same apiary 2023

 

[Erichalfbee]

You're a start for them, Curly.
Where on earth do they sell all their honey? Somewere expensive in London....I bet

 

[Curly green finger's]

Well most of what I’ve learned in beekeeping has come mainly from this forum and books , hopefully i don’t stop because it’s the best thing in the world to me!

 

[Moobee]

Had a great spring last year with OSR in a couple of fields locally. No OSR this year and one hive requeening as they made early swarm preps so just 28lbs from 2 hives (about 1 and a half supers worth). I have found that my bees seem to build up slowly here but the season lasts longer with forage still going strong through September.
I do have a couple of hives with at least two extremely heavy supers each so will do an extraction in a week or so.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Popped into Church Stretton and picked up a jar of this. It would be nice to think the batch number was the name of the queen