Honeycomb
This is the first summer (because conditions were just right) in about three years, that we were able to take the honey off of our beehives. Excited! Look at the honeycomb–light golden, summer honey, oozing out of the cells!
Crush and Strain Honey
We use the crush and strain method to process our honey; in the bucket is honeycomb/honey being strained in a special straining bag, inside of a food-grade bucket.
Look at the honey line on the bucket, just after 1/2 hour of straining.
Look at my third photo, in only 1/2 hour, that much honey was already coming through the strainer (about 2 gallons).
We will let this sit overnight draining through the strainer, and we will open the spigot on the bucket in the morning, and begin filling canning jars with honey. Yum!
Bottling Honey
Bottling Honey is my favorite part of taking honey off the beehive, next to eating it!
Final process…bottled honey!
Summary: This is a delicious, quick, and easy honey butter recipe with a dash of spice.
Summary: This is a simple recipe that you can make with your kids.
Honey has antibacterial properties in it…click to read more!
Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do by Virginia Wright
Visit Amazon.com to buy my book Buzzzzzzz: What Honeybees Do.” It is an educational, beekeeping book about honeybees, with real photographs. This book is not just a book children will learn from–teachers, parents, and grandparents, turning the pages of Buzzzzzzzz, will get a little bit of education about honeybees and what they do, too.
- Do all honeybees sting?
- What do they do with pollen?
- How do they make honey?
- What is pollination?
- Does all honey look and taste alike?
- What can we do to benefit the bees?
- What kind of flowers do honeybees prefer?
With over 2,000 words packed in this small 26-page book, Buzzzzzzzz What Honeybees Do, can be used in conjunction with other school curriculum in the classroom to teach children about honeybees. Real photographs of the honeybees, comb, hives, flowers, and even one of a bee’s tongue!
~Virginia Wright
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