How we Harvest our Bees

Harvesting honey is a unique and beautiful experience, it takes time and skill to fully master. We have taken the time to show you how we do it, we follow 5 easy steps.

Harvesting bees should be done by professionals only!!!

1. We smoke the hive and remove the honey comb frames. Once each comb is removed from the hive, we shake the bees and brush them off with a bee brush or stiff broad brush in front of the hive so they can return to the hive.
   
   
2. We cut the honey comb off of the frame with a knife. Leave about an inch of the comb all around, so that the bees can have a good starting point to rebuild the comb. We break the comb in half, fit it onto the sheet pan and return the frame to the hive.
   
   
3. We then crush the combs with a wooden pestle, which will break apart the wax that is covering each comb, freeing the honey that is inside. We scoop the mashed comb and honey into a straining bucket.
   
   
4. We then pour the honey slowly from the straining bucket through the spout into the prepared honey jar. When the bottle is filled, remove the cloth and secure it with a lid, before moving on to the next bottle.
   
   
5. Store the bottles of honey at room temperature.

For a video to help with honey harvesting, click here