Bee adventure continued. . . . . .Honey Extraction

Here is the other end of the honey process. The beginning of this story is in a post back in May. This is the honey extractor. You can put 3 frames inside and then spin the honey out.

This is a frame. David is cutting the outer wax off so we can get the honey out. He is using a heated knife. Having the knife hot makes the job much easier. Here is another frame. Notice the difference in the color of the honey. It is so interesting how different pollen makes different colors of honey. We think that the dark honey is from wild flowers.
This frame still has the outer wax on it. It is so interesting how they build the comb up and then fill it with honey and then cap it with more wax.

Trying to keep control of the bees. If they get in where you are extracting their honey it can be a little crazy!!!! The white box is called a souper. Inside the souper you can fit 10 frames.

Filling the jars with the honey. It is kinda a sticky job.

The finished product. Honey in the bottle. David let the kids have the nearly empty honey bucket. They were so excited, but it was a little crazy 'cuz they got so sticky!!!!
Having a hot dog and marshmallow roast in Grammy's backyard.

We had a fun weekend and lots of good help! Thanks Summers and Grammy!