I have a secret, not only have I been working and gardening in my own little plot of earth, but I have been spending half a day each week these past few months helping out at a local five-acre farm. This little farm includes chickens, goats, melons, vegetables, fruit trees, and honey bees! So this morning mom, Rachel, and I went out to the farm to participate in the annual honey extraction; with no experience in bee keeping we expected to watch the pros work, but we quickly found ourselves right in the sticky of things . . .
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| Where is all begins. |
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| The bee whisperer. |
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| The new recruits!!! |
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| Learning the tricks of the trade. |
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| Decapping the honeycomb with a very, very hot blade! |
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| Into the extractor. |
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| Monitoring the honey flowing from the extractor. |
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| Straining the honey, the stickiest job! |
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| The final product, liquid gold! |
During our four hours there, we help extract nearly 25 gallons of golden honey; I can’t wait to find out the final tally! Happy honeying!
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