Fresh Honey

[latches109]

out of curiosity, how do you harvest it?

[BLachance75]

out of curiosity, how do you harvest it?

The bees live in boxes that hold frames. You stack the boxes higher as the bees need more room.



When you go to extract the honey you remove the bees from the boxes that have your honey. There are several different ways of doing this. I use a piece of equipment called an escape board. It is basically a board that the bees can only go one way through. So as they naturally cycle through the hive they leave the honey box and can’t get back in.

Then you take the boxes and remove the frames of honey. The honey is covered by a thin layer of wax while inside the hive.



You then cut off the thin layer of wax so that the honey can come out of the frame.



Then I put the frames into an extractor which spins the frames and throws the honey out of them. They come in different styles and sizes. I have a medium to large size extractor that will hold 20 frames at a time.




The honey is then stored or put in bottles. I put the honey in food grade 5 gallon buckets and store them until I’m ready to fill bottles.



The bottom right bucket above has a little filling gate on it that allows you to fill your honey bottles.

[caylegeorge]

Just got the honey I ordered - its awesome!

[Carp]

My sister got the Sweet Bee Barf 2 days after payment.....👍👍

[Meleager7]

What’s your record for most stings in one outing?

[BLachance75]

What’s your record for most stings in one outing?

I’d say somewhere around 10 that actually got me good. Those 10 stings happened in about 5 seconds. It was to both arms and they both swelled up pretty good.

For stings in my clothes that didn’t actually get to me it a lot.





Each of those little white marks is the venom sack of a stinger. That was a few years ago when I decided to take honey from them on a day I knew I shouldn’t have.

[BLachance75]

I still have honey available.

[BLachance75]

Bump

[WALZ]

Best honey I've ever had... period!

i would like to buy 4 of the 12 oz in jars...

do you have both dark and lite, if so two of each please....

and lets toss in 4 of the 3 oz jars with the honey stick...

thank you you very much and have a awesome new year...

pming you also.
wally

[Number six]

Do you ship to an APO?

[BLachance75]

Do you ship to an APO?

Yes I will. You're better off getting plastic bottles instead of glass.

[Number six]

PM inbound.

[BrickHaus]

You think a 2 pound jar would make it to 55318? Or do you only recommend plastic for all shipments?

I love me some honey. Between my toast, and tea, Ill burn up 2 pounds in a couple of months. Usually have a random jar from a local farmer, qnd Im getting low on my supply.

[BLachance75]

You think a 2 pound jar would make it to 55318? Or do you only recommend plastic for all shipments?

I love me some honey. Between my toast, and tea, Ill burn up 2 pounds in a couple of months. Usually have a random jar from a local farmer, qnd Im getting low on my supply.

It shouldn't be a problem. I'll PM you

[WALZ]

Received my new batch of honey and just in time... I was starting to jones...

If you have not tried Blanchance75's honey you are missing out my friends...
Some of the best honey you will ever taste....

Thanks again my friend.