On 7/7/2020 7:36 PM, Snag wrote:
> Â* That's how they say it in some places in the south ... today I
> extracted 15 frames of honey , 5 and 10 each from my two strongest hives
> . The yield was 10 quarts and 10 pints , six of each have chunks of comb
> . I didn't check them frequently enough and there was a *cross-comb mess
> in both hives . Both had tons of honey even after I robbed them - and I
> didn't mind cutting that comb out of the frames and jarring it , I can
> charge a premium for "chunk honey" . At my asking price that's nearly
> 400 bucks worth of product . The tourist season is on and they're coming
> in droves , and this is the kind of stuff they look for ...
> Â* *Each box , or "super" has 10 frames for the bees to draw out their
> comb , and usually they draw it out straight down the frames . Sometimes
> they jump from frame to frame , putting the comb crosswise to the frames
> . Makes harvesting difficult , because you have to cut the frames apart
> to extract the honey . And when you cut it , all the sweet goodness runs
> out all over the place . It's going to take me a month to find all the
> sticky and wipe it down .

Sounds wonderful, Terry! I sure do wish I had a use for honey. I've
got a jar in the pantry dated 2006 and have yet to open it. But I'm
glad you're getting some money from those hives.

Jill