On 7/7/2020 10:02 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/7/2020 8:06 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 7/7/2020 7:36 PM, Snag wrote:
>>> Â*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*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!Â* I sure do wish I had a use for honey.Â* I've
>> got a jar in the pantry dated 2006 and have yet to open it.Â* But I'm
>> glad you're getting some money from those hives.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I like honey but use little.Â* Great on toasted rye bread and butter.Â* If
> you eat plain yogurt, drizzle some in.Â* When I was younger and less
> concerned with calories I'd just eat a spoonful because it tasted good.

I don't eat yogurt but I've been known to cook with plain yogurt in
place of sour cream from time to time. I used to use honey in hot
tea, back when I drank tea, but that was more than 10 years ago.

Jill