A Honey of a Hobby

September 17, 2006 - 1:24 PM by

Personally, I have a hard time imagining devoting time and energy to the care and feeding of bees like David does, but on the other hand, the rewards certainly look sweet.
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David writes:

The weeks before Rosh Hashannah are a busy time for beekeepers (even for amateurs). The last of the full supers (extra hive boxes) are removed from the hives and the full frames spun in the centrifuge to extract the thick golden honey.

The big kids and I worked hard over the past couple of weeks, but the reward was worth it. The last step is putting the honey harvest into jars.

A full-time beekeeper would have a honey house where all the extraction and jarring would take place. But since I only have four hives right now, my lovely and patient wife generously gives up her kitchen for a few hours each week to allow us to do this sticky but delicious work.

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