BEE SPITTLE!
Fore ground, yours truly de-capping honey super frames. Background, Alex's "baby," the sprayer
Removing white cappings with thermostatically controlled knife
Wax cappings drop into capping tub
12 Frame Extractor. Here is a frame de-capped, loaded and ready to go!
See the pile of cappings in the tub?
Honey Harvest Setup in Benoit Farm Shop
This extractor makes extracting a breeze! Look at that baby spin!
Yea for Honey Harvest! (Aunt Mary and Cowboy Robert)
Freshly extracted honey drips into...
Screen sits on top of this bucket. The screen removes any access wax and other bits and pieces etc.
Screen/bucket setup
Honey Bears awaiting filling
Almost done! Once honey runs through screen we are set to begin bottling (and yes, I have THAT much hair on my head!)
Partway through the bottling. We filled a few mason jars as well for at home use.