By: Blake Shook How to Know When it's Time to Harvest Honey There are a handful of indicators to help you know when to harvest your honey. 1. The major nectar producing flowers begin to die. What those flowers are...
Let’s face it, one of the greatest parts of beekeeping is “Honey Extraction"! Having said that, it’s also a LOT of work! The first step in that process is to remove the bees from the honey supers! Fortunately, beekeepers have...
Do the "shake method" mentioned in the video above to make sure the honey is cured. You can also use a refractometer to ensure the moisture content is under 19%. What are the flowers telling you? Are the major nectar...
Post-harvest is one of the most vulnerable times for our bees. The smell of honey is in the air and the scout bees are on the hunt, thus it’s very important to learn how to recognize robbing behavior. During robbing...
This year is stacking up to be a very unusual year when it comes to honey production. As the rains continue in North, Central and South Texas, honey production has all but stagnated for the most part. For Small Scale...
There are a handful of indicators to help you know when to harvest your honey. The major nectar producing flowers begin to die. What those flowers are, will vary by region, but every region has a handful of flowers that...
