There’s no need to purchase or even borrow a honey extractor for just a few frames of honey or even a box or two. Depending on how many you have, here are some very easy and inexpensive ways to do it.
Although the temperatures are on the rise, believe it or not, your hives are preparing for winter right now! And what you are doing right now with your bees directly affects how well they will overwinter.
By Chary Elam Honey is in the air—literally! When honey supers are pulled, the air is filled with the wonderful aroma of honey, beckoning other hives to take advantage of a free food source. Unfortunately, robbing can kill a perfectly...