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Harvesting the Honey

July 25, 2008

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Joseph came up to harvest the honey today. He also brought us two hives for our garden.

Joseph and workers calming the bees with smoke

hive body and super on top

bees on the front entrance after collecting nectar

There are 4 major honey harvests in Florida: Orange, Palmetto, Mangrove and Brazilian Pepper Tree. This honey is Palmetto. The Pepper flow is in November. We are too far inland for the Mangroves.

our new hives on the right

happy bees buzzing around

Joseph scraping the tops of frames so they can be removed