Stealing honey from the bees

Friends Steve, Kanitta, and Ondine came for the weekend to help us steal honey from the bees. When we are done, we put the frames back outside and let the bees clean them up and steal their honey back.


Dave uncaps the honey comb


Steve loads the extractor with frames


Extractor full of frames


Ondine helps strain the honey


honey


Ondine helps me fill jars


The bees clean up the frames
Photos by Kanitta Cella