Honeycomb For Dinner

One of my nucs built a bunch of burr comb that I had to scrape off. It was full of honey so it didn't go to waste:

Yum! The boys were thrilled to have "bee gum" with dinner. We put chunks of it on pretzel rolls. So good. They chew on it for a while and then spit out the wax. They're used to it and love it but a lot of people give me strange looks when I talk about eating honeycomb. It's just not something you see every day. It makes me wonder if anyone will want to buy any... 

Comb Honey

Toby's hive is doing a great job bringing in the nectar so I set the girls to work making comb honey for me. Check it out:

That's a frame in the top super that doesn't have foundation. The bees are filling it with pure new wax. Beautiful! Here's a close up.

I have three of these frames in the top super.  The other four frames are already full of honey.  The bottom super is full so I'm using it as a "queen excluder." If I'm lucky, they will draw these frames all the way out and then fill them with honey over the next couple of weeks. I can pull them after it's been capped and harvest the comb. Yum! We'll see how well it works.

Cheers!

Not really beekeeping related but still fun:

 Look what I found at TJ's! Had to get it even though I don't like sweet wines at all. With the help of my friend Amy, we used it to make a yummy summer cocktail. Let's call it The Queen Bee. 

Ingredients:

1/2 lime

1oz gin

Moscato wine 

Tonic

raspberries

Muddle two lime wedges and 4-5 raspberries in a pint glass. 

Add a shot of gin and stir.

Add a couple of ice cubes.

Fill the rest of the glass with equal parts wine and tonic. 

Cheers!

What's For Lunch?

Who's that hiding in the beauty bush? So many flowers blooming for the bees.
Shrubs and trees especially. The honey flow has started!

Does this flower make my butt look big??