Harvesting Cut Comb Honey

The honey harvest starts this year with comb honey. 

This is the first of the five frames that Toby's bees made for us. 

Isn't it beautiful?

I cut squares of comb out of the frame with a metal stamper tool. They have to drain overnight so all of the honey leaks out of the open cells. 

After they finish dripping I place them very carefully into boxes for storage. It's a very sticky process.

Each one weighs a little over a pound. They go into the freezer next to prevent wax moth damage.

Batch #2!