In a message dated 02/07/03 05:03:32 GMT Daylight Time,
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<<  Bee bread is much too good to be left
 to
 > the bees.
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 > Chris
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 How do you extract bee bread without destroying the comb? >>

Who said anything about not destroying comb?  If you use top bars and starter
strips in the super immediately above the queen excluder the bees will often
put the pollen layer surrounding the brood nest into some of the natural comb
they draw. The part without pollen can be cut out and sold as cut comb honey,
or put in a jar and surrounded with clear honey to be sold as chunk honey.

If the bee bread is stored in established combs then simply use a spoon to
scrape down to the mid rib.

US/Canadian readers should bear in mind that these notes are written from a
UK perspective where it us usual to use a single brood box and not to allow the
queen access to honey supers.

Chris

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