Hello All,
Mike of our list said by direct email he could not find information on getting the bees to make comb in mason jars in the archives so will post the information I sent Mike in case others had the same trouble.

  The basics are to cut an inner cover with about six holes in which a mason jar neck will fit.

  Most people cut a piece of foundation to fit across the jar to get the bees started. We usually attach to the jar bottom  with melted beeswax.

  When a strong honey flow is on pull the supers and place the inner cover with the jars in the place of the supers. Cover the inner cover with a empty super or hive body.

   A strong hive will complete the six jars in about a week *usually*.

  We then fill the rest of the jar with extracted honey .

  We keep a few jars at the Missouri state fair to show people when they say:

  "Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could get the bees to put the honey in the jars for you".

  No worries we say and show the people our Missouri bees will put the comb honey in jars for us.
    Sincerely,
    Bob Harrison
    Odessa, Missouri

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