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Date: | Fri, 22 Aug 1997 13:40:43 EDT |
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> 1) How do I know when it is the best time to remove the honey from the
> hives? Is there any way to tell that the season is over, or is it
> best to just ask some local person who is more experienced?
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After a season or five or ten you will learn to judge your seasons.
It's part of the "zen" of beekeeping. However, it's ALWAYS best to ask
a local more experienced beekeeper. I for one haven't a clue when (or
even if) the flora that yields a fall crop in my parts produces in Utah.
Furthermore, it varies from year to year and I can predict from New York
how the flow will be in Utah this year. BEE-L is a great tool, but it
pales compared to local expertise.
> 2) I <fear with> a 4 frame extractor <that> the bulk of my small amount
> of honey will end up stuck on the side of the extractor. Any comments?
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Not a concern. Try it, you'll see and you'll learn. Congratulations
on your crop in your first year! If I can remember that far back, I
don't believe I did that well.
Aaron Morris - I think, therefore I bee!
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