{Keeping Bees} First Honey Harvest

 We knew back in the summer that our bees were not thriving. We were hopeful that they would have enough honey to make it through the Winter and then we were going to re-queen (to establish new bees) in the Spring. Two days ago, we checked on our bees and discovered that they were all dead. So yesterday we harvested the remaining over-winter honey.

 

 (We, along with three other families, bought a honey extractor, 

so we can use it whenever we need it.)

 We harvested 4.75 pounds of honey from five (not full) frames.

Although we lost our bees, we are hopeful to have a couple new hives in the Spring,

and a day filled with honey will always be so sweet.