With the new hive installed I now have 40 odd kg of honey in frames to extract. Ive never taken more than I need from the girls so I colect the comb and crush then sieve it. I then wash the wax in a nut bag to make candles with. This may take a while! Glad to say the girls hav
e taken to their new house beautifully. The smell of the hive mixed with the cedar is devine
If you want it to go faster:
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesharvest.htm#doublebucket
OK, it costs a bit more than @Michael_Bush has described, but it is the same idea, and saves you finding all the bits:
Love it!
Dawn
That is a very nice size too, from the point of view of weight. 3 1/2 gallons. Mine are all 5 gallons and 5 gallons can weigh quite a bit (60 pounds or 27kg). You do need to fill the top bucket quickly so you know it won’t overflow the bottom bucket… so maybe 3 1/2 on the top and 5 on the bottom might be safer as far as avoiding overflows. Nothing like gallons of honey running over your kitchen floor…
Too sticky… Never seen that… Honestly… 
Dawn
Ive resisted thus far but im going to have to bite the bullet and bucket up. I also got lost reading the link and in the future ill colect the frames from the super at dusk so the girls are going to bed. I often dont need a suit as they are so gentle. Thank you for your reply. I feel like the bee god himself has shined down on me :)blush:
