Just wanted to share some photos & videos from this weekends harvest, my first go! All went well & now I have a big bucket 3/4 of delicious raw pure unadulterated honey to share with my friends & family.
It was a nice mild day, I started the harvest at 9AM, did 2 frames at a time, let the frames drain for 3 hours before moving onto the next 2. The bees werent very active, I think they were all staying inside where it was warm. A far cry from the day before where it got to 44 degrees C!
Yes they do shine in all their glory in the sunlight!
I now have another question, to our Aussie beekeepers I guess… I have a few people asking to buy some honey from me. Sooo, I dont really know how much its worth, what would you expect to pay for raw honey of this blend ( a mix of who knows what from who knows where! ) raw honey in a 500g squeeze bottle?
This question was discussed in one thread here before, don’t recall where. I had a huge harvest last year and sold much of it, deciding on $10 a pound after looking up the going price in 2020 as $8/lb. Honey from Flow frames is hardly touched by air and retains more aromatic qualities and the flavor compares more to comb honey for that reason. Part of the $2 upcharge was also for the container.
