# What a difference two weeks make **URL:** \ **Category:** General Bee Chat\ **Created:** [January 29, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830 "2017-01-29T01:47:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rmcpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rmcpb/32/3147_2.png) [@Rmcpb](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Rmcpb)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/1 "2017-01-29T01:47:24Z")
Haven’t been in the hives for a couple of weeks with holidays. Thought a quick sqiuz was in order this morning and they are chockers with honey. Took what I could handle in one go (9 frames as I crush and strain) and will have to progressively rob them over the next week. Good thing I checked… Cheers Rob. ---
**Author:** ![JeffH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jeffh/32/7192_2.png) [@JeffH](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/2 "2017-01-29T02:08:03Z")
Hi & well done Rob, things seem to be slowly picking up around my way also. I might even get a few kilos of jellybush honey like I did this time last year. ---
**Author:** ![Rmcpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rmcpb/32/3147_2.png) [@Rmcpb](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Rmcpb)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/3 "2017-01-29T06:25:09Z")
Just pulled another nine frames and put the earlier ones in the honey press. Looks like it will be a batch a day for this week and I will need to buy some more drums. Good problem to have. ---
**Author:** ![RBK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rbk/32/4134_2.png) [@RBK](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/RBK)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/4 "2017-01-29T07:06:08Z")
I extracted another 10 ideal frames yesterday… and today to my surprise I had a brood box open and it had a completely capped full depth frame of honey in it…so I swapped it out for some drawn comb and the honey is currently straining on the window sill. ---
**Author:** ![RBK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rbk/32/4134_2.png) [@RBK](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/RBK)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/5 "2017-01-29T09:06:54Z")
Rob, do you use a press?.. and do you filter with muslin/cheese cloth? ---
**Author:** ![Rmcpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rmcpb/32/3147_2.png) [@Rmcpb](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Rmcpb)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/6 "2017-01-29T09:29:10Z")
Just use a rough press I made out of wood with a cloth bag. Its really ugly but simple and uses a car jack to do the actual pushing. ---
**Author:** ![skeggley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/skeggley/32/27522_2.png) [@skeggley](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/skeggley)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/7 "2017-01-29T10:10:53Z")
Ok you’ve piqued my curiosity Rob, could you post more info on your DIY press please? ---
**Author:** ![Rmcpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rmcpb/32/3147_2.png) [@Rmcpb](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Rmcpb)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/8 "2017-01-29T10:26:39Z")
Yep. I’ll get some photos for you. ---
**Author:** ![RBK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rbk/32/4134_2.png) [@RBK](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/RBK)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/9 "2017-01-29T10:44:29Z")
I imagine it to look like a bearing press… with a wooden box in the middle. Also very keen to see this press 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Eva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@Eva](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Eva)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/10 "2017-01-30T00:43:19Z")
Show me this ugly thing ---
**Author:** ![JeffH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jeffh/32/7192_2.png) [@JeffH](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/11 "2017-02-10T01:59:43Z")
I’m also looking forward to those photos. It sounds similar to an olive oil press. ---
**Author:** ![RBK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rbk/32/4134_2.png) [@RBK](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/RBK)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/12 "2017-02-10T12:40:43Z")
Just dumped the photos off my camera Here are photos of the gravity strained honey (cut up + strained for 3 days)… all came from a single full depth (puffy) frame. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/2X/0/040b06976ad995a0f91a9180e1ef9b84cc7f9786.jpg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/2X/3/3d6442b22f9408ec4e4d7f14751f7f397cd6c382.jpg) Also grabbed a photo of the Italian apple press I use with cheese cloth ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/2X/f/f25b214c73f102ea8e2fab3125eb2c8b96820490.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RBK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rbk/32/4134_2.png) [@RBK](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/RBK)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/what-a-difference-two-weeks-make/9830/13 "2017-02-11T04:58:27Z")
Don’t want to hijack the thread, but put the honey pressing extraction process up: [http://www.canberrabees.com/extracting-honey-with-an-apple-press/](http://www.canberrabees.com/extracting-honey-with-an-apple-press/)