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JennyBee & MattyBee get their first honey


MattyB

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Thanks to Bret Quaman for hooking us up with this bitchin honey extractor! We pulled 5 frames and processed them for the first time. Worked pretty good! Check the pics below:

First you uncap them by cutting or scraping the wax caps off of the comb.

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Then the frames go into the cool spinner that Bret gave us.

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Only 5 frames and look what it yielded!

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Here's a comparison to the citrus honey that we've been buying.

Our wild honey is darker and about twice as thick, and it's really earthy and rich and even has some woody and bitter tones in it. We love it.

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Only thing left to do is clean up. We have helpers for that.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Wow thats as dark as buckwheat honey….Congratulation on your first harvest. I bet it is rich in antioxidants and contains a range of vitamins and minerals….Yummy.

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Flat Top Buckwheat is the most abundant flowering plant in our native brush that surrounds us so I guess it could be called buckwheat honey.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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apiphobia..keep those damn things away from me! heebie jeebies lol

looks tasty.. honey keeps forever- literally all from bee throwup

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apiphobia..keep those damn things away from me! heebie jeebies lol

looks tasty.. honey keeps forever- literally all from bee throwup

I'm scared of bees too, but I'm getting better with time and patience and the more I learn about them. I think if our hive wasn't so africanized then I'd be even farther along, but these little girls can be pretty aggressive at times. I'm watching a lot of youtube videos of bee keepers and our bees are not even close compared to how calm those european honey bees are. We have another empty hive box set up and I think we're going to try and get a pedigree european queen so that at least on of our hives is docile.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Matty, not sure why but I think this is one of the coolest things you've ever posted. Kudos!

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Very cool Matty, how many months did it take from jump street to produce those five frames of honey? Thanks, Ed

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Ditto what Sanford said. Sweet post (bad pun). I have been researching bees for the farm and definitely want to have them. Cool fact, honey is the only natural food that can store indefinitely. Glad to see bees here on Palmtalk. Thanks for the inspiration!

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Here’s your next garden project Matty. Would serve as a warning sign for guest….Bees ahead! From the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Ca. Photo is by DC Tropics.

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