Ernie Scofield | Fall Honey Crop

Photo of fall honey crop

This is a shot of the honey house which was at one time a fish house. The walk in cooler comes in handy a a mouse "proof" storage area for the honey supers during winter.

Photo of fall honey crop

And what would work around the farm be like without a little family slave labor. The is my Grand-niece, Gabby "Peanut" Hughes, examining and sampling the goods.

Being a small timer, all I need is an uncapping tub and an electric hotknife. Cappings processing is all done with a home made solar melter.

Photo of fall honey crop

This is a Dadant 6-12 stainless motorized extractor. It's overkill for my operation but the price was right second hand. The damage from a fall off a truck is evident on the lower left but it doesn't affect it's function at all.

Photo of fall honey crop

Gabby stuck it out to the bitter end. The cleanup is one of my least favorite aspects of beekeeping, so you see who's at it here.