I am in my second year and may get some honey this year. I MAY get some! Anyway, I have 4 hives this year and two started as nucs 2 as packages.
What equipment does a fella need to uncap and extract and bottle on a small scale? I see all the stuff in the catalogs and for the most part, that is the most expensive equipment in beekeeping. I just dont know where to start. I kinda need some input from folks that have been doing it for a bit.
If I can manage my bees through the winter, I would like to gradually expand the number of hives next year and so on. What are you all doing to extract on a smaller scale? I would also like to try some comb honey or chunk honey. I am only gonna maybe have one or two that make any this year, so we are not talking about much. Even for the next few years I probably wont be extracting 5 hives or so at the most. Just considering luck and nature!
Rob
What equipment does a fella need to uncap and extract and bottle on a small scale? I see all the stuff in the catalogs and for the most part, that is the most expensive equipment in beekeeping. I just dont know where to start. I kinda need some input from folks that have been doing it for a bit.
If I can manage my bees through the winter, I would like to gradually expand the number of hives next year and so on. What are you all doing to extract on a smaller scale? I would also like to try some comb honey or chunk honey. I am only gonna maybe have one or two that make any this year, so we are not talking about much. Even for the next few years I probably wont be extracting 5 hives or so at the most. Just considering luck and nature!
Rob