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Hey guys! So I'm a first year beekeeper so won't even have honey this year, but I keep coming across this term -- honey house-- which makes me think sooner or later I gotta figure out the space issue of where I'm gonna harvest.
The thing is, I keep my bees at my mom's place (she has a yard and garden and I don't) and while she likes having the hives there, I don't think she'll be so hot about me getting her garage or kitchen all messy. But I also don't think she'll feel great about me building any sort of permanent shed or whatever on her property.
Anyway, so I was wondering if there was any solution that's sort of temporary -- like, maybe a big tent or something that can be erected and then taken down and stored? Do any of y'all do something like that?
Or should I just lay down a bunch of sheets or something in mom's garage to help manage the mess? (I'm sorta picturing honey EVERYWHERE, but I'm not sure if I'm overestimating the potential mess.) And if I DO use her garage, do y'all have any suggestions of products that will clean up the wax/honey I might spill?
I have two hives and will be doing a crush/strain method of harvesting and also some cut comb honey.
The thing is, I keep my bees at my mom's place (she has a yard and garden and I don't) and while she likes having the hives there, I don't think she'll be so hot about me getting her garage or kitchen all messy. But I also don't think she'll feel great about me building any sort of permanent shed or whatever on her property.
Anyway, so I was wondering if there was any solution that's sort of temporary -- like, maybe a big tent or something that can be erected and then taken down and stored? Do any of y'all do something like that?
Or should I just lay down a bunch of sheets or something in mom's garage to help manage the mess? (I'm sorta picturing honey EVERYWHERE, but I'm not sure if I'm overestimating the potential mess.) And if I DO use her garage, do y'all have any suggestions of products that will clean up the wax/honey I might spill?
I have two hives and will be doing a crush/strain method of harvesting and also some cut comb honey.