Harvesting Comb Honey

Here we have a healthy Honey bee hive with great numbers of bees in the honey super. I must gently convince the bees to return to the lower sections of the hive so I can remove the super.

Upon closer examination, we can see larvae in this photo and near the bottom a full pollen sac.

Ok, honey super is nearly free from bees and in the kitchen. Here we will portion out the Comb Honey.

As frames are pulled from the super, the pins which retain the wax foundation are removed to help free the comb from the wooden frame.

The wooden frame is cut from the Comb Honey and removed

Here is the tool which cuts out a large portion of Comb Honey to fit nicely into a proper fitting container.

Looks so good...

Packaged and ready for your table.

Thank You for looking!

Jeff the bee man

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5 Responses to Harvesting Comb Honey

  1. Chris Rooney says:

    Jeff….
    What do you do with the comb honey?? I have not eaten it before. Do you just eat it whole????

    • Hello Chris,

      2 schools of thought here. I usually just take it out of the hive or container and eat it commando style…or get a quality bread, slice it thin (3/4″) and spread the comb on it. Shred asiago cheese and bake it gentle till the cheese melts. DO NOT bee in a rush…gentle heat. It is amazing with a nice bottle of merlot!

  2. Melissa says:

    Beeautiful!

  3. Hello, another RI beekeeper here, just went into the hive the other day and got some beautiful dark amber very mild flavored honey. I’ve always wanted to do comb honey, maybe this will give me the extra push I need!

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