We’ve got a few NUC boxes down the back of our property, let’s go check on them… 🐝🐝
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YOU ASKED FOR IT… 🐝🍯
Let’s go through our extraction process for our first harvest of the 24/25 season. I’ve only just started doing these voiceover videos so let me know how I go!
First up is the uncapper, this is a warm blade that takes the fine layer of beeswax (called the cap) off of the honey cells. All the cappings then fall down into the wax press.
The frames are then pushed along the racks of the uncapper, waiting to be loaded into the extractor. Whilst they’re on the rack, honey will drip down and that’s what you see Casey pushing along into the tank below with his handmade tool.
Our extractor holds 60 frames and will spin really fast for around 20 minutes or so. This is a gentle way of spinning the honey out of the cells without destroying the honeycomb inside the frame. We then stack the frames back into the corresponding boxes, ready to go back to the bees.
All the wax cappings and excess honey goes down into the wax press, which is essentially a screw that presses against a plate at the end and squeezes the honey out, where it falls down into a tank. The honey is then pumped into our settling drum for a while, and then into our vats, ready to jar up 👌🏼
Now this process might seem quick and easy, but remember that we’ve built up to this over the last few years. We started by doing all of this manually with a manual knife and a 24 frame extractor, which took a lot longer!
I hope you’ve enjoyed watching, please let us know if you have any questions at all 🐝💛🍯
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Bee Fun Fact!
Did you know? According to The Hive and the Honey Bee, often considered the 'Bible' of beekeeping, a bee's flight speed averages about 24 km per hour (15 mph) and can reach up to 32 km per hour (20 mph). 🐝
These little creatures are amazing! 🐝
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Today has been fun, although a little too much math for my liking 🤭 A lot of counting, chopping, weighing and of course, honey pouring.
Now fermenting and infusing are:
Chilli
Jalapeño
Ginger
Rosemary
Thyme
Fermented and infused honeys have so many health benefits to them and I’m super excited for these to be ready to share with you in about 4 weeks time. Still to come are lemon and orange.
Which ones are you excited to try? I think the chilli and ginger are going to be super popular! 🌶️🍯🫚
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IT HAS BEEN SO HARD TO KEEP THIS A SECRET!
A massive thank you to Michelle @localgoodnesswa @perthfoodphotography because this wouldn’t of happened without her relentless patience with me 🤭
We originally hadn’t planned to release this until October but decided to bring it forward because I’m impatient and wanted to share it with you all sooner.
My favourite thing about this project is how much of a great gift it’ll be to any honey lover, who have you got in mind? Someone that has everything but loves honey, this is perfect 💛
If all goes well, maybe there will be a volume 2 in the works soon.. if Michelle agrees to it 🤭
Please let me know if you have any questions at all.. 🐝🐝
POV: you partner with @smellycheeseco for the Perth @goodfoodwine show in 2024. What an honour!
@good_cheese_week I could listen to Valerie speak all day, it was such a pleasure to work with her and her team 💛
Although our honeycomb is currently out of stock, keep an eye on our website because it’ll be back as soon as spring has sprung and our bees are ready for the new season 🐝🍯
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We are ready for you @goodfoodwine Perth! Find us at @pcec 10am-5pm tomorrow, Saturday (until 6pm) and Sunday 🐝🍯
If you’re booked in for the @smellycheeseco masterclasses, you’re in for a treat as we’ve provided some of our bee-autiful honeycomb to perfectly compliment their cheeses. I can’t wait to see them in action! 🧀🍯
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WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Well, kind of 🤭
Since our fermented garlic honey has gone off like a rocket, in a good way of course, I’d love to know what you’d like to see next.
Because I’m a sucker for punishment and can never not have another project to work on.. 🤪
Think about flavoured honeys you’ve tried/seen before and tell us in the comments what you’d like us to do next..
Can’t wait to see what you suggest 🐝🍯
