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Title: First taste of my OWN honey
Post by: hunter3015 on May 31, 2012, 06:37:38 PM
I'm a newbee haven't had bees but month or 2 now, and went to check on my hives (3) and in one of the hives they had connect two of the frames together in a couple places with some cone, so I took hive tool an cleaned it up but there was honey in it.  Hmmm its true nothing tastes as good as your OWN honey. :)
Title: Re: First taste of my OWN honey
Post by: yockey5 on May 31, 2012, 06:45:09 PM
You have it right!!! Now you are hooked!
Title: Re: First taste of my OWN honey
Post by: asprince on May 31, 2012, 07:00:05 PM
And you cannot get it any fresher than that!


Steve
Title: Re: First taste of my OWN honey
Post by: AllenF on May 31, 2012, 07:40:13 PM
No honey laden burr comb goes to waste around here.
Title: Re: First taste of my OWN honey
Post by: hardwood on May 31, 2012, 07:43:42 PM
I sometimes get so busy sticking my finger into capped honey for a taste that I don't get anything done! There's nothing like honey warm from the hive!

Scott
Title: Re: First taste of my OWN honey
Post by: blanc on May 31, 2012, 07:51:48 PM
Working on cutting out five hives from an old abandoned house that is my pet project to build up some hives and have gotten 6 gals of honey so far from two hives and enjoying every bit of the honey we have gotten. Have not tasted any from my own hives and am a first year beek myself and everytime I hear of getting some bees I get to itching to go get em.  :-D
Title: Re: First taste of my OWN honey
Post by: annette on May 31, 2012, 10:40:49 PM
When I tasted the honey from my first hive, I thought I died and went to heaven. I was giggling and laughing so hard.  It is wonderful stuff.

Title: Re: First taste of my OWN honey
Post by: Joe D on May 31, 2012, 11:32:12 PM

Yep, it sure is the best.  Got my bees in Dec, bought from an estate, extruded my first honey, 4 shallow boxes a couple of weeks ago.  When you are straining it in 5 gal buckets, then pouring it, there is a lot of finger licking.  Already making a dent in production.ha

Joe
Title: Re: First taste of my OWN honey
Post by: Scadsobees on June 01, 2012, 09:57:56 AM
Nothing, but NOTHING beats a finger full of fresh warm honey straight from the hive snuck under the veil!! :-D
Title: Re: First taste of my OWN honey
Post by: Danpunch on June 01, 2012, 02:28:23 PM
Quote from: Scadsobees on June 01, 2012, 09:57:56 AM
Nothing, but NOTHING beats a finger full of fresh warm honey straight from the hive snuck under the veil!! :-D

I should try that under the veil thing; I've been known to lick it through my veil  ;)

I usually give the property owner some nice pieces of capped comb when I do a cut-out. I love seeing their faces when they try fresh honey straight from the comb for the first time. Pretty much guarantees a honey sale come harvest time.