Stella's Social Club

[lonnyandrinda]

@Happy Chooks if you don't mind a suggestion, keep a damp rag handy while you are working the honey to wipe the honey knife on while you are taking breaks. I see how it has some dark streaks on it from sitting too long hot and unused. You can plunge it into the cappings to cool it, or if you don't have enough capping yet take a damp rag folded several times in your hand and wipe the blade clean. It will leave permanent marks on your honey knife and make the room smell like burnt honey and wax if you don't keep it clean.

I also like to plug my knife into a power strip that has a switch and lay the power strip on the floor, so I can flip it off with a quick step of the foot when my hands are sticky and I know it will be a while before I need it again, like while I'm spinning honey.

Good job on your first honey harvest!

 

[Happy Chooks]

@Happy Chooks if you don't mind a suggestion, keep a damp rag handy while you are working the honey to wipe the honey knife on while you are taking breaks. I see how it has some dark streaks on it from sitting too long hot and unused. You can plunge it into the cappings to cool it, or if you don't have enough capping yet take a damp rag folded several times in your hand and wipe the blade clean. It will leave permanent marks on your honey knife and make the room smell like burnt honey and wax if you don't keep it clean.

I also like to plug my knife into a power strip that has a switch and lay the power strip on the floor, so I can flip it off with a quick step of the foot when my hands are sticky and I know it will be a while before I need it again, like while I'm spinning honey.

Good job on your first honey harvest!

Thanks for the suggestion! I hadn't thought of that, but I have other ideas in mind to make it a little simpler. Will do next time. I haven't cleaned it yet, but I did unplug it. I'll go take care of it now.n Thank you!

Suggest away, this was my first extraction - still a lot to learn.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Okay, I'll admit it.....................cleanup was not as fun as the extraction. It wasn't hard, just time consuming!

Rinda - the knife came clean.

 

[1muttsfan]

Kelly, I would help if I could! So cool.

Cynthia, the vet will not release a phone number, but they may be willing to pass on a message for you

 

[Happy Chooks]

Kelly, I would help if I could! So cool.

C'mon over next year. An extra set of hands to carry frames of honey would have been nice.

 

[mlm Mike]

Very strange about the puppy deposit Cynthia.

The honey extraction is fascinating. A bee keeping group always has a very nice display at the county fair just north of us, we were there yesterday.

At the fair one of the goats we bred came in 2nd in her class, all the goats she was up against were full sized goats. Jason- someone had a young wethered Spanish Goat in one of the showmanship classes.

This morning was interesting, I didn't close the quail pen last night. Quail were scattered along the fence line and around the house this morning. With Moose's and my wife's help we were able to find them all.

 

[Happy Chooks]

This morning was interesting, I didn't close the quail pen last night. Quail were scattered along the fence line and around the house this morning. With Moose's and my wife's help we were able to find them all.

No video of that?

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: No, but it really wasn't all that exciting. Once you find one, you just have to pick it up, they really don't try to run or fly away.

 

[The Sheriff]

OK Kelly here are the pictures.

My Wellie. You didn't ask for this one but since she's from your flock I thought..WTH? Pretty huh?

 

[The Sheriff]

Icelandics Ebony and Ivory. I think I have this one figured out on my own!

Asleep on the job!