Honey in a jar looks good, too

This honey was actually from July's harvest, but you can see how nice it looks after the wax is strained out through the filters in the bucket. This shows a quart, a pint, and a 5-lb. jug in the back.

Second harvest -- Hurray!

Coming into this year, I was a bit skeptical that back yard bees actually made honey. I figured I'd picked up another hobby I was no good at and couldn't help but bungle. As it turns out, I had a medium super, again, completely filled with honey in a matter of a few weeks.

This time half the comb was nice and straight. The other half of the frames were drawn together here and there, but the bees did a nice job filling the super right up! It was so heavy -- it's a good thing my dh helps me heft the thing home each time.

After several hours of cutting comb, crushing and scraping wax and honey into a filtered bucket, we were done for the day. I kept one cut comb square, just because it was so absolutely beautiful I just love to look at it. I'm taking it to a youth activity tonight to let the girls have a taste, if they'd like. I don't think I'd particularly like eating the comb, but some kids might. I do love to just admire it!