Honey extraction without spinner, preserving comb?

[noumenon]

It's my first year and my bees have only pulled out some super frames. However, I have 4x brood frames full of honey (plus more partial frames, so lots of stores). I'd like to take one frame and extract it. I don't have a spinner and as a new keeper, I'd like to keep the comb (so don't want to crush to extract). Is there any way to do it while preserving the comb for reuse later?

 

[drex]

The attraction of that first honey eh?
The comb needs to be somewhere warm and bee proof.
Uncap one side and lay it face down over your tub or whatever. It will be slow but most of the honey will drip out. After a day or two, do the other side. Never done it, but should work, unless it is Heather honey
Sounds like your bees will need a good feed to get through winter

 

[Erichalfbee]

However, I have 4x brood frames full of honey (plus more partial frames, so lots of stores).

If it’s a National the bees need 8 frames of stores.

 

[noumenon]

Yes, the attraction of that first honey. I will of course feed them well over winter. =)

 

[Swift Nick]

Yes, the attraction of that first honey. I will of course feed them well over winter. =)

You need to feed them before winter, not during. I aim for early September before the Ivy, although the Ivy looks early this year.

 

[noumenon]

The bees had other plans, they've expanded the brood into one of the honey frames, so I decided to leave them alone. Just clearing a partly pulled out super and then I'll get apilife var and feed on.

 

[Amari]

You need to feed them before winter, not during. I aim for early September before the Ivy, although the Ivy looks early this year.

.......is early this year - already opening here.

 

[Erichalfbee]

.......is early this year - already opening here.

Heavens. That’s early. At least six weeks away here.

 

[blackcloud]

That hot spell has induced a pseudo Autumn here with dead leaves everywhere and the hawthorn berries weighing down the trees

 

[Pembroke]

Yes, the attraction of that first honey. I will of course feed them well over winter. =)

Loads of information about feeding your bees in the Welsh Beekeepers Association's booklet series.

https://wbka.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Feeding-Bees-Wally-Shaw-09-2020.pdf

 

[Amari]

Heavens. That’s early. At least six weeks away here.

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