June 17, 2022
Spring Lake Resort site 60
Crossville, Tn
Wait one minute. Isn't Halloween in October? Isn't that when you don the costumes? What ARE you doing Dad?
Are those bee hives? Now how in the world did you get involved in bees?
Oh, I get it now. Your camping friends Bruce and Kathy introduced you to this bee keeper who sells honey. Fanscinating. No wonder you were so excited when you came home. I wish I could have seen Bruce. I know he would have tossed my jug for me!
So first you collect the racks from the hives and then you get honey.
The racks are spun and the honey is slung out around the inner edge and falls to the bottom where it is drained into a collection bucket.
And is double strained.
A gorgeous setting for sure.
This kitchen sure doesn't look like Momma's kitchen. I guess that's because it has all the equipment used to collect the honey. Step 1 is to clean off the caps on the rack to expose the honey. The long chains on this machine does a swift job.
Just drop the rack into the machine and then it's ready for the next step.
If you keep the honey warm, it can easily be transferred into jars/bears.
Of course you can't have bees collecting honey and filling your racks without fields of buckwheat, clover, or other such blossoms and the acreage here is plentyful for just that. Just check out the long driveway...or maybe you would call it a lane seeing it is so long.
A gorgeous setting for sure.
Nothing goes to waste. The wax is turned into lip balm
or candles or even wood polish.
But this talented bee keeper doesn't stop there. She also produces some awesome pepper jelly in a wide range of heat levels.
I sure hope you purchased some to share with me after all that sampling you did!
I'm Chloe
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