Last year, we hit the honey jackpot.
This year?
Not so much.
I'd prepared for another huge harvest, and bought not only our normal sized jars, but also these mini bears to give as gifts.
We only filled one of these, (to save for Dewdrop) and very few larger ones for the family this year.
The set up isn't any easier to get an abysmal number of bottles than it is to have a bountiful harvest. It took a day to get it all ready then cleaned up for this slow trickle. And this year, there were 3 hives instead of just one.
I guess the drought over the summer was hard on these poor little gals.
We actually just bought some honey from a friend with hives. We had used all our bounty. We just have one hive now and hope our girls get through this winter. I love watching them work!!
Local honey is the best! I think eating our own honey has helped my asthma. Good luck with your gals, Marilyn.