I love that I live in a parallel universe to my friend Stefani. She just harvested her honey too!

We got twenty-eight pounds of honey this year! Twenty-one point five from only twelve shallow frames and the 6.5lbs from one shallow and one deep. I had great equipment from the Alameda Beekeepers. They rent extractors, buckets, strainers, hot knives and much more (Thank you Stefani for the tip!). I also had excellent assistants, Jimmy and Dipak. Jimmy and I both got a light sting. I was surprised to get one through my fancy bee suit. Like I said, the girls were pretty upset.

There is more but it is deeper in the main hive body and my bees were pretty upset by the time I got down there. I’ve decided to harvest the other deeps with a more experienced beekeeper who might be better able to tell me what the bees are up to. In the mean time, I have been putting my honey to work. Next time you are in SF. go check out Her Majesty’s Secret Beekeeper at 3520 -20th Street in SF.

Cameo Wood, the proprietor is quirky and fun to talk to and she carries all manner of beekeeping supplies. Yay! I no longer have to wait for UPS or schlep to Sebastopol for my last minute supplies.