Wintering Bees: If you want to winter over your bees, you can contact either Steve Victors (907)892-6175 or Steve Petersen (907)457-2440.
Robbing Honey: To rob your honey, get a large Rubbermaid tote with a lid (no holes). Set the tote several to many yards away from your hive(s). Take one frame at a time and tap it to knock off the majority of the bees. Then brush the remaining bees off the frame as you are walking away from the hive. Try to get all the honey frames into the tote with very little to no bees. Store the tote in cool, dry place. If you can't extract right away, crack the lid on the tote to keep the honey from fermenting. Only do this if the bees can't get to the honey. (i.e. a basement or a garage)
Reduce Your Entrance: If your hive is nearby, you can put your entrance reducer in at night and take it back out in the AM if it's warm enough.
Extracting Honey: I do have a manual, two-frame extractor I'm renting out for $25 per day. It comes with a strainer, hot knife, and several scrapers. To reserve it, just email me at sciencebasedart@yahoo.com.
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