The medium honey supers are full and capped — time to harvest! We walk you through our extraction process from pulling frames to jarring that beautiful raw New England honey.
Knowing When It's Ready
The golden rule: don't pull honey too early. We wait until at least 80% of the frames in a super are fully capped with wax. Capped honey means the bees have reduced the moisture content to around 18% or less — which is what gives raw honey its long shelf life and perfect consistency. This year's frames looked absolutely textbook.
The Extraction Process
After pulling the frames, we uncap each one with a hot knife to expose the cells, then run them through the extractor — a centrifuge that spins the honey out without damaging the comb. The honey flows down into a sump tank where it's filtered through a fine mesh to remove wax particles before bottling. No heat, no processing — just pure raw honey.
This Year's Yield
We're very pleased with this season's harvest. The color is a gorgeous light amber and the flavor has the subtle floral notes you get from a strong summer nectar flow in New England. Stay tuned — we'll have jars available soon!