My dunedin hives underperformed on the honey front this year. There is an extraction yet to go, but might be as little as 30kg per hive, not sure what brought that on. In contrast, the community garden hives I manage in wellington have done fairly well, anticipating pulling the honey off this week or next, looking like 2xfull depth and 1x3/4 per hive. I'm debating adding the boxes from my single garden hive here in wellington to the community project mix to save myself the hassle of extracting and disposing of the honey.
Taranaki hives, I'll know soon for sure , but there was a fair bit of honey on last time i checked. I bought a second-hand four frame electric extractor off trade me for $200, so hopefully that will speed things up.
As for work-life balance. The last four months of not working have been good, although obviously impacting savings. Looking like I'll be working again starting in the next few weeks. I should probably stock up on fish and meat between now and then while I still have time. Smoked trout and goat curry have been dominant protein sources this summer.
Taranaki hives, I'll know soon for sure , but there was a fair bit of honey on last time i checked. I bought a second-hand four frame electric extractor off trade me for $200, so hopefully that will speed things up.
As for work-life balance. The last four months of not working have been good, although obviously impacting savings. Looking like I'll be working again starting in the next few weeks. I should probably stock up on fish and meat between now and then while I still have time. Smoked trout and goat curry have been dominant protein sources this summer.
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