This guide covers what every beekeeper should know about harvesting honey – from recognizing capped honey to understanding how much to leave for your bees.
Unlike our longer, deep-dive articles, PerfectBee Guides are made up of shorter, easy-to-digest reads that answer the most common questions within a single topic – perfect for beekeepers of all experience levels.
In this guide, you’ll learn:
- How to tell when your honey is ready to harvest
- Why capped honey matters (and how to identify it)
- How nectar flow and weather affect your harvest
- How much honey to leave your bees for winter survival
- And more!
Whether you’re preparing for your first harvest or refining your process for next year, this guide provides clear, reliable information to help you make confident decisions.
Check out our newest addition to our Guides!
PerfectBee Guide to Harvesting Honey
While PerfectBee Guides provide that important foundational information all beekeepers need to know, each individual Q&A has links to drill down further. So, our guides are a great launching point for the new beekeeper but also point all readers to more PerfectBee resources.
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We’ll be adding more guides soon (the next one is already in the works), so keep an eye out for updates.
