By the fall time, the bees had filled up all the empty frames in a double deep 10-frame hive with comb, honey, nectar, pollen and brood. For first-year beekeepers, harvesting all of the honey frames is not recommended because the bees need internal stores of honey within the hive to consume throughout the winter. I did take one fully capped frame from each hive and harvested it (still leaving the bees plenty of honey to get through the winter). I used the crush and strain method which is easy to do at home and does not require a fancy extractor. Notice the dark areas on this frame? That's pollen! The honey was amazing.
