Announcements

Reminder: Honey Extraction starts Thursday September 19 

Honey extraction on September 19-22 in the community room at Home ReSource:

1515 Wyoming St

Missoula, MT

 *******Important: Do not park in the Home ReSource parking lot.  

Park on the street after you unload.**********

• Thursday September 19 (4 pm): Extraction of club honey.

  • If you are borrowing a club extractor then you are required to be trained on Thursday September 19.

  • Sign up here:   BSB Honey Extraction 2024 Sign Up Sheet . 

• Friday, Saturday, Sunday September 20-22 (8:00am-4:00pm) 

• Extraction times for individual club members:

  • Sign up for 2-hour time slots on Fri, Sat, or Sunday.

  • Sign up here: BSB Honey Extraction 2024 Sign Up Sheet.

  • What to bring for honey extraction:

    • (Important) A friend to help with uncapping and running the extractor.

    • Frames with capped honey.

    • One or more food-grade 5-gallon buckets (a 10-frame super can fill one or more 5-gallon buckets)

    • Uncapping tool*

    • Silicon spatula*

    • Large metal tray (e.g., aluminum Turkey roasting pan) for uncapping.

    • Rags or towels for cleanup* (there is water at Home ReSource)

*The club will have some of these items for your use.

• Also... warm your honey before extraction (cold honey will not flow from cells):

  • Put your frames in a warm place (e.g., bathroom with a space heater) for 24-hours before extraction.

🐝 Club label contest🐝

• The club would like to replace our current honey bottle label --- see contest details below: