Extraction Day
Sat, Jul 27
|Edgerton Park Carriage House
Bring your capped honey, and we'll provide extraction equipment!
Time & Location
Jul 27, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Edgerton Park Carriage House, 141 Edgehill Rd, Hamden, CT 06517, USA
Event Details
CBA is excited to invite local backyard beekeepers to a FREE Extraction Day event at the Carriage House in Edgerton Park in Hamden. You bring clean supers of capped honey, and we'll provide extractors, hot knives, and capping tanks. It's a unique opportunity to learn about the honey extraction process hands-on from experienced beekeepers.
What you bring:
Full clean supers of capped honey without any brood or bees - maximum two per person
"Clean" means not dripping honey
A clean bucket and secure lid to collect your extracted honey
A clean bucket to collect your wax caps (if you want to keep them)
Large garbage bags for the wet extracted supers
What we provide:
Extractors
Hot knives to remove the wax caps
Capping tanks
Other considerations:
Food - If you'd like to stay for the entire event, please bring your own lunch. CBA will provide snacks and cold beverages, and you're welcome to bring a non-perishable snack to share.
Parking - Not allowed within Edgerton Park. On-street parking is available outside the park entrance.