I'm complaining about a good problem, too many frames of capped honey. I credit the success mostly to honey bees from over-wintered hives and favorable Atlanta spring weather.
I purchased a Sterilite® ClearView™ Storage Tote - Transparent with White Lid 66Qt. from Target. The 12.25 " H x 16.25 " W x 23.5 " L dimensions are ideal for the storage of 15 medium frames of capped honey - the maximum processing capacity of the 2 (5-gallon) bucket strainer and bottler.
I'm using a a third 5-gallon bucket and a plastic scraper attached to a pole to thoroughly crush the honey comb. I'm not a solo act - Ram, Melissa and Dillon volunteered to help - not counting the kitchen clean-up and hanging brown paper, the crush-and-strain process takes about 30 minutes.
After cutting away the honey comb, the frames are returned to the Storage Tote. Over-night, a considerable amount of honey drips into the Tote and I captured these honey dripping too. As seen in the photo, I stacked the sticky frames outside and in a location away from the hives. The bees assist with the final honey clean-up of the sticky frames - a circle of life scene which reminds me of sky burial.
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